Application of a new method evaluating the sustainability for agricultural systems

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assist. Prof., Dept. of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources (Moghan), University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Iran.

2 Full Professor - Ecophysiology plant- College of Agriculture - University of Tabriz. Iran.

3 Master Student, Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

In this study, while measuring some important indicators such as net income, number of mechanized operations, fuel consumption, water efficiency, pesticides and chemical fertilizers used, energy ratio, energy intensity and its strategic level in sustainable production of agricultural products in Moghan plain For the first time, using a new method, the best cultivation pattern that is most compatible with sustainable agriculture was introduced. The results showed that among the cultivation patterns, garlic cultivation had the highest net income, the least number of mechanized operations, the least fuel consumption, the highest number of workers per hectare, the lowest chemical fertilizer consumption, the lowest ratio and energy intensity. It has the least amount of strategy. Peanut cultivation requires the least amount of pesticide and wheat-silage corn cultivation pattern with Maximum water efficiency requires the most fuel and chemical fertilizer. Also, most of the chemical fertilizers used are allocated to the wheat-corn pattern. The highest and lowest energy ratios are related to canola-corn and garlic patterns, respectively, and the highest and lowest specific energy are related to canola-corn and garlic patterns, respectively. The results also showed that the wheat-silage corn cultivation pattern with CL* = 0.78 had the highest correlation with the sustainable agriculture pattern among the common patterns in the Moghan region. And despite the fact that garlic cultivation brings the highest net income to the farmer, but due to the need for more labor and the lowest energy ratio (ER = 1.44) is in the lower ranks of sustainable agriculture.

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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
Volume 32, Issue 4
June 2022
Pages 337-350

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