Agricultural Economics and Development

Agricultural Economics and Development

Identification and Prioritization of Criteria affecting the Productivity of Production Factors in Broiler Industry Using Fuzzy Best-Worst Method: A Case Study of West Azerbaijan Province of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mahdi nasrollahi 1
Ezzatollah Asgharizadeh 2
1 Assistant Professor of Industrial Management, Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU), Qazvin, Iran
2 Associate Professor of Industrial Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.30490/aead.2019.95476
Abstract
The economic, industrial, social and cultural conditions of Iran are in a way that solving different problems requires new patterns and solutions. Broiler chicken farming is one of the country's most important agricultural sub-sectors, which has a substantial role in agricultural production and employment. Considering that productivity plays an important role in economic activities, it is important to determine the productivity and effective factors on it. Therefore, in this research, firstly, the most important criteria affecting the productivity of the factors of production in the broiler chicken industry were identified using experts' opinions. Then, using the best-worst-fuzzy method, these criteria were weighted. For this purpose, 260 questionnaires were given to the broiler production units of West Azerbaijan province through the available sampling method; and after data collection, the data analysis were done on 209 usable questionnaires. The results showed that a total of 21 indicators affected the productivity of the factors of production in the broiler industry, standing within the four main categories of human resources, costs, capital, and materials. The most important indicator was found to be the live poultry selling price, followed by the indicator of breeding period. Finally, it was suggested that identifying such criteria would lead to more effective ways to improve productivity.
Keywords
Fuzzy Best-Worst Method
Broiler Industry
Prioritization
Productivity
West Azerbaijan (Province)
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