Irrigation Sciences and Engineering

Irrigation Sciences and Engineering

Investigation DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) Window application in the management processes of agricultural water consumptions (case study: Khozestan province)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Dalal Modhej 1
Adel Dahimavi 2
1 Assistant Professor, Departments of Mathematics, Sosangerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sosangerd, Iran
2 Postdoctoral graduate of Water Resources, Khozestan Water and Power Organization.
10.22055/jise.2024.46611.2123
Abstract
The agricultural sector in Iran is based on exploitation systems, so analyzing the efficiency of these systems is of particular importance. In the present study, 10 active exploitation systems in Khuzestan during the cropping seasons spanning from 2015 to 2022 are evaluated using the windowed data envelopment analysis (DEA) method. DEA window analysis is based on a dynamic perspective, regarding the same decision-making unit (DMU) in different periods of time as entirely different DMUs. The findings indicate that during the agricultural seasons of 2015 to 2022, the Nahieh Shomal exploitation system achieved the highest average efficiency, recording a value of 0.971. The exploitation system of Mehr Omidgaran Qaleh Madreseh exhibited the lowest average efficiency at 0.423. In addition, the results showed a consistent decrease in the average efficiency of the Ferdos and Keshtgaran exploitation systems each year.
Keywords
Efficiency
Agricultural Water Exploitation Systems
Irrigation Networks
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Irrigation Sciences and Engineering
Volume 48, Issue 3
Autumn 2025
Pages 41-53

  • Receive Date 20 June 2024
  • Revise Date 27 October 2024
  • Accept Date 29 October 2024
  • Publish Date 05 November 2025