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Abstract

This paper reports the results of the first phase of a study that examined the trend and the main drivers of agricultural land conversion (ALC) in Northeast Iran. Using a multi-stakeholder analysis approach, data were obtained from agricultural land use policy makers in the Khorasan-e-Razavi province. The results showed that ALC in this province is on the rise. The policy makers identified different drivers for ALC and found it a very complex process. They attributed the main ALC driving forces to 鈥渆conomic鈥�, 鈥減olitical鈥�, 鈥渋nstitutional鈥�, 鈥渢echnical鈥�, 鈥渋nfrastructural鈥�, 鈥渟ocial鈥�, and 鈥渆nvironmental鈥� factors. The results also showed that, in the view of the policy makers, the 鈥減olitical and economic reforms鈥� should be the first and the most important priorities to respond to ALC followed by establishing proper 鈥渓egislation and law鈥� processes and 鈥渋nstitutional arrangements鈥� while 鈥渢echnical鈥� and 鈥渆nvironmental鈥� aspects remain as their last priority.

Citation

Hossein Azadi; Barati, A.A. LDPI Working Paper 36. Agricultural Land Conversion Drivers inNortheast Iran. The Land Deal Politics Initiative, (2013) 15 pp.

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