期刊名称：International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management
电子版ISSN：2395-5252
出版年度：2020
卷号：2
期号：3
页码：649-655
DOI：10.35629/5252-0203630637
语种：English
出版社：IJAEM JOURNAL
摘要：This study was conducted to investigate use of solar energy and materials in smallholder farming system of the Bokaro District of Jharkhand state in India. The study has to conduct in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand to investigate application of renewable solar energy in the smallholder farming systems. It is located amidst high mountains; 222 kilometer southwest of Ranchi. It has two distinct districts, i.e. the farming systems located in Bokaro district of Jharkhand are mostly small-scale. The basic source of income of the people living in this area is agriculture and related jobs. The population of the study consisted of 2,500 small farmers working in the smallholder farming systems of the area, in which 150 people were selected as sample using sample survey formula and simple random sampling technique. In order to gather the information, a questionnaire was developed for the study and validated by the self assessment. The findings revealed that the majority of the respondents use renewable energy and materials directly in its traditional forms without enabling technologies and they lack the access to renewable technologies to improve the efficiency of energy use. They preferred fossil energy for many activities due to its lower cost and ease of access. The overall conclusion is that there are potentials and capacities for using renewable energies and materials in the farming systems of the Bokaro District of Jharkhand state in India. The government has to support and encourage the adoption of renewable technologies and abandon fossil fuels wherever possible.
关键词：Solar Energy(SE);Sustainable Agriculture;Solar Energy to Indian Farming(SE-2- IF);small holder farming;Respondents;Renewable Technologies
