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The Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources

The Case of Iran

  • Comprises empirical studies on the economics of agriculture and natural resources in Iran
  • Analyses the challenges faced by the agriculture field in the Central Asia and MENA region and potential solutions
  • Addresses the agricultural sector's growth, which is essential for the alleviation of poverty and improvement of food security

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
    2. Quantitative Sustainability Assessment Applied to Dairy Farms

      • Leila Hassani, Mahmoud Daneshvar kakhki, Mahmoud Sabuhi sabouni, Peter Fantke
      Pages 11-20
    3. A Framework for Economic Resilience Assessment of Agricultural Production Systems

      • Leila Hassani, Mahmoud Daneshvar kakhki, Mahmoud Sabuhi sabouni, Peter Fantke
      Pages 21-30
    4. Empirical Evaluation of Agricultural Sustainability Using Entropy and FAHP Methods

      • Marziyeh Manafi Mollayosefi, Babollah Hayati, Esmaeil Pishbahar, Javad Nematian
      Pages 31-46
  3. Agricultural Producers and Consumers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
    2. Weather Risk Management: The Application of Vine Copula Approach

      • Sasan Torabi, Arash Dourandish, Mahmoud Daneshvar Kakhki, Ali Kianirad, Hosein Mohammadi
      Pages 49-71
    3. Estimating Economic Value and Compensation Surplus of Animal Species in Arasbaran Forests Using Choice Experiment Method

      • Maryam Haghjou, Babollah Hayati, Esmaeil Pishbahar, Morteza Molaei
      Pages 109-123
    4. Factors Affecting Consumers’ Awareness of Pesticides-Free Fruits and Vegetables

      • Maryam Haghjou, Babollah Hayati, Esmaeil Pishbahar
      Pages 125-139
  4. Energy Use in Agriculture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
    2. Oil Price Volatility and Food Price Linkage: Evidence of Dutch Disease in Iran’s Agricultural Sector

      • Zahra Rasouli, Mohammad Ghahremanzadeh, Masoomeh Rashidghalam
      Pages 171-181
    3. Environmental Efficiency in Agricultural Sector

      • Pariya Bagheri, Sahar Abedi, Farid Bagheri Sarajug
      Pages 183-201
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 203-206

About this book

This volume is a collection of twelve selected empirical studies on the economics of agriculture and natural resources. Twenty-two authors have contributed their research to this volume. Papers of this volume are grouped into three main domains covering: Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability; Agricultural Producers and Consumers; and Energy Use in Agriculture. Organized in an analytical framework and offering comprehensive empirical data, this book focuses on agricultural sustainability and resilience, environmental efficiency, agricultural extension, foreign trade, energy use, and agricultural growth aspects of the Iranian agriculture sector. They demonstrate technical and methodological tools used for the analysis and explain their application in the agricultural sector of Iran. This book will be a valuable read for those managing agricultural enterprises, policy makers, and researchers of agricultural producers and consumers. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

    Masoomeh Rashidghalam

About the editor

Masoomeh Rashidghalam is a researcher at Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping, Sweden. She did her BSc and PhD in Department of Agricultural Economics at University of Tabriz and holds a MSc from Tarbiat Modares University. Dr. Rashidghalam’s areas of expertise are: Agricultural Production Economics, Productivity and efficiency, Well-Being, and Urbanization. She has a wide range of teaching experience in Econometrics, Agricultural Production Economics and Microeconomics. She has written two books: Measurement and Analysis of Performance of Industrial Crop Production: The Case of Iran’s Cotton and Sugar Beet Production, 2018, published by Springer. Sustainable Agriculture and Agribusiness in Iran, 2019, published by Springer. She has publications in Journal of Productivity Analysis.

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