Assessing the Impact of Organisational Restructuring in Agricultural Colleges : A Case Study of the Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-98
Author(s):  
George Hove ◽  
Vongani Nobble Shivambu ◽  
Anis Mahomed Karodia
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Development Institute ◽  
Agricultural Colleges ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The impact of increasing land productivity on groundwater dynamics: a case study of an oasis located at the edge of the Gobi Desert

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Wu ◽  
Li Changbin ◽  
Xuhong Xie ◽  
Zhibin He ◽  
Wanrui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arid Regions ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Gobi Desert ◽  
Land Productivity ◽  
Water Losses ◽  
Shiyang River Basin ◽  
Groundwater Overexploitation ◽  
Oasis Area ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: Intensification of agricultural systems may result in overexploitation of water resources in arid regions because enhanced productivity of crops is often associated with increased actual evapotranspiration (AET). The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of increased regional AET on the groundwater level in a case study of the oasis located within the Shiyang River Basin near the edge of the Gobi Desert.Result: The results of the study show that regional AET increased during the period from 1981 to 2010 due to increasing oasis area and air temperature. The water losses due to AET exceeded the water supply from the mountainous discharges of the basin by the end of this period, leading to groundwater overexploitation in the oasis area.Conclusions: This case study shows the importance of considering the effect of climate change on water losses associated with increasing agricultural production for the sustainable agricultural development of arid regions.

Evaluating the Impact of Communication on Agricultural Development: General Observations and a Case Study from Nepal

1982 ◽  
pp. 259-281
Author(s):  
Bal Gopal Baidya ◽  
Peter R. Moock ◽  
Erwin C. Chou ◽  
Rajendra Shrestha ◽  
Dean T. Jamison
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
The Impact

A justification of the priority areas of economic development of the regional agribusiness

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 940-950
Author(s):  
I.J.A. Al-Baydani
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact

Subject. This article explores the trends in agricultural development, the impact of government regulation, and the effectiveness of agribusiness at the regional level. The Republic of Mordovia is a case study. Objectives. The article aims to identify the key priority areas of agricultural development in the Republic of Mordovia. Methods. For the study, I used the methods of dynamic and factor analyses, comparison, and generalization. Results. The article identifies the main problems hindering the development of the industry and offers recommendations to address them. Conclusions. In general, the dynamics of the agro-industrial complex of Russia's development is positive, although there are significant financial problems in some regions. To improve the situation, it is advisable to provide financial support not to profitable enterprises of the industry only, but also the low-profit ones.

scholarly journals Master Thesis: Critical review of assumptions of gains in biodiversity under Victorian offsetting policy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Vegetation Change ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Native Vegetation ◽  
No Net Loss ◽  
Master Thesis ◽  
The Impact

Global biodiversity is declining faster than at any time in human history. This loss is largely attributed to human activities, in particular urban, industrial and agricultural development. Biodiversity offsetting seeks to balance the environmental impacts from development through the generation of measurable gains in biodiversity that compensate for loss. To achieve No Net Loss or a Net Gain in biodiversity, the biodiversity gains from offsetting must be at least equivalent or greater to the biodiversity losses from development. But while losses from development are typically immediate, gains from offsetting are generated over longer timeframes, often after the impact has occurred. Determining equivalence between an impact and an offset thereby requires projecting the gains that will be generated over an offset management period. As biodiversity is in decline, gains may be generated from averting further loss in biodiversity, as well as from improving the biodiversity at an offset site. To determine the gains attributable to an offset, assumptions must be made about changes in biodiversity with and without the offset. These assumptions have serious implications on achieving a No Net Loss outcome from offsetting, however they may not always be drawn from empirical data. In this thesis, I review the assumptions used to calculate gains from offsets in two loss-gain exchange case studies under Victorian offsetting policy. These gains were used to offset losses in native vegetation from permitted development impacts, and reflect the gains from projected averted loss and improvement in native vegetation over the 10-year offset management periods. The assumptions of gain vary between the case studies according to the native vegetation condition, foregone land use entitlements and proposed management activities, but the assumptions are not entirely explicit nor supported by empirical data. When compared to available data on native vegetation change without an offset, I reveal that the assumptions of gain from averted loss are significantly over-estimated. Over-estimating gains from offsetting is problematic, as it allows a larger development impact for the same offset, resulting in a net loss of native vegetation and exacerbating biodiversity decline. I conclude that a No Net Loss outcome was unlikely to have been achieved in either case study presented in this thesis, and that it is questionable whether No Net Loss is possible under the current policy framework in Victoria. Based on my analysis of the two case studies, I make eight recommendations to improve the plausibility and transparency of the assumptions of gains under Victorian offsetting policy, and to ensure that the policy is more likely to achieve its No Net Loss objective.

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