Determination of energy balance in paddy production (a case study for Osmancik district of Çorum province)

In this study, 166 enterprises from 8 villages were interviewed face-to-face with the survey method in order to determine the energy parameters of the enterprises producing paddy for the example of Osmancık District of Çorum province in the production season of 2020-2021. These enterprises were evaluated by classifying them as 5.00-30.00, 30.01-60.00, 60.01-90.00 and 90.01-110.00 da according to their size. Inputs in the calculation of energy use in paddy production include human labor, agricultural machinery manufacturing, electricity, fuel-oil, chemical fertilizers, chemical pesticides, irrigation and seed inputs. In the results, the total input and output energy for Osmancık district were determined as 275 729.24 MJ/ha and 534 472.11 MJ/ha, respectively, in paddy agriculture. The highest energy inputs were determined as irrigation (31.56%), fuel-oil (30.55%), electricity (18.73%) and chemical pesticide energy (6.84%), respectively. The energy ratio and energy productivity in paddy farming were determined as 2.17 and 0.13 kg/MJ, respectively. In terms of results, irrigation with the application of flood irrigation and the use of electric pumps in paddy agriculture has an important place in the inputs. In addition, adding spraying with drone, which is a technological use, to the calculations as an input is an important step in energy calculations. In irrigation, which is the highest consumption input among inputs, energy efficiency can be increased by reducing the amount of inputs for the protection of resources with effective irrigation.