Citation Information

  • Title : An analysis of energy use and input costs for apple production in Turkey.
  • Source : Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment
  • Publisher : WFL Publishing
  • Volume : 10
  • Issue : 2 part 2
  • Pages : 473-479
  • Year : 2012
  • Document Type : Journal Article
  • Language : English
  • Authors:
    • Kizilay, H.
    • Akcaoz, H.
    • Akdemir, S.
  • Climates: Mediterranean (Csa, Csb).
  • Cropping Systems: Cotton. Fruit.
  • Countries:

Summary

This research examines the energy use patterns and energy input-output analysis of apple production in the Antalya province, which is an important agricultural center in Turkey. Data for the apple production were collected from 90 apple farms by using a face-to-face survey method. The energy input of chemical fertilizer (41.03%), mainly nitrogen, has the biggest share in the total energy inputs followed by electricity (29.21%). The apple production consumed a total of 43,404.31 MJ ha -1. The energy ratio for apple was estimated to be 1.51. The specific energy, energy productivity, energy intensiveness and net energy yield were 1.59 MJ kg -1, 0.63 kg MJ -1, 3.31 MJ TL -1, and 22,103.83 MJ ha -1, respectively. The non-renewable form of energy input was 95.76% of the total energy input used in apple production compared to only 4.01% for the renewable form. The benefit-cost ratio of the cotton production was 1.48.

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