Impact of tractor utilization on crop production and employment in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
1985
Sidhya, I.W.
It was found that tractor utilization on rice farms in both the dry and wet seasons significantly increases rice production per hectare. It also increased use per hectare of inputs such as labor, fertilizer and insecticide. However, tractor utilization in land preparation in both dry and wet seasons caused a decline in human labor employment. Under the condition of limited capital, it was found that rice farms using tractor power tended to be more efficient by using less labor and more fertilizer. There was no clear indication that rice farms with or without tractor used different amounts of insecticide, especially, in the wet season. The total cost per hectare of rice farms cultivated by tractor power in both dry and wet seasons was less than for those operated by manual-animal power, particularly, in the land preparation. With regard to net returns, those farmers using tractors obtained a greater net return per hectare than those farms operated by manual-animal labor. This study suggested that tractor utilization may be recommended particularly, from rice land preparation in selected areas since it can improve productivity, increase employment, raise farm income and expand cultivated areas
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