Application of Multifunctional Ecological Footprint in Sustainability Analysis of Saffron Production in Southern Khorasan

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Esfahani Seyed Mohammad Jafar; Khazaee Javad

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Journal: Saffron Agronomy and Technology Year:2020 | Volume:7 | Issue:4 Page(s): 491-503

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Application of Multifunctional Ecological Footprint in Sustainability Analysis of Saffron Production in Southern Khorasan

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Esfahani Seyed Mohammad Jafar | Khazaee Javad | Issue Writer Certificate

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Abstract

The Ecological footprint (EF) is a strong indicator of sustainability analysis that is used today in scientific communities. The footprint index determines the space required to support an activity by the average area needed to provide resources and absorb waste in term of Global hectare (Gha). In this study, the sustainability of Saffron production in the southern Khorasan province as one of the most important Saffron production centers in the country was investigated due to the significant increase in Saffron production in recent years. The data for this research was collected through questionnaires and interviews with 396 farmers in 2017. According to the different yield and consumption of inputs in different years, sustainability investigation was carried out for the first to sixth years. For this purpose, the amount of bio productive land directly required for production of Saffron was considered as an indicator of the direct Ecological footprint and amount of bio productive land needed to absorb the waste generated by the production process as indirect Ecological footprint. The results of this study showed that the average indirect EF of Saffron was 2. 02 Global hectare (Gha), 0. 07 of which was related to farm and 0. 13 Gha was related to off farm emissions. The highest EF was allocated to the first year of production. The multi-functional Ecological footprint showed that the EF land was 0. 01 Gha, EF revenue 0. 63 Gha and EF yield was 0. 003 Gha. Generally it seems that Saffron production is relatively sustainable farming compared to other agricultural crops.

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Esfahani, Seyed Mohammad Jafar, & Khazaee, Javad. (2020). Application of Multifunctional Ecological Footprint in Sustainability Analysis of Saffron Production in Southern Khorasan. SAFFRON AGRONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY, 7(4 ), 491-503. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/371552/en

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Esfahani Seyed Mohammad Jafar, Khazaee Javad. Application of Multifunctional Ecological Footprint in Sustainability Analysis of Saffron Production in Southern Khorasan. SAFFRON AGRONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY[Internet]. 2020;7(4 ):491-503. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/371552/en

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Seyed Mohammad Jafar Esfahani, and Javad Khazaee, “Application of Multifunctional Ecological Footprint in Sustainability Analysis of Saffron Production in Southern Khorasan,” SAFFRON AGRONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 7, no. 4 , pp. 491–503, 2020, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/371552/en

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