Investigating the Effect of Knowledge-Based Indicators on the Efficiency of Agricultural Production Cooperative Companies in Mazandaran Province

One of the basic axes of development is knowledge-oriented production activities. The high vulnerability of the agricultural sector, on one hand, and the high importance of this sector in providing food security, on the other hand, have caused agriculture in Iran to take a step towards becoming know...

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Main Authors: somayeh shirzadi laskookalayeh, Parvin Ghaderinejad
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Published: Ministry of Labor Cooperation and Social Welfare 2024-01-01
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description One of the basic axes of development is knowledge-oriented production activities. The high vulnerability of the agricultural sector, on one hand, and the high importance of this sector in providing food security, on the other hand, have caused agriculture in Iran to take a step towards becoming knowledge-based. In this regard, production cooperatives by consolidating small lands and applying correct management through the use of scientific methods and Tendency towards using new technology in production can provide the basis for increasing the productivity of this sector. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of investigating the state of using new science and modern equipment in the agricultural sector and their effect on the efficiency of cooperatives.Methodology/approach: In this study, the types of efficiency of 29 rural production cooperative companies in Mazandaran province are measured using Data Envelopment Analysis method. For this purpose, DEAP2.1 software is used.Findings and conclusions: The results show that only 17.24% of the investigated cooperatives are efficient in terms of technical and scale, 31.03% in terms of management, 6.90% in terms of allocation and economy. Also, there is a big gap (82.10%) between the technical efficiency of knowledge- based cooperatives and resource- based cooperatives, so it is suggested that the managers of cooperatives in this province should set the cooperatives of Amol as their model and trying in benefiting from new science and technology in production.
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spelling doaj-art-773f55d44deb441f82fb6bad94bbf3e62024-11-17T10:07:24ZengMinistry of Labor Cooperation and Social Welfareتعاون و کشاورزی2783-54642783-54722024-01-011248698610.22034/ajcoop.2023.403441.1841188555Investigating the Effect of Knowledge-Based Indicators on the Efficiency of Agricultural Production Cooperative Companies in Mazandaran Provincesomayeh shirzadi laskookalayeh0Parvin Ghaderinejad1Department of Agricultural Economic, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University Sari. Mazandaran.Department of Agricultural Economic, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University Sari. Mazandaran. Iran.One of the basic axes of development is knowledge-oriented production activities. The high vulnerability of the agricultural sector, on one hand, and the high importance of this sector in providing food security, on the other hand, have caused agriculture in Iran to take a step towards becoming knowledge-based. In this regard, production cooperatives by consolidating small lands and applying correct management through the use of scientific methods and Tendency towards using new technology in production can provide the basis for increasing the productivity of this sector. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of investigating the state of using new science and modern equipment in the agricultural sector and their effect on the efficiency of cooperatives.Methodology/approach: In this study, the types of efficiency of 29 rural production cooperative companies in Mazandaran province are measured using Data Envelopment Analysis method. For this purpose, DEAP2.1 software is used.Findings and conclusions: The results show that only 17.24% of the investigated cooperatives are efficient in terms of technical and scale, 31.03% in terms of management, 6.90% in terms of allocation and economy. Also, there is a big gap (82.10%) between the technical efficiency of knowledge- based cooperatives and resource- based cooperatives, so it is suggested that the managers of cooperatives in this province should set the cooperatives of Amol as their model and trying in benefiting from new science and technology in production.http://ajcoop.mcls.gov.ir/article_188555_a8722fb8e70ac97b743882c80d5b1355.pdfagriculturedata envelopment analysisefficiencyknowledge-based cooperatives
spellingShingle somayeh shirzadi laskookalayeh
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Investigating the Effect of Knowledge-Based Indicators on the Efficiency of Agricultural Production Cooperative Companies in Mazandaran Province
تعاون و کشاورزی
agriculture
data envelopment analysis
efficiency
knowledge-based cooperatives
title Investigating the Effect of Knowledge-Based Indicators on the Efficiency of Agricultural Production Cooperative Companies in Mazandaran Province
title_full Investigating the Effect of Knowledge-Based Indicators on the Efficiency of Agricultural Production Cooperative Companies in Mazandaran Province
title_fullStr Investigating the Effect of Knowledge-Based Indicators on the Efficiency of Agricultural Production Cooperative Companies in Mazandaran Province
title_full_unstemmed Investigating the Effect of Knowledge-Based Indicators on the Efficiency of Agricultural Production Cooperative Companies in Mazandaran Province
title_short Investigating the Effect of Knowledge-Based Indicators on the Efficiency of Agricultural Production Cooperative Companies in Mazandaran Province
title_sort investigating the effect of knowledge based indicators on the efficiency of agricultural production cooperative companies in mazandaran province
topic agriculture
data envelopment analysis
efficiency
knowledge-based cooperatives
url http://ajcoop.mcls.gov.ir/article_188555_a8722fb8e70ac97b743882c80d5b1355.pdf
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