JUSTIFICATION OF THE GENERAL MODEL OF RICE-GROWING CLUSTER AND MACHINE PARK COMPOSITION

Abstract

This article presents the results of a study on the development of a general model of the rice cluster and the determination of the composition, types and quantity of the required machine park. The concept of “General model of a rice-growing cluster” is introduced and its definition is given. The general model for sown area is substantiated by the following sequence: regional rice clusters are grouped according to the values of sown area; clusters with the largest sown areas were selected from the groups and the corresponding variational series of numbers was formed; the upper limit of the mathematical expectation of this series is taken as the rationalsowing area of the general model. Using the standard coefficients (numbers) of technical equipment required per 1 000 hectares of rice land, the composition, brands and number of tractors and agricultural machines that perform technological operations on the sowing area of the rice-growing cluster are determined. In rice-growing clusters with a rational technical park, all agrotechnical operations are carried out at the optimum time and agricultural products adapted for processing are grown