TY  - EJOUR
AB  - Sustainable development is one of the most important issues that can be considered from different aspects and in different contexts including sustainable agriculture. This study aimed to investigate the main strategies related to sustainable development of rice production as an important agricultural product in Guilan Province using a SWOT analysis. To this end, different internal (strengths and weaknesses) and external (opportunities and threats) factors affecting rice production development were reviewed in the literature. Next, a questionnaire was designed based on the potential opportunities, threats, strengths and weaknesses in the literature and the initial interview of the experts; then, the experts were asked to determine the importance of factors on a five-point Likert type scale. The results showed that the rice production received the total scores of 2.14 and 2.24 for the External Factor Evaluation (EFE) matrix and the Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) matrix, respectively, indicating the ineffectiveness of the industry’s strategies. These scores mapped the position of rice production in Guilan Province. Finally, a number of strategies for sustainable development of rice crop were outlined in order to reduce the weaknesses, avoid the threats, improve the strengths, and grasp the opportunities for the rice production of Guilan Province.
AU  - Shafieyan, Mohsen 
AU  - Homayounfar, Mahdi 
AU  - Fadaei, Mehdi 
DA  - 2017-06-01
DA  - 2017
DO  - 10.22004/ag.econ.262635
DO  - doi
EP  - 153
EP  - 141
ID  - 262635
IS  - 2
JF  - International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development (IJAMAD)
KW  - Crop Production/Industries
KW  - Environmental Economics and Policy
KW  - rice production
KW  - strategy formulation
KW  - sustainable development
KW  - SWOT analysis
L1  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/262635/files/IJAMAD_Volume%207_Issue%202_Pages%20141-153.pdf
L1  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/262635/files/IJAMAD_Volume%207_Issue%202_Pages%20141-153.pdf?subformat=pdfa
L2  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/262635/files/IJAMAD_Volume%207_Issue%202_Pages%20141-153.pdf
L2  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/262635/files/IJAMAD_Volume%207_Issue%202_Pages%20141-153.pdf?subformat=pdfa
L4  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/262635/files/IJAMAD_Volume%207_Issue%202_Pages%20141-153.pdf
L4  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/262635/files/IJAMAD_Volume%207_Issue%202_Pages%20141-153.pdf?subformat=pdfa
LA  - eng
LA  - English
LK  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/262635/files/IJAMAD_Volume%207_Issue%202_Pages%20141-153.pdf
LK  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/262635/files/IJAMAD_Volume%207_Issue%202_Pages%20141-153.pdf?subformat=pdfa
N2  - Sustainable development is one of the most important issues that can be considered from different aspects and in different contexts including sustainable agriculture. This study aimed to investigate the main strategies related to sustainable development of rice production as an important agricultural product in Guilan Province using a SWOT analysis. To this end, different internal (strengths and weaknesses) and external (opportunities and threats) factors affecting rice production development were reviewed in the literature. Next, a questionnaire was designed based on the potential opportunities, threats, strengths and weaknesses in the literature and the initial interview of the experts; then, the experts were asked to determine the importance of factors on a five-point Likert type scale. The results showed that the rice production received the total scores of 2.14 and 2.24 for the External Factor Evaluation (EFE) matrix and the Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) matrix, respectively, indicating the ineffectiveness of the industry’s strategies. These scores mapped the position of rice production in Guilan Province. Finally, a number of strategies for sustainable development of rice crop were outlined in order to reduce the weaknesses, avoid the threats, improve the strengths, and grasp the opportunities for the rice production of Guilan Province.
PY  - 2017-06-01
PY  - 2017
SN  - 2159-5860
SP  - 141
T1  - Identification of Strategies for Sustainable Development of Rice Production in Guilan Province Using SWOT Analysis
TI  - Identification of Strategies for Sustainable Development of Rice Production in Guilan Province Using SWOT Analysis
UR  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/262635/files/IJAMAD_Volume%207_Issue%202_Pages%20141-153.pdf
UR  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/262635/files/IJAMAD_Volume%207_Issue%202_Pages%20141-153.pdf?subformat=pdfa
VL  - 07
Y1  - 2017-06-01
T2  - International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development (IJAMAD)
ER  -