ارزیابی اقتصادی نانو ذرات در گیاهان دارویی؛ مطالعه موردی گیاه شیرین بیان

Introduction: The brand name in a product will create different preferences for the consumer. The medicinal and sweetening properties of licorice plants in two forms of nanoparticles or their traditional supply have different economic justifications. Environmental compatibility and scalability, green nanoparticles (NP) is a new field of nanotechnology that outperforms both physical and chemical approaches.
Materials and Methods: In this research, knowing the livelihood of the villagers in the Kermanshah region and having the potential to harvest the wild and medicinal licorice plant, in terms of cost efficiency, biocompatibility, added value of nanoparticles using the benefit-cost method; Economic analysis is based on welfare theory. Crop cultivation information in the fall of 1401 has been collected in the form of daily prices in the online market. Sensitivity analysis for licorice medicinal plant products in terms of economic production is estimated with a cost-benefit index value of 4.09.
Results and Discussion: The investment return period in the case of licorice nanoparticle processing is 1.2 years, which is more economical compared to the usual licorice product of 3.7 years. The internal rate of return increases from 27% to 80%, which shows the high profitability of supplying raw materials or other forms of consumption except nano, in contrast to the processing of dry licorice root, due to its medicinal properties, it includes more diverse uses in the production of new products.
Conclusions: It is suggested to increase the region's income for the new market by equipping the arable areas with industry and nanoparticle processing.