Investigating factors affecting Iran's Pistachios Virtual Land Exports

Mohammad khodaverdizadeh ¹ ( Associate Professor of Economics of natural resources and environment, Agricultural economics department, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran )
Atabak Kazempuor ² ( PhD student of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural economics department, Faculty of agricultural economics and development, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran )
Reza Shakeri Bostanabad ³ ( university of tehran )
Leila Yousefzadeh ⁴ ( MSc Student of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural economics department, Agricultural economics department, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran )

Submited date : 2023-09-28 Accepted date : 2024-08-21

Keywords: Iran, trade, export, Pistachio, Virtual Land,

Abstract :

Introduction: The growing volume of international trade in agricultural products has increased attention to the hidden resources of agricultural products, especially in terms of land and water use and environmental and socio-economic impacts. in this study Iran's virtual land export of pistachio is calculated and the factors affecting its export are determined.
Methods: The current study aims to identify the factor affecting Iran's Pistachios Virtual Land Exports. For this purpose, the gravity model of Iran's pistachio export was used in the period of 2001-2019
Findings: The results of this research showed that Iran's pistachio virtual land export has been accompanied by a decreasing trend despite high fluctuations. Also, there is a significant difference between the export of virtual pistachio land in Iran and the United States Based on the results of the estimated model, the ratio of Iran's agricultural land to trading partners, per capita income of trading partners, geographical distance of trading partners, population of trading partners, international economic sanctions and global economic crisis have a significant impact on Iran's virtual land export.