Evaluation of Agricultural Situation in Shoosh Danial City from Virtual Water Perspective

Subject Areas : watere sciences

Mohammad Aghapour Sabbaghi ^{1 *} , Fysal Fazle ²

1 - Department of Agricultural management , Shoshtar Branch, Islamic azad university, Shoshtar
2 - Agricultural management , Shoshtar Branch, Islamic azad university, Shoshtar ,Iran

Received: 2017-10-30 Accepted : 2018-01-05 Published : 2017-12-22

Keywords: Virtual water, Green Water, Trade Balance, Shoosh Danial city,

Abstract :

Due to lack of water resources in the country, the use of new concepts such as virtual water in the resource management process has a significant role. In this study, the city of Susa Daniel agriculture from the perspective of virtual water has been studied. The results of the study showed that the virtual water level of this city equals 135,362 million cubic meters per year. This number show that exports of virtual water is the city more than importing . One of the most important reasons for the export of virtual water in the city of Susa water based products such as sugar cane, rice, corn and tomato. The main source for importing virtual water caused by citrus, date, barely and potato. The results also showed that the city of Susa has little potential in the use of green water. Sothat only about 5.5 percent of province production garden produced by green water. Therefore, it is suggested cropping pattern Susa city change to greater use of green water andavoid of planting summer crops such as corn and vegetables .