Planning and optimal allocation of water resources in the agricultural sector using fuzzy programming approach (Case study of Someh Sara city)

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Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

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In agriculture based economy which is common in most developing and under develop countries, the need for comprehensive planning in order to use agricultural production resources to achieve maximum economic efficiency seems to be necessary. One way to achieve economic efficiency is to determine the optimal cropping pattern. Hence the purpose of this study is the implementation of fuzzy linear programming model in determining optimum cropping pattern of farmers in Someh Sara city located in Guilan province. In order to achieve our goal, maximizing Gross margin given to existing system constrain for different products in different quantities λ in the region is studied. The results show that the optimum cropping pattern in the studied are is not efficient as compared with growth of acreage bean is lower than the rice crop growth. In addition, based on water resources allocation, rice and beans growth ration in both models shows that the water allocation directly affect the growth ration of the crops. Therefore, it is recommended, in order to maximize optimum use of factors of production and farmers' income, water is a limiting factor in agricultural production and hence its proper usage must be scheduled.
JEL: C6, C61
Keywords: Optimal allocation of water, Fuzzy model, the optimum cropping pattern, Somesara City

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Iran-Water Resources Research
Volume 13, Issue 2
September 2017
Pages 74-81

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  • Receive Date: 02 January 2017
  • Revise Date: 07 February 2017
  • Accept Date: 08 February 2017

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