Measuring The Effectiveness of Agricultural Mechanization Performance on Irrigated Rice Area in Batubara Regency

Abstract

One of issues facing by agricultural sector is the declining number and high-cost spend for agricultural labour, and followed by declining number of agricultural mechanizations. It affects to diverse planting time and the limitation of cultivated-area. Hence, this study conducted to measure the effectiveness of agricultural mechanization on rice cultivation in Aras Village (Air Putih District), started from January to December 2018. Some observed-variables are the field work capacity, number of labour, total cultivated-area and benefit cost ratio. The results show that jarwo transplanter has the capacity to replace twenty-one of agricultural labours and be economized IDR 405,000/ha. Meanwhile, the usage of combine harvester has ability to replace thirty-six of agricultural labours and be economized IDR 610,000/ha. Using agricultural mechanization share a higher B/C ratio compare with farmers style by 2.5 and 1.2, respectively. The usage of agricultural mechanization is mainly important to enhance rice production and farmers' income.

Can Mechanization Promote Green Agricultural Production? An Empirical Analysis of Maize Production in China

“…There is consensus that mechanization is an important factor influencing agricultural production. Many scholars have confirmed the importance of agricultural mechanization from the perspectives of production quality [32][33][34][35][36], economic benefits [37][38][39][40][41][42][43], ecological benefits [44][45][46][47][48][49] and social benefits [50,51]. Some scholars have noticed that the effect of mechanization on agricultural production is different.…”