Open AccessAssessment of Fertilizer Applicator while Spraying Fertilizers in Warangal and Nagarkurnool District, India
Author(s) -
Afifa Jahan,
R. Arunjyothi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of environment and climate change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-8627
DOI - 10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i230361
Subject(s) - fertilizer , agriculture , livelihood , production (economics) , population , human fertilization , labor intensity , agricultural science , business , toxicology , mathematics , environmental science , agricultural engineering , agronomy , geography , engineering , economics , medicine , biology , environmental health , market economy , macroeconomics , archaeology
Indian population is 73% depended on agricultural activities for their livelihood. Increasing population has increased the intensity of agricultural production for feeding and doubling of food production has increased usage of fertilizers. Spraying of fertilizers has reported to be a drudgery process by farmers. In the present study the fertilizer applicator developed by a farmer in wyra, Khammam district was studied in comparison to traditional practices of fertilization broadcasting and pocketing. The applicator studied in the present study is farmer friendly technology. Low cost Rs 2500 equipment which can be used with one labor and cattle pair. The results of the study concluded that with usage of fertilizer applicator the drudgery is reduced to 3 on REBA Scale which is low risk. It is cost effective and time saving technology compared to traditional fertilization methods of broadcasting fertilizers and pocketing fertilizers.