A multicriteria approach for assessing agricultural productivity. (2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tarnanidis, Theodore; Papathanasiou, Jason; Vlachopoulou, Maro; Manos, Basil; Kalioropoulou, Anna
• Is Part Of: International journal of sustainable agricultural management and informatics. Volume 3:Number 4(2017)
• Page Start: 314
• Page End: 324
• Publication Date: 2017
• Subjects: multicriteria analysis -- PROMETHEE II -- productivity of agricultural resources; Sustainable agriculture -- Management -- Periodicals; Sustainable agriculture -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Agricultural productivity -- Management -- Periodicals; Agricultural productivity -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Agricultural resources -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Agricultural systems -- Management -- Periodicals; Agricultural systems -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 338.1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2054-5819

Abstract

This paper investigates the agricultural productivity in rural areas based on productivity indicators of agricultural resources, like the gross return produced per agricultural land in these areas, by using the decision-making approach PROMETHEE II. This approach was applied for the assessment of productivity and for the ranking of the seven prefectures of the region of Central Macedonia in Northern Greece with data for the period from 2013 to 2014. The results revealed that the prefecture of Pella surpasses in productivity the remaining six, followed by Imathia and Chalkidiki. Finally, the validity of the specific ranking results is discussed and recommendations are given for the improvement of regional performance and productivity.