scholarly journals Review of digital technologies in agriculture as a factor that removes the growth limits to human civilization

2021 ◽  
Vol 247 ◽  
pp. 01074
Author(s):  
Alexander Bogomolov ◽  
Victor Nevezhin ◽  
Margarita Larionova ◽  
Elena Piskun
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Waste Production ◽  
Agricultural Business ◽  
Global Catastrophe ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Growth Limits

According to Meadows' model, the main factor that determines the limits to the growth of the human civilization is the agricultural sector of the planet, the latter, however, significantly pollutes the environment and togather with other factors contributes much to global warming. A half of all the habitable land is used for agriculture. Unless the efficiency of agriculture is fundamentally improved and the amount of waste generated as a result, is reduced, a global catastrophe may befall in 30–50 years. Whereas agrarian “garbage” may not be just the waste that pollutes the environment, it can decrease the burden on the environment by being the raw material for fertilizers, feed or fuel manufacturing. Modern digital technologies can improve the efficiency of agriculture, organize low-waste or non-waste production and that will enable people to diminish the pollution of the environment and push away the limits to the growth of human civilization. The developed countries are using digital technologies more and more intensively to increase agricultural productivity and, at the same time, reduce both environmental pollution with agricultural waste and disruption of the ecological balance. The digitalization of agricultural business, the use of geoinformation technologies, drones, robots, artificial intelligence and other technologies of the digital society help to push the limits to the growth of human civilization away into the future.

Intellectual Property Rights on Traditional Knowledge and their Significance in Sustainable Societal Development

2017 ◽  
pp. 157-185
Author(s):  
P. Pushpangadan ◽  
T. P. Ijinu
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Access And Benefit Sharing ◽  
Special Value ◽  
The Developed Countries

Rich biodiversity and equally rich cultural heritages are the two invaluable assets of most of the Third World Counties (TWC). Biogenetic resources are the primary source of valuable genes, chemicals, drugs, pharmaceuticals, natural dyes, gums, resins, enzymes or proteins of great health, nutritional and economic importance. Biodiversity regulates and maintains overall health of the life support systems on earth and is the source from which human race derives food, fodder, fuel, fibre, shelter, medicine and raw material for meeting his other multifarious needs and industrial goods required for the ever changing and ever increasing needs and aspirations. TWC members are still at the receiving end as far as the development of special value added products and herbal technologies are concerned. The developed countries, on the other hand, are emerging as super powers with their biotechnological strength. IPRs emerged strongly during the industrial revolution and it has been an important driving force behind rapid industrial growth and prosperity of the Western countries during the last 3 centuries. Nowadays Access and Benefit Sharing issues have become a central theme for subsequent detailed discussions and decision making under CBD, TRIPS and the WIPO. It is therefore increasingly urgent for the CBD to make ABS work as was intended. The entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol represents a step in this direction. In India, we can be proud of having the distinction of the first country in experimenting a benefit-sharing model that implemented in Letter and Spirit Article 8(j) of CBD.

scholarly journals SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE PROCESSES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR: FOREIGN ASPECT

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Technical Progress ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Consumer Demand ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Economic Mechanism ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
The World ◽  
The Developed Countries

Regulation of scientific and technical progress is the most important block of an economic mechanism in the developed countries now. In article organizational and economic bases of innovative processes in agriculture of the leading economies of the world are formulated. The main directions in development of scientific and technical progress are allocated. The conclusion is drawn that as shows studying of foreign experience, improvement of the innovative mechanism at a separate stage not necessarily increases effectiveness of process in general. If the valuable funda-mental ideas aren't used for development of new technological processes, and new technologies don't turn into goods of social demand or find only very narrow application in local spheres, then the capacity of the NTP this direction is practically not implemented for consumer demand.

scholarly journals NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS AND THEIR IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavlina Ivanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Fast Pace ◽  
Agricultural Business ◽  
The Impact

