Abstract
Mechanization Inputs and Costs of Bean Production in Karaman Province
In this study the beans, which have a significant share in agricultural production of Karaman province was evaluated by the data obtained from survey results such as total costs, mechanization costs and labor cost. According to the results, total annual cost per unit production was calculated as 839.83 TLda-1year-1. Mechanization cost had the grand share in the total as 368.18TLda-1year-1. The total labour mechanization related cost was 145.40TLda-1year-1with a share of %43.87in total. The total revenue/total cost ratio was calculated as 0.95 based on the average yield of 262 kgda-1. Finally, the net profit was found as -44.53TLda-1year-1.
Keywords
Agricultural mechanization costs, Bean production.
