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

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

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Abstract

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)

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: agricultural planning ; sustainable development ; cropping pattern ; mathematical programming ; fuzzy programming ; watershed ; soil erosion ; economic ; social and environmental objectives
Subjects: S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Depositing User: Shahril Effendi Ibrahim
Date Deposited: 20 Jul 2010 01:38
Last Modified: 18 Jun 2013 04:47
URI: http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/id/eprint/432

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