Application of the Fuzzy Approach for Agricultural Production Planning in a Watershed, a Case Study of the Atrak Watershed, Iran

Watersheds are large-scale regions where the agricultural production planning is associated with multiple objectives, usually, including economic, social and environmental targets. Uncertainty plays an important role in all agricultural planning because some factors are not fully controllable wh...

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Main Authors: S.A. Mohaddes, Mohaddes, Mohd Ghazali Mohayidin
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description Watersheds are large-scale regions where the agricultural production planning is associated with multiple objectives, usually, including economic, social and environmental targets. Uncertainty plays an important role in all agricultural planning because some factors are not fully controllable while some input data or parameters such as demand, resources, costs and objective functions are imprecise. This paper applies fuzzy multi-objective mathematical programming model to the Atrak watershed agricultural development plan. The model focuses on attaining three objectives simultaneously, namely, profit maximization, employment maximization and erosion minimization and these are subjected to 88 constraints. Results of the model indicate that, when compared with the current cropping structure, the implementation of the optimal cropping pattern could increase profit and employment and decrease soil erosion significantly. (Authors' abstract)
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spelling my.oum.4322013-06-18T04:47:57Z Application of the Fuzzy Approach for Agricultural Production Planning in a Watershed, a Case Study of the Atrak Watershed, Iran S.A. Mohaddes, Mohaddes Mohd Ghazali Mohayidin, S Agriculture (General) Watersheds are large-scale regions where the agricultural production planning is associated with multiple objectives, usually, including economic, social and environmental targets. Uncertainty plays an important role in all agricultural planning because some factors are not fully controllable while some input data or parameters such as demand, resources, costs and objective functions are imprecise. This paper applies fuzzy multi-objective mathematical programming model to the Atrak watershed agricultural development plan. The model focuses on attaining three objectives simultaneously, namely, profit maximization, employment maximization and erosion minimization and these are subjected to 88 constraints. Results of the model indicate that, when compared with the current cropping structure, the implementation of the optimal cropping pattern could increase profit and employment and decrease soil erosion significantly. (Authors' abstract) 2008 Article PeerReviewed text https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/432/1/ghazali2.pdf S.A. Mohaddes, Mohaddes and Mohd Ghazali Mohayidin, (2008) Application of the Fuzzy Approach for Agricultural Production Planning in a Watershed, a Case Study of the Atrak Watershed, Iran. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci, 3 (4). pp. 636-645. ISSN 1818-6769 https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/432/
spellingShingle S Agriculture (General)
S.A. Mohaddes, Mohaddes
Mohd Ghazali Mohayidin,
Application of the Fuzzy Approach for Agricultural Production Planning in a Watershed, a Case Study of the Atrak Watershed, Iran
title Application of the Fuzzy Approach for Agricultural Production Planning in a Watershed, a Case Study of the Atrak Watershed, Iran
title_full Application of the Fuzzy Approach for Agricultural Production Planning in a Watershed, a Case Study of the Atrak Watershed, Iran
title_fullStr Application of the Fuzzy Approach for Agricultural Production Planning in a Watershed, a Case Study of the Atrak Watershed, Iran
title_full_unstemmed Application of the Fuzzy Approach for Agricultural Production Planning in a Watershed, a Case Study of the Atrak Watershed, Iran
title_short Application of the Fuzzy Approach for Agricultural Production Planning in a Watershed, a Case Study of the Atrak Watershed, Iran
title_sort application of the fuzzy approach for agricultural production planning in a watershed, a case study of the atrak watershed, iran
topic S Agriculture (General)
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