Hanif Esmaeili; Morteza Almassi; Mohammad Ghahderijani
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The increasing trend of agricultural waste, considering population growth and increased agricultural production, has become a serious challenge for many countries. In order to avoid unsustainable changes in the consumption pattern of these resources, it is essential to employ proper planning and suitable ...
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The increasing trend of agricultural waste, considering population growth and increased agricultural production, has become a serious challenge for many countries. In order to avoid unsustainable changes in the consumption pattern of these resources, it is essential to employ proper planning and suitable strategies to prevent long-term damages. To address this issue, this research has prioritized various strategies for energy production from agricultural waste using SWOT analysis. The Analytic Network Process (ANP) algorithm has been utilized to quantify the weights and effects of the strategic factors, considering their interdependencies. The best strategy selection has formed the four-level network of primary and secondary factors in the SWOT matrix and proposed strategies. The algorithm's results indicate that the strength factor holds the highest weight of 0.698, followed by the threat factor with a weight of 0.632 in the second rank, while the weaknesses and opportunities have weights of 0.263 and 0.180, respectively, in subsequent ranks. Furthermore, the evaluation of weight coefficients for the ten proposed strategies reveals that the strategy of developing the cultural infrastructure for bioenergy has the highest weight of 0.1356, followed by the mechanized harvesting of agricultural waste with a weight of 0.1188 in the second rank, and the development of bioenergy exports with a weight of 0.1095 in the third rank.
Farid Tamhidi; Morteza Almassi; Mohamad Ghahdarijani; Hossein Bakhoda
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Iran has special potentials in the field of medicinal plants, a field that have received less attention. The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of different stages of production of Rosa damascena and to select appropriate strategies for selecting and developing appropriate technology ...
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Iran has special potentials in the field of medicinal plants, a field that have received less attention. The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of different stages of production of Rosa damascena and to select appropriate strategies for selecting and developing appropriate technology in the country to lower the costs of production. The research method was descriptive-analytical. The method of collecting statistics and information required for the research was using a questionnaire and face-to-face interviews with farmers and experts producing and studying medicinal plants in three provinces: Isfahan, Kerman and Fars. The total number of questionnaires (Cochran method) in this study was 60. In this research, SWOT analysis model was used to investigate the mechanization situation in different stages of medicinal plant production Factors such as strength, weakness, opportunity and threat have been identified and analyzed in the matrix. Based on the research results, in the evaluation matrix of internal factors (weakness and strength), the sum of the final score was 2.75, which showed that the strengths were higher than the weaknesses. Also, the matrix of external factors (threat and opportunity) with a total score of 2.83 showed that in the current situation, it was possible to show an appropriate strategic response to threats by strengthening opportunities. Therefore, aggressive strategy (SO) was found the best strategy to move towards improving and developing mechanization in Rosa damascena farms in those provinces. Top strategies were also identified through quantitative strategic planning matrix or QSPM in offensive strategy.
