African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6894

Full Length Research Paper

A mathematical programming approach to crop mix problem

Nordin Hj. Mohamad1* and Fatimah Said2        
1Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  2Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, Malaysia.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 20 December 2010
  •  Published: 04 January 2011

Abstract

Problems normally faced by farmers include what to plant, how much to plant and when to plant. In this study, a linear programming crop mix model for a finite-time planning horizon was proposed. Given limited available resources such as budget and land acreage, the crop-mix planning model was formulated and transformed into a multi-period linear programming problem. The objective was the maximization of the total returns at the end of the planning horizon. The model was applied to selected single-harvest crops and solved by LINDO, a linear programming package. The results were analyzed and discussed.

 

Key words:  Crop mix, single-harvest, linear programming.