This study addresses the problem of agricultural water use efficiency via optimization of cropping patterns, irrigation strategies and external trade of agricultural products in Iran. Towards this end, comparative advantages of some principal crops are first determined using Policy Analysis...

In an effort to achieve and maintain national self-sufficiency in basic agriculture products a variety of programs were adopted by the post-revolution government in Iran in the 1990s. A single rate system of foreign exchange was substituted for the multi rate one for several years. With the aim...

The relationships among labor productivity, underemployment and small farmers' migration decisions in Iran were studied. The results of budgeting and production function analysis indicated that the MVP (marginal value product) of hired labor is above the real wage rate and that of family labor...

Knowledge of crop response to different moisture conditions is essential for analysing water allocation problems at the farm level. Inadequate experimental data and the time and cost involved in obtaining sufficient data for adequate estimations of yield-water relationships are probably the...