Modeling and simulation of an improvement proposal through the method mechanized transplanting

Abstract

Rice agriculture in Colombia has high costs and low profitability, compared to rice agriculture in leading countries that are supported in different ways by their governments worldwide. Part of these high costs is due to the deficient technification of the processes, the absence of standardized procedures and the farmers’ lack of resources. This article develops modeling and simulation of the implementation of the indirect seeding method by mechanized transplanting; these results are obtained through the study and definition of technologies for the cultivation method, the description of the process, machinery, equipment, and inputs, which determined the necessary capacity of the production plant through modeling and simulation in software Flexsim. Rice cultivation is one of the main incomes of countries with high population density and poor economy, alternatives and improvement actions are of great importance for the growth of the sector. As a result, there is evidence of improved crop productivity, better water consumption efficiencies by physical analysis (comparison of traditional and technician water consumption) and the necessary capacity of a production plant from harvesting to final packaging.