Energy use pattern and cost analysis of cotton agriculture: A case study for Sanliurfa, Turkey

This survey was conducted to determine the energy use pattern and economic analysis of cotton farming in the Southeastern Anatolia Project (SEAP) areas in Turkey. Data were obtained through a questionnaire sent to 40 cotton producers from the different villages of Sanliurfa, Turkey which is the most important cotton province of the SEAR Basic operational data were measured by using a computer-based data acquisition system. Total energy input, total energy output, output/input ratio and net energy ratio were 37.910, 95.800, 2.52 and 1.532 MJ ha-1, respectively. The highest contribution to the total energy consumption came from fuel and oil energy input at 10.417 MJ ha-1. However, the lowest contribution to total energy consumption came from bund making at 99,6 MJ ha-1.