Trade Offs of Income between Crops for Agricultural Purpose and Energy Purpose in a Community Level.

Autor: Singhavara, Montri, Wiboonpongse, Aree, Chaovanapoonphol, Yaovarate, Onpraphai, Thaworn
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Zdroj: International Journal of Intelligent Technologies & Applied Statistics; 2016, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p123-143, 21p
Abstrakt: This research aims to study decision approach in using resources together with tradeof fs between income from growing crops for food and for biofuel. The study used data from survey in 2013 from 870 agriculturists in Tambol Nikhom Thung Phothalay, Muang District, Kamphangphet Province. To achieve in f inding net prof it together with energy security in a community level, Interactive Fuzzy Linear Programming with Fuzzy Parameters have been used. Result of the study reveals that highest net prof it and satisfaction level come from growing rice, followed by cassava, sugar cane, and maize. In situation of lack of resources (water supply and labor) and slump in agricultural product price, the community would have more income from crops that produce ethanol (tapioca chips and sugar cane) to substitute income from food-producing crops, together with higher energy security in community level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index