Recognizing and Prioritizing Smart Solutions in the Poultry Industry based on Sustainability Criteria

Document Type : Research Article-en

Authors

• A. Khadivar ¹
• F. Mojibian ²
• Z. Torkashvand ¹

¹ Department of Management, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

² Department of Management and Economics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22067/jead.2022.76267.1130

Abstract

Livestock and poultry production and supply is one of the significant food sectors in which more production can lead to a decrease in dependence on exports and earning foreign exchange. Poultry farming is a vital industry for sustainable food supply in all countries. In this research, intelligent applications and solutions in the poultry industry are identified and prioritized using the simultaneous evaluation of criteria and alternatives (SECA) methodbased on criteria representing the sustainable development. Analysis showed that eighteenprincipalfieldsof intelligent solutions are identified in the poultry industry. The weights obtained for sustainable development criteria based on the SECA method are economic (0.351), social (0.3383), and environmental (0.3065) in order of value. Economic sustainability should be most importantinimplementing smart solutions-based projects in the poultry industry. One of the main challenges of the agricultural sector, especially the poultry industry, is traditional production utilization which leads to the overuse of land capacity. Also, the globalization trends, climate changes, moving from a fossil fuel-based economy to an environment-based economy, competition for land, freshwater, and labor shortage have led to more complications in supplyingnutrition. Considering the potential of smart solutions in realizing sustainable development objectives, it is suggested to focus more on the environmental aspects of poultry industry projects.

Keywords

• Internet of things
• Poultry industry
• SECA method
• Smart solutions
• Sustainable development

20.1001.1.20084722.1401.36.4.5.8

Main Subjects

• Agricultural Economics

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