One of the important sectors, which have a significant role in the development of export of a country’s industry, is the agricultural sector. With the development of this sector in global markets we can substitute oil revenues with agricultural products, and increase the role of this sector in the economic development of the country.Some factors which are of great importance in the development of the export of agricultural products are economic knowledge on the potential production capacity, competitive advantage, efficient marketing, and awareness of the tariff laws.
The goal of this study was to identify the potential export capacity of Iran based on the competitive advantage of the trade map (TM) in agricultural sector. In this study, the potential export capacities of selected agricultural products (wheat, lentil, potato, onion, soya, cotton, peas, and corn) were investigated using competitive advantage indices. It can be concluded from the findings of this research that although Iran has, to some extent, lost its competitive advantage, it has still has competitive advantage in most of its agricultural products.
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