Prioritization of Sustainable Business Plans in Line with the Development of Rural Entrepreneurship with an Emphasis on Rangeland Ecosystem Services (Case study: Maneh and Samalqan Cities, North Khorasan Province)

Ghorbani, Mehdi; Avazpour, Leila; Azarnivand, Hossein; Rafiee, Hamed

doi:10.22059/jrwm.2024.368287.1734

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Department of Rehabilitation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

² Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

³ Department of Agricultural Economic, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

10.22059/jrwm.2024.368287.1734

Abstract

the purpose of this research is to prioritize business plans. It is sustainable in line with the development of rural entrepreneurship with an emphasis on pasture ecosystem services.
For this purpose, in the present study, 393 pasture users were selected from four villagesin Maneh and Samalghan cities.
First, the economic valuation of four main rangeland functions was carried out using the available questionnaire and random sampling method, then the potential of attracting income in each of these functions obtained. In the next step, the costs of each of these businesses were collected with the help of survey information. In the next step, the financial evaluation of business plans was done with the help of financial indicators, including NPV, B/C, ROI, and IRR. The results showed that the three businesses of animal husbandry, beekeeping and the establishment of eco-tourism accommodation have economic justification, and the business of packaging and processing medicinal plants has no economic justification.Prioritization of these four businesses by the indicators of the previous stages of the research by scoring each of the indicators Done. The results showed that in order of businesses; 1-Establishment of ecotourism residence, 2-animal husbandry (sheep breeding), 3-beekeeping and 4-medicinal plant processing have the first to fourth priority in order to empower the beneficiaries in the target villages.

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Prioritization of Sustainable Business Plans in Line with the Development of Rural Entrepreneurship with an Emphasis on Rangeland Ecosystem Services (Case study: Maneh and Samalqan Cities, North Khorasan Province)

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Volume 77, Issue 2
August 2024
Pages 155-170

Prioritization of Sustainable Business Plans in Line with the Development of Rural Entrepreneurship with an Emphasis on Rangeland Ecosystem Services (Case study: Maneh and Samalqan Cities, North Khorasan Province)

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Volume 77, Issue 2August 2024Pages 155-170

Volume 77, Issue 2
August 2024
Pages 155-170