Optimizing cultivation of agricultural products using socio-economic and environmental scenarios

摘要: The combination of degrading natural conditions and resources, climate change, growing population, urban development, competition in a global market complicate optimization land for agricultural products. use pesticides fertilizers crop production the fields has become excessive recent years Golestan Province Iran is no exception this regard. For this, effective management with an efficient cost-effective practice should be undertaken, maintaining public service at high level preserving environment. Improving efficiency agriculture, water decreasing fertilizers, improving farmer revenue, conservation resources are main objectives allocation, ranking, goal paper to procedure lower negative effects agriculture while rate, which currently gap study area. We collected information about fertilizer pesticide consumption other data croplands eastern through face-to-face interviews farmers optimize cultivation toxicity according LD50 was also included model. A decision-support software system called multiple criteria analysis tool used simultaneously minimize water, chemical maximize socio-economic returns. Three scenarios products were generated that alternatively emphasized on environmental goals. Comparing performance optimized under three illustrated conflict between social, economic, objectives. Of six crops studied (wheat, barley, rice, soybeans, oilseed rape, maize), rice ranked second social fifth economic scenarios. Soybeans had lowest rank its area, terms goals, rejected by However, soybeans continues area as responsibility cater major need country. Because subsidized prices pesticides, these items far from current practices