Investigate and Comparison of Management Methods to Control the Wastage of Potato Production in Ardabil Province

Pirmoazen, Sahar (2018) Investigate and Comparison of Management Methods to Control the Wastage of Potato Production in Ardabil Province. Masters thesis, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

Potato is one of the most important crop products which have a crucial role in providing the Food Security for human societies. Evidently beside the purpose of the Optimized Production (OPT) in the fields, reducing the waste is one of the most important and effective aspects in increasing and perpetuating the Production Cycle. On the other hand failure in following some management methods causes the lack of the desired revenue in producing this crop. The purpose of this research is investigating and comparing some Management Methods of controlling the waste of producing potato by using the Survey Method/Research in Ardabil province. The data of this research is gathered in year 1394-1395, and the statistical population includes all of potato production units in Ardabil province. Determining the volume of the sample was done using a multi-phase method and proportional allocation; and 172 farming units were chosen completely random from the statistical population by using the Cochran Formula. The main instrument of this research was the questionnaire which its validation verification was done by professors of Agricultural management department of Ardabil Mohaghegh university. To determine the reliability of the questionnaire Alpha Cronbach’s coefficient was used. the obtained Cronbach’s Alpha for different parts of the questionnaire was within 0.71 - 0.88. The result of Discriminant Analysis has shown that Potato planting experience, Farmer’s educational level, ownership type of the land, amount of used N fertilizer, storage type, planting system, and soil tests are effective on the level of waste management and at the end on reduction of potato waste. Results of analyzing the management methods in different parts of the research have shown that Mahmud Abad is the first in planning, organizing and directing among other villages. The overall result of AHP Analysis showed that Mahmud Abad farmers are the best in following the waste management methods among other studied locations and have used the best waste management methods on their land. However, the results showed that the potato production units in Ardabil province are in low level at compliance management principles; and in particular the principle of planning to control the waste. The data was analyzed using Excel, SPSS, and Expert Choice.

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