Productivity of Arian Broiler Industry in Kurdistan Province: Integrating ANP and DAMATEL Methods

Document Type : Original Research

Authors
M. A. Asaadi 1
H. Najafi Alamdarlo 1
S. H. Mosavi 1
A. Ehsani 2
O. Zamani 3
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Islamic Republic of Iran.
2 Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Islamic Republic of Iran.
3 University of Kiel/Thuenen Institute, Braunschweig, Germany.
10.22034/JAST.26.2.259
Abstract
The poultry industry is one of the most important agricultural subsectors, significantly contributing to protein supply and holding a unique position in terms of production and employment. To expand and boost profitability in this industry, it is important to analyze the economic factors of production, so that the factors influencing the rise in productivity of broiler production units may properly be recognized. As a result, the effective factors on the productivity of the Arian broiler sector in Iran's Kurdistan Province were investigated and prioritized in the current study. In order to evaluate the productivity of the industry, four main factors including human capital, economic, technical, and environmental variables were evaluated. The DEMATEL-ANP integrated approach was then used to determine the relative weights of the factors. The results revealed that the human capital component had the highest impact and the economic component was identified as the most influential factor among the other factors. Furthermore, the economic indicator had the highest priority, with a weight of 0.17. Of the 29 research components (sub-criteria), the "broiler farmer experience", with a weight of 0.042, exerted the greatest impact on the productivity of the province's broiler sector. The "feed cost", "day-old chicks cost", and "health care cost" ranked the second to fourth, respectively. According to the findings, more attention should be devoted to the production chain, such as input production and poultry vaccinations, in order to accomplish and also enhance productivity in the broiler industry.

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Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Volume 26, Issue 2
March and April 2024
Pages 259-272