Leila Anbarestani; Morteza Almassi; hossein bakhoda; Mohammad Ghahdarijani
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The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying and prioritizing strategies for increasing the productivity of agricultural mechanization in wheat production. This research was based on a mixed method and in two phases, qualitative and quantitative. In this research, the integrated approach ...
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The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying and prioritizing strategies for increasing the productivity of agricultural mechanization in wheat production. This research was based on a mixed method and in two phases, qualitative and quantitative. In this research, the integrated approach of SWOT, PESTEL and AHP has been used. First, by using SWOT analysis in the framework of PESTEL, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of wheat production mechanization and strategies to increase the productivity of mechanization of wheat production were identified . Then the process of hierarchical analysis was used to calculate the weight and importance of each of the criteria and strategies. In order to collect data, written sources, interviews and paired comparison matrix questionnaires were used, and the participants in the research were university and organizational experts in the field of agricultural mechanization. The results showed that although mechanization in wheat production has many strengths, the weaknesses are more effective. Also, despite the fact that mechanization has many threats, but the opportunities are more effective. Therefore, the officials should try to make the most of the available opportunities by reducing the weaknesses. As a result, from the expert's point of view, conservative strategies were prioritized in terms of importance. Increasing the technical efficiency, production of suitable technologies for all types of operating systems, improvement and modernization of the system, use of irrigation methods under pressure and create transformation in the process of land preparation , conservative strategies were suggested in this research.
A. H. Ahmadbeyki; Mohammad Ghahderijani; A. M Borghaee; H. Bakhoda
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The increase in the area under greenhouse cultivation in Tehran Province is important for the increase in production and for its substantial social importance due to the preservation of agricultural land, especially small farms. In addition, the increase in the number of greenhouses producing summer ...
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The increase in the area under greenhouse cultivation in Tehran Province is important for the increase in production and for its substantial social importance due to the preservation of agricultural land, especially small farms. In addition, the increase in the number of greenhouses producing summer crops in this province attracts idle capital to the agriculture sector thereby creating jobs. The present research used stratified cluster sampling for selecting the counties of interest having the largest areas under greenhouse cultivation of summer crops in Tehran Province in order to select the producers in each greenhouse size range (taking into consideration the number of producers in it) via random sampling in which a table of random numbers was employed. Fifty-five greenhouses were selected in the province, 22 greenhouses producing only cucumbers, 15 greenhouses producing cucumbers and tomatoes, and 18 greenhouses producing cucumbers and bell peppers. The results of the cost-benefit analysis (CBA) showed that production of greenhouse summer crops was economically justified for greenhouses larger than 3000 m2 in surface area. However, the trend in the profitability of activities was a rising one for greenhouse surface areas of up to 4500 m2 beyond which a falling trend was observed. Finally, it was suggested that the Jihad Agricultural Organization of Tehran Province refuse to issue an establishment license for the production of greenhouse summer crops in areas lower than 1500 square meters and provide the necessary incentives for the production of greenhouse summer crops in Tehran, in areas between 5000 to 7500 square meters.
