a. r. karbasi

Today, with the growing competition in domestic and international markets, the ability of agribusiness companies to survive and to grow depends on choosing and implementing a sustainable business strategy. However, this task actually is not as easy as it seems, because it is important to consider various criteria and interrelations between them for choosing the best business strategy. Additionally, matching business strategy with organizational resources is essential for gaining a competitive advantage. Using the ANP model, the purpose of the current study was to select the most suitable business strategy for one of the largest saffron companies in Iran. The results revealed that differentiation strategy had the highest priority with 39% of the influence. Another finding was that managerial capabilities among organizational resources were relatively more important in choosing a business strategy. According to the findings of the study, it is suggested that agribusiness firm managers pay special attention to three important elements, namely, improving the financial condition, knowing the needs of customers, and creation of new innovative products or services, to implement a differentiation strategy.

The purpose of this study is to assess the performance of shrimp cooperatives and non-cooperatives in Guatr district in Chabahar city of Sistan and Baluchistan province. To achieve the objective of study, profitability and efficiency indices were used. Data were collected from 25 shrimp farms. Technical efficiency was estimated by BCC and super efficiency models. The results of study revealed that all farms made profit. Moreover, the ranking of super efficiency models showed significant differences among efficiency levels of farms. Low level of efficiency was mainly related to poor management and rate of inputs utilization. Therefore, providing intensive extension services was recommended.