The Combined Use of AHP and TOPSIS Technique for Determining the Weighted Criteria and Evaluation of Agricultural Sustainability (Case Study: Selected Counties of East Azarbaijan Province)

This study aimed to assess the sustainability of current agricultural component of the selected counties of East Azarbaijan province، including Tabriz، Ahar and Maragheh done. Indicators of social، economic and environmental assessment decisions were considered as indicators. Data and information required in this study using technical comments Jihad Agriculture Organization experts through questionnaires and statistical yearbooks were collected in the year 1391. Value-weighted index and the index of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) were performed. The relative importance of each of the sub options (agricultural areas) also was determined using TOPSIS technique. The results showed that the highest standards of environmental and social criteria selected regions are minimal impact on agricultural sustainability. Moreover، the results indicate that the Ahar is most desirable area in terms of three agriculture sustainable index. Environmental indicators in the Ahar and Tabriz counties has the greatest diversity of crops are and crop diversity is low and the county of Maragheh.