The extremely fast pace with which digital technologies are developing and their entry into the agricultural sector is changing the business environment, working conditions and the composition of the workforce. This in turn creates an opportunity to increase the efficiency of farms, while improving the economic and environmental sustainability of the sector and rural areas. The aim of this report is to examine the impact that the application of digital technologies in agribusiness has on employment in the sector, the emergence of new occupations and changes in working conditions, as well as to identify the challenges to human resource management in the digital environment. agriculture.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AT THE CONTEMPORARY STAGE

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
K. D. Kovaleva ◽  
◽  
A. A. Sagdeeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Developed Countries

The article examines the role of digitalization in modern market relations. The key aspects of the development of the digital economy are reflected, as well as the role of IT companies in the global eco-nomic arena. The experience of digitalization in the Russian Federation, aspects of the development of information and communication technologies are considered. The structure of expenses of households and organizations of various sectors of the economy in terms of the use of information and communication technologies and digital technologies has been analyzed. The developed countries of the world are actively involved in the implementation of digital technologies, both at the enterprise level and at the level of all countries. The econ-omy of the Russian Federation, which is part of the global world economic system, is also trying to make the most of the benefits of digitalization. Households in the Russian Federation actively use information and com-munication technologies to improve their quality of life. In addition, the article presents data on various software tools that are currently used by Russian companies.

Influence of Hot Compression Moulding of Particulate Biopolymer and their Sandwich Layups for Sound Absorption Characteristic

2013 ◽  
Vol 465-466 ◽  
pp. 1044-1048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Najibah A. Latif ◽  
Anika Zafiah M. Rus ◽  
M. Khairul Zaimy A. Ghani
Keyword(s):  
Sound Absorption ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Hot Compression ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Absorption Characteristic ◽  
Compression Moulding ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Cooking Oils

Waste cooking oils are problematic disposal especially in the developed countries. In this paper, waste cooking oil is used as raw material to produce foam. The purpose of the study is to develop the high density solid biopolymer (HDB) by using hot compression moulding technique based on flexible and rigid crosslinking agents. Physical properties such as Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and density of HDB were examined. The acoustic study of HDB sandwich layups of flexible (F) or rigid (R) has been measured using an impedance tube test according ASTM E1050 standard up to four maximum sandwich lay ups of F and R HDB in different arrangement. It was revealed that the arrangement sandwich layups of FRRF HDB sandwich gives the lowest sound absorption coefficients. The resonance frequency for RFR, FRF and FRRF were shifted to the left except for RFFR. The highest increment was 35.7 %, observed from RFR compared to the three layers of sandwich HDB. For the conclusion, RFR HDB showed that could absorb more sound, thus having higher noise reduction coefficient (NRC) than the other sandwich layups HDB at low frequency.

scholarly journals Assessing the Net Import Welfare Impacts of the Rising Global Price of Food in Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1086
Author(s):  
Mona Aghabeygi ◽  
Filippo Arfini
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Demand System ◽  
Almost Ideal Demand System ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Welfare Impacts ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Welfare Index

In Italy, as one of the developed countries, the agricultural sector is key in supplying food, food security and food safety. In this study, the amount and value of net imports for various foodstuffs in Italy was used. At first, compensatory price elasticities were calculated by using the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) and the effect of increasing the global price of food on net import welfare was studied. The results show that the welfare index of compensatory changes calculated for the entire food groups is 126.46 billion USD. Meat and beverage groups have the most and the least compensatory changes, respectively.

scholarly journals FACTORS OF THE INFLUENCE ON FINANCIAL STABILITY OF AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES

2020 ◽  
pp. 301-308
Author(s):  
Olena Bazilinska ◽  
Olena Panchenko ◽  
Viktoriia Surovets
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Current State ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Agricultural Business ◽  
Stability Modeling

The article reveals the importance of analyzing financial stability for the development of agricultural enterprises in Ukraine and improving the country's economy as a whole. Based on the study of the current state of the agricultural sector by the main indicators and their comparison with developed countries, its features and main problems were determined. In addition, the analysis of the main indicators of financial stability for the largest enterprises in the agricultural sector was carried out and the factors influencing their dynamics were determined, as well as forecasting the profitability of the agricultural business using financial stability modeling.

