ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF MECHANIZED TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PREPARATION OF LIVESTOCK FEED BASE

Merab Mamuladze; Zaur  Phutkaradze; Ioseb Abuladze; Fadiko Abuselidze

doi:10.31435/ijite.2(54).2026.4480

Authors

Merab Mamuladze Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Department of Agrotechnology and Agroengineering, Batumi, Georgia
Zaur Phutkaradze Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Georgia
Ioseb Abuladze Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Department of Agrotechnology and Agroengineering, Batumi, Georgia
Fadiko Abuselidze Batumi Maritime Academy, Batumi, Georgia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31435/ijite.2(54).2026.4480

Keywords:

Machine, Food Processing Plants, Technologies, Economic Evaluation, Combined Machines

Abstract

The use of natural forages in Georgia is currently the only priority, namely, from tens of thousands of hectares unsuitable for arable land, it is possible to obtain livestock feed in the form of milk, meat, eggs, wool and honey. Today, much attention is paid to the preparation of roughage and the energy efficiency of machines, the determination of technical and economic indicators for traditional, intensive and high-tech machine complexes. The scientific article discusses the general technical and economic assessment of traditional, intensive and high-tech systems and machine units, in particular, fuel, metal consumption and labor costs. Classifiers of modern machine systems were used to assess the technical and economic indicators of various types of agricultural machinery, and for the purpose of economic assessment, the working schemes of machines for the fundamental and superficial improvement of the species composition of the grass cover are presented. Taking into account the soil conditions of Western Georgia, the economic parameters of individual machine systems were calculated.

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