Economic Analysis and Feasibility of Tractor Operated Pulse Crop Harvester

Abstract

Traditional harvesting is a labor-intensive and expensive procedure; farmers often spend 25 to 30 percent of crop production costs on harvesting. Harvesting at right time is most important factor, as delay of harvesting operation results in significant grain loss due to shattering their by reducing yield of a crop. The feasibility and adoptability of developed pulse crop harvester was evaluated by following constrains such as benefit cost ratio, breakeven point, cost of operation, net present value payback period and revenue cost ratio by using standard test procedures. The cost of operation is 1757.40 `/ha, developed harvester can save cost up to 4242.60 `/ha over traditional method. The estimated revenue cost ratio, breakeven point, benefit cost ratio, payback period, and net present value were 3.86, 314.47 h/yr,2.41:1, 1.37 yr, and 4.14 duly. The total cost spend for fabrication of harvester was 47,500 `. The total amount spend by farmer can return with in one years. The created technique was effectively deployed due to its low cost and ease of usage.