Factors Affecting Land Allocation to Saffron and its Expansion in Marand County, Iran
Currently, water, as the most limiting factor in production, determines the priority of planting in different areas of Iran. Saffron is one of the good candidatesfor drought conditions since it has high economic value and low water requirements that can help with sustainable development. By iden...
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| description | Currently, water, as the most limiting factor in production,
determines the priority of planting in different areas of
Iran. Saffron is one of the good candidatesfor drought conditions
since it has high economic value and low water requirements
that can help with sustainable development. By identifying the
factors influencing the decision on saffron cultivation and its
expansion, appropriate policies can be implemented to improve
the planting of this crop. Marand, located in East Azarbaijan
Province, Iran, is one of the areas where farmers have started to
grow saffron in recent years. The allocation of 68 hectares of
agricultural land to this crop has turned the county into the hub
of saffron production in the northwest of the country. This
study investigated the factors affecting the decision on saffron
cultivation and its development in Marand. To this end, a total
of 140 farmers from two groups of saffron growers and nonsaffron
growers were chosen, and the Heckman’s two-step procedure
was then employed. The results of estimating the first
step of the Heckman procedure showed that age, familiarity
with saffron growing, attending saffron training courses, the
number of extension courses, marketing status, and profit status
of saffron all had a positive effect on the decision on growing
saffron. Moreover, the results of estimating the linear pattern of
the second phase corroborated the view that the farmer’s
education level, the total area under agricultural and horticultural
cultivation, as well as features of agricultural land had a positive
impact, and access to water resources had a negative effect on
the cultivation area of saffron. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dee56db7ca024b22b23dc3e51db895612022-12-22T03:57:53ZengIslamic Azad UniversityInternational Journal of Agricultural Management and Development2159-58522159-58602017-06-0172267273Factors Affecting Land Allocation to Saffron and its Expansion in Marand County, IranKolsoum Azizi Mizab0Azadeh Falsafian1MSc. in Agricultural Management, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Management, Extension and Education, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, IranCurrently, water, as the most limiting factor in production, determines the priority of planting in different areas of Iran. Saffron is one of the good candidatesfor drought conditions since it has high economic value and low water requirements that can help with sustainable development. By identifying the factors influencing the decision on saffron cultivation and its expansion, appropriate policies can be implemented to improve the planting of this crop. Marand, located in East Azarbaijan Province, Iran, is one of the areas where farmers have started to grow saffron in recent years. The allocation of 68 hectares of agricultural land to this crop has turned the county into the hub of saffron production in the northwest of the country. This study investigated the factors affecting the decision on saffron cultivation and its development in Marand. To this end, a total of 140 farmers from two groups of saffron growers and nonsaffron growers were chosen, and the Heckman’s two-step procedure was then employed. The results of estimating the first step of the Heckman procedure showed that age, familiarity with saffron growing, attending saffron training courses, the number of extension courses, marketing status, and profit status of saffron all had a positive effect on the decision on growing saffron. Moreover, the results of estimating the linear pattern of the second phase corroborated the view that the farmer’s education level, the total area under agricultural and horticultural cultivation, as well as features of agricultural land had a positive impact, and access to water resources had a negative effect on the cultivation area of saffron.http://ijamad.iaurasht.ac.ir/article_527204_72a917ffa1880c445de89d3fbef503b2.pdfHeckman’s two-step procedurelandallocationMarandsaffron |
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| title | Factors Affecting Land Allocation to Saffron and its Expansion in Marand County, Iran |
| title_full | Factors Affecting Land Allocation to Saffron and its Expansion in Marand County, Iran |
| title_fullStr | Factors Affecting Land Allocation to Saffron and its Expansion in Marand County, Iran |
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| title_short | Factors Affecting Land Allocation to Saffron and its Expansion in Marand County, Iran |
| title_sort | factors affecting land allocation to saffron and its expansion in marand county iran |
| topic | Heckman’s two-step procedure landallocation Marand saffron |
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