scholarly journals Cactaceae: uses and knowledge of rural communities in the semi-arid zones of Cucaita, Ráquira and Villa de Leyva (Boyacá, Colombia)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Porras–Flórez ◽  
Sofía Albesiano ◽  
Kendry Hernández–Herrera ◽  
Nubia Gómez–Velázco ◽  
Leopoldo Arrieta–Violet
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Arid Zones ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Family ◽  
Large Scale Cultivation ◽  
Semi Arid

AbstractTaxa of the family Cactaceae presents morphological and reproductive characteristics, which are used by rural communities in arid and semi-arid areas, for food, medicinal and ornamental purposes. The objectives were to identify the most used species and to relate the socioeconomic factors of the informants with their knowledge of the species. To this end, 262 semi-structured interviews were applied, with questions such as name, age, gender, educational level, source of employment, among others; eight categories of use were established: agro-ecological, agricultural, commercial, environmental service, food, medicinal, ornamental and technological; three indexes were calculated, relative importance, the value of use for each of the species and wealth of knowledge of the interviewees. Nine species are reported, from which eight are used as food and ornamental, standing out Opuntia ficus-indica for its diversity of uses, while Cylindropuntia tunicata does not report any utility. Variables such as age and residence time showed a significant relationship with the number of plants used by the interviewees. It is expected to contribute to the preservation of cacti, local knowledge and encourage large-scale cultivation since species such as Mammillaria columbiana, Melocactus andinus, and Melocactus curvispinus are being used in an unsustainable way, which could cause their local extinction.

Renewable resources (hydrocarbons)

1980 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 246-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
D O Hall
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Food Crops ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Large Scale Cultivation ◽  
Semi Arid

While many countries are already embarked upon large-scale cultivation of sugar- and starch-for-alcohol crops to augment their ever-increasingly expensive imports of petroleum products, studies are also being widely conducted on the possible use of hydrocarbon-producing plants. However labour-intensive such enterprises may be, they have the advantage of directly supplying fuel and chemicals; they are less competitive with food crops, and may be viable in desert or semi-arid areas.

scholarly journals An assessment of the population status of the threatened medicinal plant Illicium griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson in West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tashi Dorjee Bapu ◽  
Gibji Nimasow
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Mature Trees ◽  
Regeneration Rate ◽  
Dead Trees ◽  
Threatened Medicinal Plant ◽  
The Family ◽  
Proper Training ◽  
Large Scale Cultivation

Illicium griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson, a medicinal plant of the family Schisandraceae, is an Endangered species listed by the IUCN.  A decline in population of this plant due to climate change as well as increasing human influences on the natural resources has been a matter of great concern among the researchers.  In order to estimate the existing population of this plant, a field-based study employing linear transect method was conducted in four phases, May–June 2017, May–June 2018, April–May 2019, October–November 2019 covering an area of 700km² (approx.) in West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh that lies within the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot.  The study recorded 3,044 live individuals of I. griffithii including 1,372 seedlings, 1,358 saplings, and only 314 mature trees.  Additionally, 126 dead trees were also recorded.  The study confirmed that the plant has a good regeneration rate but with a poor survival rate of saplings.  Besides, large-scale collection of its fruits for trade and anthropogenic disturbances in the study area appears to be the major threat to its existing population.  Therefore, proper training of the local people on large-scale cultivation of this plant together with awareness towards judicious harvesting of fruits from the wild may be the significant approach to conservation. 

scholarly journals Partisipasi laki-laki dalam program Keluarga Berencana di era masyarakat postmodern

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 290
Author(s):  
Sutinah Sutinah
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Family Planning Program ◽  
Social Constraints ◽  
Planning Program ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Media Campaigns ◽  
Family Planning Programs ◽  
The Family ◽  
City District

