Developing a Sustainable Agricultural Planning to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Environmental Pollutants in the Sistan Watershed

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student in Agricultural Economics, University of Sistan and Baluchistan, Faculty of Management and Economics, Zahedan

2 Agricultural Economics Dept, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran

3 Agricultural Economics, Dept, of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Rural Development, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani, Iran.

Abstract

Background & Objective: The agricultural sector is an important source of CO2 emission. In recent years, the increase in energy consumption of agricultural inputs has led to an increase in energy consumption and the CO2 emission Therefore, optimizing energy consumption and thus reducing environmental pollutants in the form of considering water-energy and food nexues (WEFN) in an agricultural cycle can be of special importance. The goal of this study is to develop a sustainable agricultural program to reduce CO2 emission and environmental pollutants in the Sistan watershed.
 
Materials & Methods: This study has determined the amount of energy consumption of agricultural inputs and the CO2 emission in order to protect sustainable agriculture using a non-linear multi-objective planning model. The model is coded using GAMS software.
 
Results: The results of the proposed model showed that with the implementation of the WEFN nexues, in addition to reducing the energy consumption of inputs by 0.25%, the amount of CO2 emission in the entire studied basin has decreased to 0.49%.
 
Conclusion: In the one-dimensional approach, due to the lack of political coherence and low productivity in the use of resources, nexus approach has become more prominent. The nexus approach can promote the comprehensive security of water, energy and food resources, which is combined with sustainable and equitable access to resources. Therefore, a comprehensive planning should be done in line with the sustainable development of agriculture, so that expert measures can be taken by changing the structure of the basin's cultivation pattern in order to reduce environmental pollutants.
 
 

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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
Volume 35, Issue 1
April 2025
Pages 283-302

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