Crop Production Planning Combining Economic and Environmental Priorities Case study: Varamin Agricultural Complex

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As societies grow, human survival and well-being depend heavily on the efficient management of natural resources and the pursuit of sustainable agricultural dimensions. The aim of this study was to develop an optimal model of crop production planning in Varamin Agricultural Complex as one of the leading units in the agricultural sector of this city, with simultaneous integration of economic and environmental priorities. For this purpose, the statistical information of this agricultural unit was used during the 2015-2016 in formulating a multi-criteria mathematical programming model. In this model, it's possible to explicitly address all the priorities of future production plans. Therefore, the results showed that in optimum conditions for planning the production of crops in this unit, the goals of maximum gross margin, maximum net energy generated and minimum utilization of agricultural machinery as economic ideals and the minimum use of chemical pesticides as an environmental goal will be available simultaneously. Moreover, by combining economic and environmental priorities, wheat, barley silage, herbs and forage corn are the main combinations of optimal planning pattern.
 

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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
Volume 28, Issue 1
April 2018
Pages 185-198

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