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Selection of plowing systems using hybrid SWOT-AHP method (Ijrood of Zanjan)
Author(s)Kamran Afsahi
Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering
University of Tehran
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Asadollah Akram
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Tehran
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Reza Alimardani
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Tehran
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Majid Azizi
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Tehran
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Publication date: Jul, 2014
Journal: International Journal of Agriculture and Crop SciencesVol.: 7- Issue: 7- Pages: 373-378
Abstract: In order to advise system, the research results cannot be adequate. So for identifying the effective factors in system selecting, the experience of experts should be used. The present study examines the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of system at plowing in all of the used methods (conventional tillage, Local and abroad Conservative tillage and No-tillage) in planting the wheat in Ijroud city in Zanjan by ranking via the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). According to the expert’s ideas, the existing threats like the small size of the farm, the lack of research and qualitative study on new methods and the lack of research and qualitative study on new methods and the lake of governments protection (47 percent) in selecting the methods relative to weaknesses (18 percent), strengths (percent) and opportunities (17 percent) are effective. By considering the effects of SWOT factors, the farmers select the local conservative tillage (27.2 percent). The threats cause that only 19 percent of farmers, by knowing the advantage of conservative tillage and No-tillage, like to select the conventional tillage. In this condition, by utilizing the new laws the threats should be changed to opportunities and strengths, so some items like:- making coordinate the lands,- doing the qualitative tests about new machines,- identifying the government’s policy about importing and exporting the crops and the price of the guarantee purchase should be clear before farming.
Keywords: AHP, SWOT, Strategic management