Agricultural Economics and Development

Agricultural Economics and Development

Designing Incentive Packages for Operationalization of Crop Cultivation Pattern of Razavi Khorasan Province Using Delphi Method

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
amirhossein ghaderi jouybari 1
Mohammad Ghorbani 2
ali firoozzare 3
Arash Dourandish 4
1 PhD Student in Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2 Professor of center for remote Sensing and GIS Research. Faculty of Earth Sciences. Shahid Beheshti University. Tehran. Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
4 Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
10.30490/aead.2024.362189.1515
Abstract
Introduction: Designing incentive packages for the implementation of the cultivation pattern by farmers is one of the policies of the agricultural sector which plays an important role in providing food security. This study was conducted in Razavi Khorasan province as one of the hubs of producing agricultural products in Iran.
Materials and Methods: To identify the required incentives and to design incentive packages, the Delphi method and the opinions of farmers and agricultural experts were used in three stages. In order to carry out this research, the opinions of 34 specialists and experts in the field of agriculture and 158 agricultural operators of the province were used to design incentive packages.
Results and Discussion: According to the obtained results, three incentive packages including "pricing policy for basic agricultural products and guaranteed purchase", "management-infrastructure" and "subsidy" were designed and provided to farmers, which were chosen by 41.1, 32.9 and 26 percent of farmers, respectively.
Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that farmers are risk-averse and the government can take a big step in operationalizing the crop pattern by farmers with the policy of guaranteed purchase in proportion to the market balance for the stability and increase of farmers' income as well as creating balance in production and attention to the required infrastructure.
Keywords
Food Security
Infrastructure Management Incentive Package
Guaranteed Price
Agricultural Subsidy
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