بررسي و تعيين مزيت نسبي محصولات زراعي استان خراسان رضوي با محوريت آب

Investigating the Comparative Advantage of Crops Production Regarding to Water Recourses in Razavi Khorasan Province

According to the diversity of climate condition, each of country regions has comparative advantage in production of some crops. So main goal of current study is identification of comparative advantage for cultivated crops in Razavi Khorasan province and each its counties by emphasizing water. For this purpose, three indicators (DRC, SCB, and NSP), shadow price of inputs and crops are used. Required information and data are extracted of a project, agricultural Jahad comprehensive questionnaire, water department, and FAO and Comtrade sites. Therefore, county and crop priorities are made. According to results of DRC and SCB, the most comparative advantage was for non water crops whereas according to NSP, the most comparative advantage was for water crops in Razavi Khorasan province.