The Determination of Optimal Crop Pattern with Aim of Reduction in Hazards of Environmental
- 1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, P.O. Box 91775-1163, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
Problem statement: The purpose of the study was to find the optimal cropping pattern, in Taybad, which maximizes the net return per water cubic meter and per fertilizer kilogram. Approach: A linear programming model and a fuzzy multi-objective fractional programming model were applied and then these models were compared. Results: Result of study showed ratio of net return into consumption of inputs and Ratio of consumption of inputs into area under cultivation are improved with applying of FMOLFP. Conclusion: FMOLFP models can be used as an effective tool for optimal cropping pattern when in addition to economical goals, environmental goals are noticed. Managers and decision makers can apply these models for optimization of ratio of objectives.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajabssp.2009.305.310
Copyright: © 2009 Mahmoud Daneshvar Kakhki, Nasser Sahnoushi and F. Salehi Reza Abadi. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Keywords
- Cropping pattern
- fuzzy multi-objective fractional programming
- linear programming
- net return
- water
- fertilizer