The most Appropriate Winter Cultivation in Mazandaran Province of Iran using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)

ABSTRACT: The energy analysis is necessary for stable management of resources to produce agricultural product and also determination of consumed energy in each production step, obtaining a base for resources protection, helping in stable management and presentation of related diplomacy are premium of this process. Prosperous applying of quantitative methods can redound to accurate, reliable and economic solutions with reasonable time. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method can change a multi-dimension problem to a single-dimension problem. According to importance of above subjects and input value increasing in agricultural system, high tendency of agriculture’s for further production and intensification of difference plantation in Mazandaran province (Amol city) of Iran, investigation of appropriate pattern of winter cultivation (Lettuce, Bersim Clover, Broad bean) can be effective on winter cultivation system stability. The result demonstrated that in criteria priority according to experts' evaluation, economic, social, technical criteria were more available than ecological and political criteria. The result illustrated that for economic, social and technical stability in winter cultivation system stability in Amol, Lettuce, Bersim Clover and Broad bean are appropriate respectively. For realization of ecological stability, Broad bean, Bersim Clover and Lettuce are appropriate respectively and for accessibility to political stability in winter cultivation system, Broad bean and Bersim Clover are in the first level.

Winter Cultivation, Bersim Clover, Broad Bean, Lettuce, AHP.