Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Performance of Agricultural Products in Sistan-and- Baluchestan Province of Iran:   A Case Study of Triticale, Nomar Barley, and Hamoon Wheat

MOHAMMAD GHASEMI, Mahmoud; KOOHKAN, Shir Ali; AKBARI MOGHADDAM, Hossein; ROSTAMI, Hasan; GOLI MAHMOUDI, Habibollah

Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Performance of Agricultural Products in Sistan-and- Baluchestan Province of Iran: A Case Study of Triticale, Nomar Barley, and Hamoon Wheat

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The purpose of this study is to produce a crop that can provide an appropriate context for the participation of farmers in economic development of the area. The statistical population consisted of farmers who have cultivated three crops, triticale, Nomar barley and Hamoon wheat in 2002 crop year in Sistan-and-Baluchestan province. The study has applied cost-benefit analysis to time series data, and the results implied that since triticale is a newly introduced cereal in the province, that can be used as a seed food for human consumption and as a fodder for animal feeding, its cost-benefit ratio was more than one in two locations of the Sistan region and Khash. Triticale cultivation and extension as a new cereal with high potential for fodder and seed production can be effective in generating crop diversity and increasing performance in the region, considering its high performance in comparison with Nomar and Hamoon wheats.

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