Decision Support Model for Input Minimization and the Optimal Economic Efficiency of Agricultural Holdings

Abstract

This study aims to change land use by implementing a Decision Support Model (DMS) with the goal of reducing water and fertilizer use. The problem is solved by deriving the necessary results of a set of selected pilot fields that belong to a farmer group located in the region of Central Macedonia. In order to define the pilot farms, the necessary data are collected and then processed using multicriteria weighted goal programming in order to develop a Decision Support Model that is related to the reduction of water and fertilizer use.

Keywords

• common agricultural policy
• input minimization
• decision support model