Prioritizing the Establishment of Agricultural Conversion Industries in Guilan Province Using TOPSIS

Villages should be more productive as a source of life for urban centers. The establishment of conversion industries is one of the ways to increase agricultural production. On the other hand, expediting the establishment of the above industries requires the use of appropriate methods, among which the topsis method can help planners. Therefore, the present research aims at prioritizing the location of agricultural conversion industries in Guilan province to answer the question of which cities are prioritized according to population and per capita agricultural production indices.The research is applied in terms of its purpose and the basis of its method is descriptive-analytical. The information is based on library studies and main emphasis on the statistical documentation of the country. To analyze the data, a Topsis model was used to weigh the agricultural indicators by distributing the questionnaire among 10 experts in agricultural conversion. The research findings showed that Rudsar city with the final score of 0/3914 as the first choice was the shortest distance from the ideal solution and the furthest distance from the most inefficient place, namely, Masal with a final score of 0.0434 for the establishment of agricultural conversion industries in terms of accessibility.As a result of human and economic capital, it must be used in places with the highest capability to achieve sustainable development goals.