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Evaluation and Analysis of the Condition of Physical Indices of Comparative Advantage for Oil Seeds in IRAN in 1382
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Mohammad Rahim Ahmadvand *   , Zabihallah Najafpour |
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Abstract: (13236 Views) |
| The low self-sufficiency coefficient of securing vegetable oil in Iran
and the massive foreign exchange required for imports of raw oil and
oil cake are regarded as one of the main problems in Iranian national
economy. By recognizing appropriate regions for cultivating oil seeds
and with a proper planning, this coefficient could be improved and the
impact of the related adverse problems may be declined. Comparative
advantage indices are regarded as the most important applied indices
in order to recognize the appropriate regions and their ranking in the
production of agricultural products.
In this paper, for ranking provinces to produce oil seeds (oil
sunflower, cotton seed, soya and colza), the Efficiency Advantage
Index (EAI), Scale Advantage Indices (SAI) and the geometric mean
of these indices in 1382 has been used. These indices are physical
indices of the comparative advantage and are based on performance
share and the percentage of the products in the province relative to the
whole country.
Regarding the obtained results of the calculated indices, the most
appropriate provinces are as follow: Northern Khorasan and Ardebil
for cotton seed, Golestan and Markazi for oil sunflower and Ardebil
for colza and soya. |
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| Keywords: Comparative Advantage, Oil Seeds, Efficiency Advantage, Scale Advantage |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
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