%A Mohaddes S.A. Mohaddes
%A  Mohd Ghazali Mohayidin
%J American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci
%T Application of the Fuzzy Approach for Agricultural Production Planning in
a Watershed, a Case Study of the Atrak Watershed, Iran
%X 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)
%N 4
%K agricultural planning ; sustainable development ; cropping pattern ; mathematical programming
; fuzzy programming ; watershed ; soil erosion ; economic ; social and environmental objectives
%P 636-645
%V 3
%D 2008
%L library_repository432