BAKU STATE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL of EARTH SCIENCES & ENVIRONMENT
ISSN: 3006-8703 (ONLINE);
DETERMINATION OF MECHANIZATION PROPERTIES of MODERN GREENHOUSE FARMS: THE CASE of AZERBAIJAN
Received: 01-Dec-2024 Accepted: 02-Dec-2024 Published: 20-Dec-2024 Download PDF
M.S. Çanakcı; R. T. Z. Ayaz; A. S. Aghbabali; G. M. Mammadov
Abstract
Azerbaijan is one of the countries that develop in the field of greenhouse cultivation. In this study, it was aimed to determine the agricultural structure and mechanization characteristics of modern green-house farms operating in Azerbaijan. The data used in the study were obtained by questionnaire. In the survey, a total of 14 business officials operating in Azerbaijan were interviewed face-to-face.
According to the findings of the research, the average greenhouse area size in the farms is 64.7 ha. It is seen that the installation of greenhouses has increased after the 2010s. Except for one farm greenhouses, the installation of all greenhouses was carried out by Turkish companies. In all greenhouses (100%), heating, irrigation-fertilization and ventilation units are controlled by automation systems. 50% of the greenhouses have fogging system and 57% have thermal curtains. The share of greenhouses with a CO2 fertilization system is 7%. In 64% of the farms, the cultural transactioncarts are electric motor and battery powered. In all farms, spraying operations are carried out with hydraulic sprayers. In greenhous-es, there are approximately 60 units/ha of electric motors per unit area. The electric motor power value is approximately 54 kW/ha. The number of manually operated machines is about 2.5 units/ha. It was determined that tractors were used only in two farms. There are approximately 62.4 machines/ha per unit area in greenhouses and the total engine power value increases to approximately 55 kW/ha.