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Conditions favouring the sales of vanraj to the small and marginal farmers
* The given technical utilities:-
1. Small and marginal farmers constituted 82% of the total land holdings and do not own tractors probably they used to hire the tractor from others.
2. The Fuel efficiency of Vanraj (1.5 litres of diesel per hour)
3. Single piece casting enabling easy repairs and maintenance
4. Smaller Wheel base and turning radius, enables to reach small corners of the land
5. Adjustable wheel base that suits interculture operation in various crops
6. Three Wheel convertible feature – beneficiary for cash crops and for spraying pesticides and fertilizers etc.
7. PTO (Power take off) – enables alternate use of the engine of the tractor
* Advantage over bullocks
Initial cost of bullocks: Rs. 25000-30000
Average Cost: Rs. 27500
Annual Requirement of Fodder, cleaning, shed maintenance: Rs.15000-20000
Average requirement: Rs. 17500
Life span: 12 years ( approx) with average 9 years as useful life time and 3 years
Total spending on fodder etc.: 12*17500 = Rs. 210000 (*)
Thus total expenditure for a pair of bullocks:- 2*210000 + 27500 = Rs. 447500
Whereas in case of VANRAJ
Cost = Rs. 190000
Additional cost for the diesel taking into consideration all the necessary activities of farming:
1 hectare = 2.5 acres
Thus for small and marginal farmers average land holding can be considered as average of 1 hectare i.e 2.5 acres
Thus diesel requirement for 2.5 acres for a round of crop will be :
35.5*2.5 = 88.75 litres
Cost of diesel = 88.75 *40 = Rs. 3550
Even for two crops in a year the cost will be :- Rs. 3550*2 = Rs.7100
Thus total...