Estimation of Economic Benefits from Carbon Sequestration in Wheat Fields of Sistan Plain

Subject Areas : Sustainable production technologies

Hossein Janparvar ¹ , Mashallah Salarpour ² , Vahid Pourmardan ³

1 - PhD student in Environmental Economics and Natural Resources، Zabol University، Iran
2 - Assistant Professor، Department of Agricultural Economics، Zabol University، Iran
3 - PhD student in Environmental Economics and Natural Resources، Zabol University، Iran

Received: 2021-03-15 Accepted : 2021-09-13 Published : 2021-09-21

Keywords: Economic value, Wheat species, Sistan region, Carbon sequestration,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study is to estimate the economic value of carbon sequestration by wheat species in wheat fields of Sistan plain and to provide a solution to increase carbon sequestration capacity. For this purpose، sampling was done by systematic random method and the amount of organic carbon was determined by Walkie-Black method in wheat species. Then، by multiplying the conversion factor of organic carbon in plant biomass، the total weight of precipitated carbon per hectare of the study area was calculated. The results showed that the value of absorption per ton of carbon dioxide from the alternative cost method in the study area was estimated at 22775200 thousand Rials and the total value of carbon sequestration is estimated at 73746723.918 million Rials. It is suggested that due to the economics of carbon sequestration by plants and the simplicity of the method of measuring the amount of production and carbon sequestration, especially in wheat cultivation as a strategic and essential crop that occupies a large area of land each year، a kind of database Create and take into account the necessary incentives to promote sustainable agriculture and increase carbon sequestration capacity in agricultural ecosystems.