Investigation and Analysis of Economic Value from the Production of Medicinal Plants in Comparison With the Income from the Production of Forage Plants

Abstract

In the rangelands, in addition to plants that are involved in forage production, there are other valuable species that are important from the pharmaceutical and industrial point of view, and if scientifically recognized, cultivated, developed and properly exploited. They can play an important role in public health, employment and non-oil exports, so that with economic valuation, their true value can be realized to some extent, and more than before the destruction and improper use of these lands. Natural as the native habitat of these plants. The aim of this study is to investigate and analyze the economic value of medicinal plants in comparison with the income of forage plants in Larijan rangelands. For this purpose, in three plant types in the region, in the form of homogeneous transects, plots were established and the production of medicinal plants and forage were studied. The results showed that on average per hectare of rangelands in the region if forage is produced about 1249496 Tomans per hectare per year and if these rangelands are allocated to the production of medicinal plants about 691472 Tomans per hectare in the year will bring income for the rangers of the region. Paying attention to these numbers shows that if it is possible to develop and expand the cultivation of medicinal plants in the region, the economic benefit will bring about 5.4 times more economically for ranchers and ranchers.