Drought Risk Vulnerability Parameters among Wheat Farmers in Mashhad County, Iran

Type Journal Article - International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development (IJAMAD)
Title Drought Risk Vulnerability Parameters among Wheat Farmers in Mashhad County, Iran
Author(s)
Volume 3
Issue 4
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2013
Page numbers 227-236
URL http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ags:ijamad:163370
Abstract
I
dentification and analysis of farmers’ vulnerability associated
with their risk aversion degree is one of the necessary requirements
for planning and reducing impacts of drought in
Iran. So, this study was investigated three risk vulnerability
parameters (economic, social and technical) among wheat
farmers categorized in accordance with their risk aversion
degree in the Mashhad County (Iran) between drought years
of 2009-2011. Vulnerability parameters were determined by
Delphi technique. For measuring vulnerability and risk aversion
degree, formula of Me-Bar and Valdes and method of Safety
First Rule were applied respectively. Findings revealed that in
social vulnerability indicators; education level, collaboratively
farming activities and dependency on government and in
technical vulnerability; irrigation method, cultivation method
and type of cultivation; risk averse farmers have had the
highest vulnerability level under drought conditions. While respecting
economic vulnerability, risk neutral farmers (in insuring
for crops, sale prices of crops and the type of land ownership),
have had the highest vulnerability level.

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