Energy and economic efficiency of climate-smart agriculture practices in a rice–wheat cropping system of India

Intensive tillage operations, indiscriminate use of irrigation water, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides and crop biomass burning have made the conventional rice–wheat (RW) system highly energy-intensive and inefficient. In the recent past, portfolios of climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAP)...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kakraliya, S., Jat, Hanuman Sahay, Singh, Ishwar, Gora, M.K., Kakraliya, Manish, Bijarniya, Deepak, Sharma, Parbodh Chander, Jat, Mangi Lal
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2022
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127854
_version_ 1855514298927808512
author Kakraliya, S.
Jat, Hanuman Sahay
Singh, Ishwar
Gora, M.K.
Kakraliya, Manish
Bijarniya, Deepak
Sharma, Parbodh Chander
Jat, Mangi Lal
author_browse Bijarniya, Deepak
Gora, M.K.
Jat, Hanuman Sahay
Jat, Mangi Lal
Kakraliya, Manish
Kakraliya, S.
Sharma, Parbodh Chander
Singh, Ishwar
author_facet Kakraliya, S.
Jat, Hanuman Sahay
Singh, Ishwar
Gora, M.K.
Kakraliya, Manish
Bijarniya, Deepak
Sharma, Parbodh Chander
Jat, Mangi Lal
author_sort Kakraliya, S.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Intensive tillage operations, indiscriminate use of irrigation water, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides and crop biomass burning have made the conventional rice–wheat (RW) system highly energy-intensive and inefficient. In the recent past, portfolios of climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAP) have been promoted as a potential alternative to improve the energy efficiency in conventional RW system. Therefore, to evaluate the energy input–output relation, energy flow and economic efficiency in various combinations of crop management options, a 3-year (2014–2017) on-farm study was conducted at Karnal, India. Various portfolio of management practices; Sc1-Business as usual (BAU) or Conventional tillage (CT) without residue, Sc2-CT with residue, Sc3-Reduce tillage (RT) with residue + recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF), Sc4-RT/Zero tillage (ZT) with residue + RDF, Sc5-ZT with residue + RDF + GreenSeeker + Tensiometer, Sc6-Sc5 + Nutrient expert were investigated. Present study results revealed that net energy, energy use efficiency and energy productivity were 11–18, 31–51 and 29–53% higher under CSAP (mean of Sc4, Sc5 and Sc6) in RW system than Sc1, respectively. However, renewable and non-renewable energy inputs were 14 and 33% higher in Sc1 compared to CSAP (4028 and 49,547 MJ ha−1), respectively, it showed that BAU practices mostly dependents on non-renewable energy sources whereas CSAP dependents on renewable energy sources. Similarly, the adoption of CSAP improved the biomass yield, net farm income and economic efficiency by 6–9, 18–23 and 42–58%, respectively compared to Sc1. Overall, the adoption of CSAP could be a viable alternative for improving energy use efficiency, farm profitability and eco-efficiency in the RW system.
format Journal Article
id CGSpace127854
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2022
publishDateRange 2022
publishDateSort 2022
publisher Springer
publisherStr Springer
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace1278542026-01-16T10:10:43Z Energy and economic efficiency of climate-smart agriculture practices in a rice–wheat cropping system of India Kakraliya, S. Jat, Hanuman Sahay Singh, Ishwar Gora, M.K. Kakraliya, Manish Bijarniya, Deepak Sharma, Parbodh Chander Jat, Mangi Lal climate-smart agriculture rice wheat cropping systems Intensive tillage operations, indiscriminate use of irrigation water, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides and crop biomass burning have made the conventional rice–wheat (RW) system highly energy-intensive and inefficient. In the recent past, portfolios of climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAP) have been promoted as a potential alternative to improve the energy efficiency in conventional RW system. Therefore, to evaluate the energy input–output relation, energy flow and economic efficiency in various combinations of crop management options, a 3-year (2014–2017) on-farm study was conducted at Karnal, India. Various portfolio of management practices; Sc1-Business as usual (BAU) or Conventional tillage (CT) without residue, Sc2-CT with residue, Sc3-Reduce tillage (RT) with residue + recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF), Sc4-RT/Zero tillage (ZT) with residue + RDF, Sc5-ZT with residue + RDF + GreenSeeker + Tensiometer, Sc6-Sc5 + Nutrient expert were investigated. Present study results revealed that net energy, energy use efficiency and energy productivity were 11–18, 31–51 and 29–53% higher under CSAP (mean of Sc4, Sc5 and Sc6) in RW system than Sc1, respectively. However, renewable and non-renewable energy inputs were 14 and 33% higher in Sc1 compared to CSAP (4028 and 49,547 MJ ha−1), respectively, it showed that BAU practices mostly dependents on non-renewable energy sources whereas CSAP dependents on renewable energy sources. Similarly, the adoption of CSAP improved the biomass yield, net farm income and economic efficiency by 6–9, 18–23 and 42–58%, respectively compared to Sc1. Overall, the adoption of CSAP could be a viable alternative for improving energy use efficiency, farm profitability and eco-efficiency in the RW system. 2022-05-24 2023-01-23T08:57:24Z 2023-01-23T08:57:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127854 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Kakraliya, S. K., Jat, H. S., Singh, I., Gora, M. K., Kakraliya, M., Bijarniya, D., Sharma, P. C., & Jat, M. L. (2022). Energy and economic efficiency of climate-smart agriculture practices in a rice–wheat cropping system of India. Scientific Reports, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12686-4
spellingShingle climate-smart agriculture
rice
wheat
cropping systems
Kakraliya, S.
Jat, Hanuman Sahay
Singh, Ishwar
Gora, M.K.
Kakraliya, Manish
Bijarniya, Deepak
Sharma, Parbodh Chander
Jat, Mangi Lal
Energy and economic efficiency of climate-smart agriculture practices in a rice–wheat cropping system of India
title Energy and economic efficiency of climate-smart agriculture practices in a rice–wheat cropping system of India
title_full Energy and economic efficiency of climate-smart agriculture practices in a rice–wheat cropping system of India
title_fullStr Energy and economic efficiency of climate-smart agriculture practices in a rice–wheat cropping system of India
title_full_unstemmed Energy and economic efficiency of climate-smart agriculture practices in a rice–wheat cropping system of India
title_short Energy and economic efficiency of climate-smart agriculture practices in a rice–wheat cropping system of India
title_sort energy and economic efficiency of climate smart agriculture practices in a rice wheat cropping system of india
topic climate-smart agriculture
rice
wheat
cropping systems
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127854
work_keys_str_mv AT kakraliyas energyandeconomicefficiencyofclimatesmartagriculturepracticesinaricewheatcroppingsystemofindia
AT jathanumansahay energyandeconomicefficiencyofclimatesmartagriculturepracticesinaricewheatcroppingsystemofindia
AT singhishwar energyandeconomicefficiencyofclimatesmartagriculturepracticesinaricewheatcroppingsystemofindia
AT goramk energyandeconomicefficiencyofclimatesmartagriculturepracticesinaricewheatcroppingsystemofindia
AT kakraliyamanish energyandeconomicefficiencyofclimatesmartagriculturepracticesinaricewheatcroppingsystemofindia
AT bijarniyadeepak energyandeconomicefficiencyofclimatesmartagriculturepracticesinaricewheatcroppingsystemofindia
AT sharmaparbodhchander energyandeconomicefficiencyofclimatesmartagriculturepracticesinaricewheatcroppingsystemofindia
AT jatmangilal energyandeconomicefficiencyofclimatesmartagriculturepracticesinaricewheatcroppingsystemofindia