This study is motivated by the low number of men who become KB acceptor, although family planning programs have been promoted in Indonesia since the 1970s. Therefore, this study aims to examine: (1) men’s participation in the implementation of Family Planning Program in East Java Province; (2) obstacles that impede the participation of men in the implementation of the Family Planning Program; And (3) Strategies that need to be developed to increase men’s participation in the implementation of family planning programs in the postmodern society. This study was conducted in Surabaya which was choosen for representing the urban and Madiun for representing the character of rural communities. Samples was choosen in each city/district consists of 75 people or a total of 150 men. Data was collected through structured interviews with 15 informants are underwent indepth interview. This study found that (1) male participation in family planning in particular the use of vasectomy methods is still very low in both Surabaya and Madiun, most EFAs place family planning programs as women’s responsibilities; (2) obstacles that impede the participation of men in family planning are psychological constraints such as concern in decreasement in masculinity, impotence, social constraints; and the constraints that come from the wife such as possibility of wife’s affair; and (3) strategies for increasing men’s participation in family planning include more intensive socialization, and mass media campaigns, which feature popular ad stars, so the participation of men in the Family Planning Program is no longer considered something which is taboo or embarrassing.

Hadi Çav! Türkiye’den İtalya’ya Göç ve Göçmenlerin Aile İlişkileri

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-96
Author(s):  
Gul Ince Beqo
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Marital Relationships ◽  
Migration Decision ◽  
Women Migrants ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Traditional Family ◽  
Migration Experience ◽  
The Family

Bu makale, Kuzey İtalya kentlerinde (Novara, Milano, Como ve Lecco) yaşayan 38 Türk ve Kürt göçmenle 2015-2017 yılları arasında gerçekleştirilen yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler aracılığıyla elde edilmiş verilere dayanan nitel bir araştırmanın sonuçlarını sunmaktadır. Araştırmanın asıl amacı göçün aile yaşantısı üzerindeki etkilerini anlamak olup göçmenlerin yeni hayatlarında hem ebeveyn hem de eş olarak dahası bu rollerin hepsine bir de göçmenlik sıfatını ekleyerek yaşantılarını nasıl düzenlediklerini irdelemektir. Özelliklere kadınlara kendilerini daha rahat ifade etme imkanı sağlayabilmek adına aile fertleri ile mümkün olduğu müddetçe ayrı ayrı görüşülmüştür. Araştırma sonuçları, Türkiye’den İtalya’ya göçün, ikili anlaşmalar bağlamında gerçekleşen diğer göç dalgalarına nazaran daha geç ortaya çıktığını, göçmenlerin İtalya’ nın belli başlı bazı bölgelerine yerleştiklerini ve buna bağlı olarak bu göç dalgasının kendine has özelliklere sahip olduğunu gösteriyor. Ayrıca, elde edilen sonuçlar kadın ve erkek göçmenlerin göç etmeye nasıl karar verdikleri, yol hikâyeleri, onlar için ailenin ne olduğu ve ne olması gerektiği, bu gerekliliklerin göç ortamında nasıl değiştiğine -değişmemesi gerektiğine- dair konularda toplumsal cinsiyet rollerinin ne kadar belirleyici olduğunu gösteriyor.ABSTRACT IN ENGLISHMigration from Turkey to Italy and Family Relationships among MigrantsThis article presents the results of a qualitative study based on the data obtained from semi-structured interviews with 38 Turkish and Kurdish immigrants living in Northern Italy. The main aim of the study is to understand the effects of migration on marital relationships and to examine how migrants have arranged their family lives through their migration experience. The family members were interviewed separately as long as possible to enable women to express themselves more easily. The results indicate that while in other European countries –where the recruitment of Turkish workers was arranged through bilateral intergovernmental agreements– the Turkish migration is a solid phenomenon, Italy has experienced large–scale Turkish migration in the relatively recent past. Furthermore, the research results indicate that the migration decision is quite rarely a family decision, whereas the traditional family gender relationships shape all migration phases: i.e. decision for when to move; who to move; and how long to stay abroad are often determined by men. However, the migration experience shapes significantly the family experiences of both men and women migrants.

scholarly journals Cultivation of Desert Truffles—A Crop Suitable for Arid and Semi-Arid Zones

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1462
Author(s):  
Asuncion Morte ◽  
Varda Kagan-Zur ◽  
Alfonso Navarro-Ródenas ◽  
Yaron Sitrit
Keyword(s):  
Arid Zones ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Mineral Contents ◽  
New Crops ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Planting Methods ◽  
Below Ground ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Desert Truffles