Development of the Insurance Market in Ukraine in the Context of Transformation Changes

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-189
Author(s):  
Nataliia Shyshpanova ◽  
◽  
Olena Bodnar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Change Models ◽  
Innovative Technologies ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
The Individual

Abstract. The article substantiates the feasibility of ensuring the development of the insurance market in Ukraine in the context of digital transformations. It has been determined that the latest digital technologies are penetrating deeper into the global insurance market, without bypassing any area of activity, but the volume of the insurance market in Ukraine is several times less than in the developed countries of the world. The indicated factors which restrain the development of the insurance market in Ukraine and characterized existing problems of the insurance market lead to low confidence in the companies of the sector and do not allow it to develop properly. It has been established that in modern conditions of digital transformations, insurance companies widely use innovative technologies that ensure the achievement of both short-term effects and long-term competitive advantages. The directions of digitalization of the insurance market in Ukraine have been characterized and it has been substantiated that the processes of digital transformation based on the development of information technologies of insurance companies contribute to increasing competitiveness. In order to improve the situation in the domestic insurance market and maintain competitive positions, insurance companies should actively use European and world experience, introduce and change models of insurance functioning, and intensively introduce innovative technologies in insurance activities. The use of new technologies and management models in practice will increase the efficiency of the provision of insurance services, require insurance companies to develop new insurance products, taking into account the individual wishes of customers, and will also contribute to expanding the scope of using insurance as a method of risk transfer in an integrated risk management system, as well as will ensure the creation of a unique competitive advantage for those insurance companies that are able to introduce innovative digital technologies in accordance with the individualized requests of customers

scholarly journals Valorization of rice straw waste: production of porcelain tiles

Cerâmica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (360) ◽  
pp. 442-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Álvaro Guzmán A ◽  
Silvio Delvasto A ◽  
Maria Francisca Quereda V ◽  
Enrique Sánchez V
Keyword(s):  
Rice Straw ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Clay Content ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Waste Production ◽  
Porcelain Tiles ◽  
Porcelain Tile

Abstract The rice industry generates huge amounts of rice straw ashes (RSA). This paper presents the results of an experimental research work about the incorporation of RSA waste as a new alternative raw material for production of porcelain tiles. The RSA replaces, partially or completely, the non-plastic raw materials (quartz (feldspathic sand in this research) and feldspar), that together with the clays, constitute the major constituents of formulations of porcelain tiles. A standard industrial composition (0% RSA) and two more compositions in which feldspar and feldspathic sand were replaced with two percentages of RSA (12.5% RSA and 60% RSA) were formulated, keeping the clay content constant. The mixtures were processed, reproducing industrial porcelain tile manufacturing conditions by the dry route and fired at peak temperatures varying from 1140-1260 ºC. The results showed that additions of 12.5% RSA in replacement of feldspar and feldspathic sand allowed producing porcelain tiles that did not display marked changes in processing behaviour, in addition to obtain a microstructure and the typical mineralogical phases of porcelain tile. Thus, an alternative use of an agricultural waste material is proposed, which can be translated into economic and environmental benefits.

scholarly journals Recommended Employment Model for Silent Community using Smart Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1030-1034
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technology ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Main Motivation ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The World ◽  
Practical Life ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Official Information ◽  
Valid Information

Today, it is the era of Smart Digital Technologies (SDT). The humans are switching their almost personal and official information into digital technology and keeping1intact valid information through cloud computing in less efforts all over the world. Special Need People (SNP) are thepart of every society and when we look at the issues related to them;we find it not only in the under developing countries but also face a lot of hindrances in the developed countries. The main motivation behind this research is to overcome the challenges faced by special need community. There are different categories of Special Need People(SNP),but this research focuses on deaf community. When the deaf start or think to start their career, they face a lot of problems in the society. As a result of this,they are leading isolated life from the other people of community. The technology-basedmodel will enable them to initiate the practical life with self-confidence and may easily support their families

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