JUSTIFICATION OF THE GENERAL MODEL OF RICE-GROWING CLUSTER AND MACHINE PARK COMPOSITION

Abstract

This article presents the results of a study on the development of a general model of the rice cluster and the determination of the composition, types and quantity of the required machine park. The concept of “General model of a rice-growing cluster” is introduced and its definition is given. The general model for sown area is substantiated by the following sequence: regional rice clusters are grouped according to the values of sown area; clusters with the largest sown areas were selected from the groups and the corresponding variational series of numbers was formed; the upper limit of the mathematical expectation of this series is taken as the rational sowing area of the general model. Using the standard coefficients (numbers) of technical equipment required per 1 000 hectares of rice land, the composition, brands and number of tractors and agricultural machines that perform technological operations on the sowing area of the rice-growing cluster are determined. In ricegrowing clusters with a rational technical park, all agrotechnical operations are carried out at the optimum time and agricultural products adapted for processing are grown.