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Department of Agricultural Economics

As an outstanding academic department and as an important part of the School of Agriculture at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, the Department of Agricultural Economics intends to
  • Hold on-the-job training courses in various fields of Agricultural Economics, aimed at improving the knowledge and skills of those employed in the agricultural sector.
  • Conduct and supervise research projects in various fields of Agricultural Economics
  • Offer consultation with regard to policy making and the planning of Agricultural Development projects
  • Help graduate students become outstanding researchers
The Department of Agricultural Economics started admitting BS students in 1995. Students who attend this program learn the principles and fundamentals of Microeconomic and Macroeconomics. Students are also taught how to apply the micro and macro methods to the problems of the environment and use of natural resources. The program takes a problem-solving approach to the common problems of agriculture and use of natural resources.
Our Master’s program which started its activities in 2005 trains students to become experts in the Agricultural Economics profession and to conduct innovative research in Agricultural and Environmental Economics. Students in this program can study in the different areas of Agricultural Marketing, Production Economics and Farm Management, Agricultural Development and Policy, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics.
Several Ph.D. candidates have been accepted in the Department of Agricultural Economic since 2012. Our academic members work closely with PhD students to produce outstanding research studies in the following areas:
  • Development economics
  • Climate change
  • Economics of international trade
  • Natural resource economics
  • Environmental economics
  • Farm management and economics
  • Applied economics
Students registering in our PhD. program complete advanced courses of study in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics. In addition, they take some special courses in their specific field of study. The main goal of our PhD program is to train outstanding researchers and highly qualified teachers. PhD students can focus their studies and research on Agricultural Marketing, Production Economics and Farm Management, Agricultural Development and Policy, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics.  More

Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics
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 Arash Dourandish
Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
dourandish@um.ac.ir
+985138805786


Concentration areas offered by the Department of Agricultural Economics
Areas Bachelor's Master's Ph.D
Agricultural Marketing
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Production Economics and farm Management
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Agricultural Development and Policy
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Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
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Academic staff

Leili Abolhassani
Associate Professor
Mahmoud Daneshvar Kakhki
Professor
Arash Dourandish
Associate Professor
Ali Firoozzare
Assistant Professor
Mohammad Ghorbani
Professor
Ali Reza Karbasi
Professor
Hosein Mohammadi
Associate Professor
Mahmood Sabouhi Sabouni
Professor
Naser Shahnoushi Froshani
Professor

Research

Recent journal articles

Tirgari Seraji, M., Sabouhi Sabouni, M., & Shahnoushi Foroushani, N. (2024). Aiming at low nitrogen leaching diets based on nitrogen fertilizer regulatory policy: A regional bio-economic assessment of the Zayandeh-Rud river basin-Iran. Journal of Environmental Management, 351 (), 119650-119666.
Aminizadeh, M., Mohammadi, H., Karbasi, A. (2024). Predicting consumers’ intention towards seafood products: An extended theory of planned behavior. Food Quality and Preference, 113 (), 105061-.
Abolhassani, L., Sabouhi Sabouni, M., & Daneshvar Kakhki, M. (2024). Ecosystem services and economic values provided by urban park trees in the air polluted city of Mashhad. Sustainable Cities and Society, 101 (), 105110-105110.
Esfandiari, S., Firoozzare, A., & Dourandish, A. (2024). Intervention strategies for the safe use of semi-treated wastewater by Iranian farmers: An approach for safe food production in the circular economy. NJAS: Impact in Agricultural and Life Sciences, 96 (1), -.
Aminizadeh, M., Mohammadi, H., & Karbasi, A. (2024). Determinants of fishing grounds footprint: Evidence from dynamic spatial Durbin model. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 202 (1), 116364-116375.
Tirgari Seraji, M., Sabouhi Sabouni, M., & Shahnoushi Foroushani, N. (2024). Exploring the instability in the food security due to nitrogen fertilizer regulatory policy. Food and Energy Security, 13 (3), -.
Mahmoudi, M., Mohammadi, H., & Karbasi, A. (2024). Factors Affecting the Waste of Selected Agricultural Products with an Emphasis on the Marketing Mix. Agriculture, 14 (6), 857-876.
Aghasafari, H., Karbasi, A., & Mohammadi, H. (2024). بررسی راهبرد مناسب ورود به بازار بین‌المللی محصولات کشاورزی ارگانیک. , 37 (4), 397-413.
Saeedi, Z., Ghorbani, M. (2024). Modeling of agricultural water policies to guarantee water supply under climate change. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 26 (), 101233-101245.
Firoozzare, A., Yousefian, N., Ghazanfari, S., & Pakook, S. (2024). Understanding the role of awareness and trust in consumer purchase decisions for healthy food and products. Food Quality and Preference, 121 (), 105275-9.
Ghazanfari, S., Firoozzare, A. (2024). Exploring Factors Influencing Consumers’ Willingness to Pay Healthy-Labeled Foods at a Premium Price. Sustainability, 16 (16), 6895-21.
Esfandiari, S., Firoozzare, A., Yousefian, N. (2024). Reviving the forgotten legacy: Strategies for reviving qanats as sustainable solutions for agricultural water supply in arid and semi-arid regions. Water Research, 265 (), 122138-122151.
Firoozzare, A., Hashemzadeh, H., Yousefian, N., Esfandiari, S., & Karbasi, A. (2024). رویکرد داده کاوی برای انتخاب بازار خرده‌فروشی مصرف‌کنندگان: مطالعه موردی بازارهای خرده-فروشی شهری در ایران. , (), -.
Alizadeh, P., Mohammadi, H., Shahnoushi Foroushani, N. (2024). Effects of Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors on Meat Consumption Pattern in Iran: A Demand System Approach. Agris On-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 16 (3), 3-15.
Yousefian, N., Shahnoushi Foroushani, N., Firoozzare, A. (2024). Prioritizing the effects of sustainable development of reviving the qanat in Fariman-Torbat Jam plain- The Eastern of Iran. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 28 (0), 101365-101365.

Recent research projects

Firoozzare, Ali,esfandiari, Sasan,,yousefian, Nazanin, (2024). Revival of the forgotten heritage: strategies for the revival of aqueducts as sustainable solutions for agricultural water supply in arid and semi-arid regions.
Hosseinzadeh Nazeri, Zahra,bagheri Gazar, Mahdi,ameri, Amir Hossein,firoozzare, Ali,dehghani, Maryam,esfandiari, Sasan, (2024). Moving towards new and sustainable foods: Examining consumers\\\\\\\' intention to consume algae-based foods, plant-based meats, and indigenous and local foods.
Yousefian, Nazanin,pakook, Somayyeh,dehghani, Maryam,esfandiari, Sasan,ghazanfari, Sima,firoozzare, Ali (2024). Examining the preferences of consumers regarding the consumption of healthy food and agricultural products
Pourmohammad, Fatemeh,esfandiari, Sasan,firoozzare, Ali (2024). Determining priority strategies for improving agricultural water productivity in arid and semi-arid regions: OPA approach

Contact Information

Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics

Phone: +985138804677-4739

Fax: +985138807146