Feasibility of precision agriculture (PA) development in Iran
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Keywords: Road map, Development indices, Optimum situation, Self-propelled agricultural machinery (SPAM),
Abstract :
In this research, optimum situation for SPAM in Iran is drawn. For this goal, studying and analyzing current position of SPAM in 10 provinces of country (as a view of SPAM in Iran) were made by case study, document, interview and questionnaire methods. Statistical society included all professionals, academics, experts and producers in SPAM area that selected by simple random sampling. Challenges facing SPAM development in country and guidelines in order to overcome challenges are determined. Extracted challenges classified and prioritized using non-parametric statistic method. Since the SPAM roadmap was based on the country's fifth development plan; the obligations relating to SPAM was extracted from the Fifth Development Plan and the main parts of road map are explained based on them. For each program, projects, funding requirements and schedule are performed. Then, parameters affecting the development of SPAM are defined. The effective indices for development of SPAM were defined and their quantities for current and optimum situations were determined
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