Change in Scenario of Sugarcane Production in Narsinghpur, India, during 2013 to 2016

The aim of this study was to determine the energy inputs and use a pattern per hectare for change in the scenario of sugarcane production in Narsinghpur, India, during the three year cropping pattern from 2013 to 2016.

The data were collected from farmers with the help of pre tested questionnaire or direct interview method. In the selected area of study, all the physical inputs in the form of direct and indirect sources and outputs in the form of yield and by-products are converted into common units of energy (MJ) per unit area (ha).

The result was found during the study, the most energy consuming operation was irrigation, it required maximum energy (66.22%) 311021.7 MJ/ha followed by sowing (10.78%) 43497.6 MJ/ha, fertilizer application (9.99%) 61623 MJ/ha, transportation (7.65%) 31215.45 MJ/ha, intercultural (2.25%) 14646.57 MJ/ha, seedbed preparation (1.28%) 5984.33 MJ/ha, harvesting (0.91%) 3528 MJ/ha, FYM application (0.47%) 6213.09 MJ/ha, plant protection (0.23%) 1843.44 MJ/ha and ratooning (0.13%) 588 MJ/ha in the cultivation of sugarcane from seedbed preparation to ratooning during 2013 to 2016.