Multicriteria Decision Making In Agriculture And Allied Sectors

Abstract

Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is a prominent field within Operations newlineResearch, extensively utilized in decision-making scenarios involving difficult and newlineconflicting goals. This methodology can be applied across various domains, including newlineagriculture. For further development, we are implementing MCDM methods in the newlineagricultural sector to improve land utilization, increase production, and reduce the newlinecosts of available resources. In this research, we employ various MCDM methods to newlineexplore solutions that best address the decision-makers challenges. MCDM is newlinerecognized for its ability to generate solutions that simultaneously address multiple newlineobjectives, ensuring balanced consideration of all relevant issues. Given the critical newlinerole of agriculture in India s economy and the diverse sectors it encompasses such as newlinefishery, horticulture, forestry, and sericulture there is a need to optimize agricultural newlineresources to meet the demands of a rapidly growing population. This study proposes newlinethe application of MCDM to develop a comprehensive model that can effectively newlineaddress the multifaceted challenges faced by the agricultural sector. By integrating newlinevarious agricultural sub sectors and their unique requirements, the MCDM model newlineaims to provide optimal solutions that enhance resource allocation, maximize newlineproductivity, and ensure sustainability. The implementation of this model is expected newlineto significantly contribute to fulfilling the agricultural needs of the population, thereby newlinesupporting the overall economic growth and stability of the country. newline