Machine for Seedbed Preparation for Sorghum Sowing In Burundi

The analysis of sorghum cultivation technology in Burundi has shown a low level of mechanization of the soil preparation process due, first of all, to small forms of farming (up to 0.5 ha per family farm). The conducted theoretical studies allow us to justify the expediency of reducing labor costs for the most laborintensive operations through the use of small-scale mechanization. The aggregate considered in the article is a machine for performing combined operations of soil preparation. The development of the machine was accompanied by the analysis of drawbacks of existing combined tillage machines taking into account small areas of arable land. The results of calculations of traction resistance of the combined tillage machine on the basis of a motorized block are given. The obtained mathematical dependence of the soil cultivation process and its graphical interpretation show the dependence of energy consumption on various factors.