Evaluation of Melon Cultivation Efficiency and Economic Productivity Using Data Envelopment Analysis in Taybad Khorasan Razavi

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Seyed Ahmad Mohaddes Hosseini ¹
• Shojaat Zare ²

¹ Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of Khorasan- Razavee

² Assistant Professor and Faculty Member of Economic, social and extension Research Department, Khorasan Razavi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Mashhad, Iran

10.30495/jae.2021.21235.2010

Abstract

Introduction:Melon has high productive and commercial potential in Iran. Melons is the souvenirs of Taybad, Actually Taybad has the best kind of melon and watermelon in Iran because of having suitable climate for cultivating this fruit. Taybad is a city and capital of Taybad County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran.
Materials and Methods:The obtained data has been various methods such as analyzed using cost-benefit analysis, profitability analysis, efficiency analysis and data envelopment analysis (DEA) has been performed and interpreted
Findings:The results of this study indicated that the average total cost of production, average income and net profit of melon were 56, 98 and 43 million IRR per hectare, respectively. The cost-benefit ratios for most farms were greater than one, indicating that the cultivation of melon has economic justification. To analyze the efficiency of the units using the data envelopment analysis method, the results indicate that 30% of the units have a performance efficiency of over 50% in terms of efficiency
Conclusion:we must pay attention to export markets. Also, paying attention to increasing performance due to low product performance in this region will increase the value of products
 

Keywords

• Data Envelopment Analysis
• Economic Efficiency
• Net Benefits
• Non Parametric
• Return to Scale

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