Res. Agr. Eng., 2023, 69(4):189-198 | DOI: 10.17221/11/2023-RAE

Determination of sorghum production energy input-output balance under farmers' practices in the Hararghe lowland areas of Ethiopia.Original Paper

Birhanu Gurracho1, Yetenayet Tola2, Abebe Badie3, Solomon Habtegabriel4, Sirawdink Forsido5
1 Department of Agricultural engineering, Fadis Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Harar, Ethiopia
2 Department of Postharvest Management, Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma, Ethiopia
3 Department of Agricultural Engineering, Institute of Technology, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia
4 Department of Postharvest Technology, Institute of Technology, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia
5 Department of Postharvest Management, Jimma University College of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine, Jimma, Ethiopia


Sorghum production energy input-output balance was studied during the 2020/2021 production year in Hararghe lowland areas of Ethiopia under farming methods practised by the farmers. The study aimed to assess the energy input and output and to analyse the energy use efficiency of sorghum production under farming practices of the farmers using the recently adopted early maturing varieties. Three sorghum varieties were used with Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in 3 replications. Production inputs were uniformly applied to the entire unit plots. The average total production energy input was 12 188.07 MJ·ha–1 in which chemical fertiliser and mechanical energy contributed 47.40% (5 771.48 MJ·ha–1) and 43.60% (5 314.10 MJ·ha–1), respectively. The highest energy consumer stage was top-dressing followed by land preparation and sowing stages with values of 33.7, 25.20 and 20.20% of the total input, respectively. The remaining 20.90% of the input was distributed among the rest production operations. The mean energy output of 77 284.59 MJ·ha–1 for Makko was significantly higher than that of Qaqaba and Malkam varieties. Makko was also superior to Malkam and Qaqaba in mean energy ratio with values of 6.31, 5.48 and 5.84, respectively.

Keywords: early maturing; energetic depreciation; energy efficiency; energy productivity; sorghum varieties 

Received: January 24, 2023; Revised: April 20, 2023; Accepted: April 23, 2023; Prepublished online: November 21, 2023; Published: November 30, 2023  Show citation

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Gurracho B, Tola Y, Badie A, Habtegabriel S, Forsido S. Determination of sorghum production energy input-output balance under farmers' practices in the Hararghe lowland areas of Ethiopia. Res. Agr. Eng. 2023;69(4):189-198. doi: 10.17221/11/2023-RAE.
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