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Alipour A R, Mosavi S H, Arjomandi A. Optimal Crop Production Pattern with Emphasis on Improving Water Use Efficiency (A Case Study of Varamin Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Complex). jwss 2019; 23 (2) :251-265
URL: http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-3621-en.html
1. Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. , shamosavi@modares.ac.ir
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Increasing the productivity and conservation of limited water resources in the agricultural sector, especially in the agricultural sub-sectors, is closely related to the revision of the traditional approaches of production system in the agricultural sector of developing countries. The aim of this study was to develop the optimal combination of crop production in Varamin Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Complex as one of the leading agricultural units in the agricultural sector of Varamin County with the emphasis on increasing water use efficiency. For this purpose, the statistical data and information of the 2015-2016 crop year of the complex were used in the framework of the multi-criteria decision making model. The results showed that in the optimum crop pattern in this unit, the priorities of maximizing net energy production and the annual profit as the economic goals would be significantly aggregated with the goal of increasing water use efficiency. Accordingly, in the optimum condition, net energy production was increased by 10%, gross profit was improved by 4%, and water use efficiency was promoted by 15%. Therefore, according to the results, it is suggested that, in order to achieve the economic aspirations and increase water use efficiency in Varamin Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Complex, wheat, alfalfa, silage and maize corn, based on the values calculated in this study, constitute the main combination of the crop production pattern.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Ggeneral
Received: 2017/11/26 | Accepted: 2018/08/14 | Published: 2019/09/1

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