How to protect productive lands to ensure food security: The case of Northern Iran

IF 5.9 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Land Use Policy Pub Date : 2025-07-23 DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107685

Zahra Akbari , Bahram Imani , Eisa Pourramzan , Shahla Choobchian , Narges Siamian , Petr Sklenička , Kristina Janečková , Frank Witlox , Hossein Azadi

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Abstract

Agriculture has always been a valuable activity and is accepted by human societies to achieve food security. Achieving this goal requires production on land that must be properly sustained. Accordingly, the main aim of this study is to investigate the sustainability strategies and optimal use of agricultural land in Guilan province using a food security approach. The research is descriptive-analytical in terms of applied purpose and the basis of its method. The SWOT analytical model has been used to provide appropriate solutions by examining effective internal and external points. Agricultural lands, forests, and rangelands were surveyed and presented in 1994 and 2016. The statistical population of the research includes university professors, senior experts of Agricultural Lands Administration, farmers and local managers. The findings revealed that strengths (4.8), weaknesses (4.3), and threats (4.5), outranked opportunities. Accordingly, the overall solution is to reduce weaknesses in order to prevent the threats ahead and to use the existing strengths to achieve the expected opportunities. Finally, by using practical strategies and new paradigms, while providing economic support to the agricultural sector, the ground for the sustainability of Guilan lands will be provided.

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如何保护多产土地以确保粮食安全：以伊朗北部为例

农业一直是一项有价值的活动，为人类社会所接受，以实现粮食安全。要实现这一目标，就必须适当地维持土地上的生产。因此，本研究的主要目的是基于粮食安全视角探讨贵兰省农业用地的可持续发展策略和优化利用。本研究在应用目的和方法基础上都是描述性分析的。SWOT分析模型已经被用来提供适当的解决方案，通过检查有效的内部和外部点。1994年和2016年对农田、森林和牧场进行了调查和展示。研究统计对象包括大学教授、农地局高级专家、农民和地方管理者。调查结果显示，优势（4.8分）、劣势（4.3分）和威胁（4.5分）排在机会之前。因此，整体解决方案是减少弱点，以防止未来的威胁，并利用现有的优势，以实现预期的机会。最后，在为农业部门提供经济支持的同时，采用切实可行的战略和新模式，为桂兰土地的可持续发展奠定基础。

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Land Use Policy ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-

CiteScore

13.70

自引率

8.50%

发文量

553

期刊介绍： Land Use Policy is an international and interdisciplinary journal concerned with the social, economic, political, legal, physical and planning aspects of urban and rural land use. Land Use Policy examines issues in geography, agriculture, forestry, irrigation, environmental conservation, housing, urban development and transport in both developed and developing countries through major refereed articles and shorter viewpoint pieces.