Analysis and Comparison of Energy Efficiency in the Irrigated Wheat Production for Hub Provinces

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Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. student, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

2 Professor and faculty member of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

3 Assistant professor and faculty member of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

10.22059/ijaedr.2023.347527.669170

Abstract

Regarding the limitation of non-renewable energies, as one of the most important (main) production factors leading to a country’s economic growth, and also considering the negative impact of increasing use of energy such as air pollution and climate change, it becomes necessary to manage the energy consumption. On this basis, the present study estimates (investigates) different consumption energies and compares the efficiency of the energy using the Data Envelopment Analysis method in irrigated wheat production in pole regions (Khuzestan, Fars, Golestan, Kordestan, and Kermanshah) during the 2011-2019 time period. The results of this study show that the minimum and maximum average technical effectiveness of energy consumption was in Fars and Khuzestan regions respectively. Fars region is using on average 13.3% and 15.6% excess of the efficient condition renewable and non-renewable energies respectively, which is necessary to decrease this amount of consumption in this region for irrigated wheat production. In recent years, the gap trend in energy consumption in the Fars region has even increased. As of 2019 the gap between renewable and non-renewable energies was respectively 27.9%. Additionally, in every region except Khuzestan there was a need for reducing energy consumption. Therefore, this study suggests that the estimated gaps between production development plans in the abovementioned regions be taken into consideration and relevant goals for reducing energy consumption be set in these regions.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 12 February 2023

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