Evaluating the Productivity of Paddy Water Resources through SWOT Analysis: The Case of Northern Iran

Goli, Imaneh; Azadi, Hossein; Nooripoor, Mehdi; Baig, Mirza Barjees; Viira, Ants‐Hannes; Ajtai, Iulia; Özgüven, Ahsen Işık

doi:10.3390/w13212964

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“…According to the findings, programs that provide a variety of learning opportunities and encourage debate and exploration of varied perspectives are more likely to provide appropriate learning settings for women. Rice is one of the most essential sources of food in Iran and other countries of the world [10,19]. Therefore, paying attention to the training needs of rice farmers can have many implications.…”

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Training Needs Assessment: The Case of Female Rice Farmers in Northern Iran

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An appraisal of training requirements responds to the issue of why training is needed and gives some assurance that the services needed to establish and conduct training can achieve the required outcomes based on performance. Therefore, the goal of this study was to examine the educational needs of female rice farmers in Sari (the capital of Mazandaran province located in Northern Iran). This study adopted a descriptive-correlational approach consisting of 1677 female rice farmers in Sari in 2013–2015. Finally, 240 respondents were selected and examined using Cochran’s formula and through stratified sampling with proportional assignment. The results of multivariate stepwise regression indicated that the level of participation (−0.488), the importance of economic factors (0.369), the number of training courses (−0.284), and marital status (−0.179) of female rice farmers were effective on the training needs level. According to the findings, training programs should take into account the educational needs of female rice farmers in order to gain the necessary expertise and skills in new methods and transfer them to other farmers.

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“…In the present study, a semistructural interview (Goli et al, 2021) was used to collect the primary data. Informal semistructured interviews were conducted.…”

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“…During the interview, stakeholders were asked to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (Yavuz & Baycan, 2013a) related to the ecological, environmental, economic, and social issues of the watershed. After compiling the internal and external factors (Nazari et al, 2018; Solaymani, 2018), the importance coefficient (Sudia et al, 2021), and the score (Goli et al, 2021) were considered for each factor, and the local weight of each factor was calculated. MCDM techniques were then used to weigh and rank the factors of strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat.…”

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Comparative applicability of MCDM‐SWOT based techniques for developing integrated watershed management framework

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2023

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Environmental planning facilitates decision‐making to achieve sustainable development goals and provides a crucial way to achieve integrated watershed management (IWM). However, such systematic planning has not been adequately conducted worldwide. Therefore, this study was conducted to develop an IWM framework using SWOT (i.e., strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) model for the Cheshmeh–Kileh Watershed, Mazandaran Province, Iran. The input components were comparatively weighted using different multicriteria decision‐making (MCDM) techniques, including Game Theory Algorithm (GTA), Best–Worst Method (BWM), VIekriterijumsko KOmpromisno Rangiranje (VIKOR), Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), and Simple Additive Weighting (SAW). Semistructured interviews with stakeholders, including watershed residents, executive experts, and policymakers, were used to identify the SWOT factors. The number of interviewees in subgroups of local users, policy‐making institutions and executive organization were 75, 13, and 6 respectively. Five different MCDM techniques were then used to calculate the overall weight of SWOT factors. According to the results, the groups of SWOT factors of abundant water resources, severe floods, promotion of environmental conservation culture, and increasing migration of young age groups with respective weights of 0.298, 0.298, 0.372, and 0.279 scored higher than other factors. Based on the overall weights, it can be said that positive factors scored more points than negative factors. Therefore, according to the opinions of the stakeholders, the Cheshmeh–Kileh Watershed was in a good condition based on strengths and opportunities compared to weaknesses and threats, and for this reason, GTA and SAW, which had included the watershed status in the growth and development strategy, were selected as the best method. BWM and TOPSIS provided relatively acceptable results, and the weakest result was associated with VIKOR, which showed the watershed status in the defensive strategy. The present study results can help managers in optimal decisions for planning and optimal management in the Cheshmeh–Kileh Watershed to create ecological balance and increase the welfare of watershed residents.

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“…Therefore, the evaluation of various strategies to manage water resources and their optimal use should be pursued by key decisionmakers as one of the important directions of the next decade. So, in this study, we suggest some strategies based on the special situation in Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic for water resource management [19]. To achieve this aim, a combined SWOT-MCDM method is proposed to identify and prioritize existing improvement strategies.…”

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An integrated decision-making framework for selecting the best strategies of water resources management in pandemic emergencies

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In recent years, due to COVID 19 pandemic that has resulted in an unpredictable increase in water consumption, the global concerns about water resources management have been increased. Furthermore, it seems essential to focus on strategies enabling to decrease water consumption. So, the aim of this study is to identify and prioritize the potential strategies of water resources management during such pandemic. To do so, we develop a hybrid decisionmaking approach. At first, the potential strategies are identified by SWOT analysis while the relevant criteria are identified based on the literature review and experts' opinions. Afterwards, potential interrelationships between criteria are determined using fuzzy DEMATEL. Then, an integrated FBWM-FANP method is applied to calculate the global weights of criteria. Eventually, the fuzzy VIKOR is utilized to rank the potential strategies. Based on the obtained results, efficiency and economic measures are the most important criteria for selecting the strategies related to water resource management in COVID-19 pandemic. The strategy of advertising and informing about correct water consumption is the best strategy which indicates the power of advertising while it could be economic and efficient either.

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Evaluating the Productivity of Paddy Water Resources through SWOT Analysis: The Case of Northern Iran

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Training Needs Assessment: The Case of Female Rice Farmers in Northern Iran

Training Needs Assessment: The Case of Female Rice Farmers in Northern Iran

Comparative applicability of MCDM‐SWOT based techniques for developing integrated watershed management framework

An integrated decision-making framework for selecting the best strategies of water resources management in pandemic emergencies

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