Desert truffles are edible hypogeous (forming fruit bodies below ground) fungi that grow in semi-arid and arid areas. They are highly valued for both their culinary and medicinal properties in the Mediterranean basin, the Middle East and the Gulf areas. Desert truffles form mycorrhizae mostly with plants belonging to the Cistaceae family, mainly with Helianthemum species. These truffles are still, usually, collected from the wild, but loss of habitats due to urbanization, desertification, intensive agriculture and global warming, along with an urgent need to develop new crops adapted to arid conditions, are currently hastening efforts towards their domestication. Here, we sum up the successful research leading to cultivation of this crop, based on plots that were established in sandy to silt soils with high pH values and low mineral contents. We report suitable methods for production of mycorrhized seedlings and preferred planting methods. We found that under natural conditions yields are affected by water availability, so irrigation regimes to ensure good yields were sought. Although good yields were indeed obtained in some years, fluctuations in yields over the years were significant; the reasons for this are not entirely clear and are currently under study. This crop is particularly well suited to relatively marginal conditions but prospects for establishment of desert truffles as a niche crop for arid and semi-arid areas depend on further improvements in yields.

scholarly journals Prevalence and determinants of Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) among children under five years of age in rural communities of Lahore, Pakistan.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zafar Iqbal Bhatti ◽  
Khuram Nawaz ◽  
Muhammad Ali
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Protein Energy Malnutrition ◽  
Housing Condition ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Protein Energy

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence and determinants of Protein energy malnutrition among children under five years of age in rural areas of Lahore, Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Four Rural Communities (Hussainabad, Shershah Colony, Dubai Town and Bhobtia Pind) of Lahore, Pakistan. Period: September 2016 to March 2017. Material & Methods: Convenient sampling technique was used to collect data. Anthropometric measures were obtained from children under five years of age. Results: Prevalence of PEM was found to be 52.8% in children under five years of age in the rural communities of Lahore, Pakistan. Significant association was found in PEM and number of siblings, mother’s literacy, father’s educational level, socioeconomic status, Knowledge of mother regarding diet, housing condition. So, all these factors are considered as significant determinants of PEM. Conclusion: More children suffer from the burden of PEM. Risk factors like age, sex, type of family, number of siblings, mother’s literacy, father’s educational level, socioeconomic status, Knowledge of mother regarding diet, housing condition contribute greatly to develop PEM. There is a need to take measures to prevent the nation from this suffering. Steps must be taken to implement polices to prevent PEM. Government should launch educational interventions on large scale to alleviate this suffering. Health professional must pay special attention to this debilitating issue.

Impact of Implementation of Large-Scale Drip Irrigation in Arid and Semi-arid Areas: Case Study of Manas River Valley

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (13) ◽  
pp. 2064-2075 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. Q. Zhang ◽  
H. L. Xu ◽  
Z. L. Fan ◽  
M. Ye ◽  
P. J. Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
River Valley ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Semi Arid

scholarly journals Coffee Genogram: An Analysis of the Tradition of the Rural Family in Southwest Columbia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Germán Arboleda-Muñoz ◽  
Lily Palacios ◽  
Hugo Portela-Guarín ◽  
Héctor Villada-Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Technology Appropriation ◽  
Rural Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Face ◽  
Coffee Farming

The analysis of the family context in rural communities can provide helpful insight to promote technology appropriation processes. For this study, the family context and its influence on the coffee tradition were investigated within the framework of a proposal to build knowledge and transfer technology. To address this aim, the construction of genograms was carried out, accompanied by semi-structured interviews with coffee women from a producer’s association in the department of Huila, Colombia. Key elements around their training process as coffee growers were analyzed based on the consolidation of a tradition derived from parents and grandparents, but with unknowns regarding their continuity in future generations. The findings showed a group of women, most of whom have lived and grown around coffee farming, where their role has changed from a position of support in the home to become leading actors in the coffee production processes. Opportunities and challenges were found in the face of the possibilities in the role of woman in the coffee growing development, but important questions arise regarding the role that the following generations may have in the future.

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