scholarly journals Evaluation of the potential dietary impact of the implementation of nutritionally improved crops in rural areas of the department of Cesar (Colombia)

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Tofiño ◽  
Aslenis Melo ◽  
Yumar Ruidiaz ◽  
Sofía Lissbrant
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin A ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Food Ration ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Local Store ◽  
Children Under 5

In Cesar, 30.7% of children under 5 years of age suffer from deficiencies of vitamin A, along with 13.4% for iron and 57.0% for zinc. Therefore, it is important to guarantee food security in the population through improvements in the nutritional quality of the offered food products. One alternative is the implementation of nutritionally improved crops. The production and consumption of four basic crops in the rural areas of five municipalities were characterized and compared to the implementation of the studied biofortified crops. Surveys regarding the purchase, consumption and production of cassava, bean, maize and rice were given to those responsible for food preparation and/or agricultural production in 90 families and was determined for these food ration consumed per person. In the week prior to the survey, 95.6% of the families consumed bean, 93.3% maize and 88.9% cassava and rice. The products mainly originated from purchases in the local store (bean and rice) or grown by the families (cassava). Cassava and maize were most commonly cultivated (71.1%), followed by bean (56.7%), maize (32.1%), and rice (2.2%). A 61.6% of the cultivated cassava, 23.5% of the maize, and 26.4% of the bean were destined for self-consumption, while the rest was sold or traded. Looking at the difference between the nutritional content of the biofortified products and the traditional and eating habits indicated that the substitution of the traditional varieties with the biofortified crops represented a possible intake increase of 44.59 mg/ person-day of iron, 24.05 mg/person-day of zinc, and 1.62 mg/ person-day of vitamin A. The substitution with and exclusive consumption of biofortified crops would contribute 199, 169, and 77% iron, zinc, and vitamin A based on the estimated average requirement. Due to their potential nutritional impact, the study of the adaptability and acceptability of biofortified crops is recommended.

The Relationship between the Development of Human Capital and the Agricultural Economy in Rural Areas

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
B.A. Voronin ◽  
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I.P. Chupina ◽  
Ya.V. Voronina ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Standard View ◽  
Household Factors ◽  
Economic Transformations ◽  
The Relationship

The article discusses a non-standard view of the formation of human capital for work in organizations of the agricultural sector of the economy, in the context of modern socio-economic transformations. In the classical sense, human capital for agriculture should be formed and developed in rural areas. But in real life, this is not always the case, because there are many factors that prevent the classical solution of this problem. First, the demographic factor affects, second, social and household factors, and third, in many rural areas there are no working agricultural organizations where qualified agricultural specialists can work. All these and other circumstances actualize the problem of the quality of human capital in rural areas in relation to the development of agricultural production.

scholarly journals AN EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF PUPILS’ EATING HABITS ON THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY SCHOOL SYSTEM

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-57
Author(s):  
Bernadette Egede ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
School Feeding ◽  
Primary School Pupils ◽  
The Relationship

The nexus between academic performance, nutrition and eating habit is globally recognized to the extent that it has inspired various strategies such as ‘school feeding programmes’ in many nations including Nigeria. This correlational study was aimed to evaluate the relationship between the eating habits of primary school pupils and their academic performance, using a survey design. Fifty pupils in two intact classes from two schools in rural areas, formed the sample. Data was collected using interviewer-questionnaire, coupled with naturalistic observation, for the eating habits and their results from the term’s examination done within the same periodin the schools. The data was analyzed using SPSS – 23 to determine the correlation coefficients. The results suggest that there is strong relationship between pupils’ eating habits, in terms of frequency of feeding, quality of feeding pattern, and quality of breakfast and their academic performance. In addition, the pupils perceived that eating light breakfast enhances their attention span to learn unlike, skipping of breakfast and eating heavy breakfast. The results of this study provide empirical evidence which can be used to encourage parents in rural areas to provide adequate nutrition for their wards/children to enhance their performance in school as recommended in this paper.

scholarly journals Improving the Quality of Training of Engineering Personnel for the Agro-Industrial Complex

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 00130
Author(s):  
Farida Nezhmetdinova ◽  
Ayrat Valiev ◽  
Guzel Fassakhova ◽  
Bulat Ziganshin ◽  
Andrey Dmitriev
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Engineering Personnel

The article notes the need to improve the quality of engineering personnel training for the agricultural economy. This is due to the fact that the development of modern agricultural production and the sharply accelerated processes of developing and implementing innovative technologies in production against the background of increasing attention to digital technologies in agriculture require a radical modernization of the technical base of the agricultural sector of the economy. The article presents the concept of agricultural classes for young people in rural areas. This concept represents a positive experience of early involvement of young people in agricultural specialties and especially engineering personnel. A special feature of this approach is the involvement of specific agricultural producers, who are anchor employers in these territories, in the early career guidance of young people. The importance of agricultural classes is that already at school, the student can form his attitude to agriculture and by the time of graduation decided what profession and specialty he wants to master. The connection between school and university formed with the help of agricultural classes helps today's students to make a choice that will determine their future life. And its correctness depends not only on the future of one person, but also on the agriculture of the country as a whole. The article presents the experience of creating and operating agricultural classes created in the Republic of Tatarstan (Russia) by Kazan State Agrarian University, which can be replicated for other countries and will help reduce the negative trends of the shortage of qualified engineering personnel for agricultural production.

Services management in the infrastructure of agrarian sector of economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 50-54
Author(s):  
O.I. Betin ◽  
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A.S. Truba ◽  
V.P. Cherdantsev ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The Village

The paper deals with the problems of scientific support for the formation and implementation of the program for sustainable development of rural areas, including the service sector. The role of the service sector and its impact on the standard of living of people in rural settlements is defined. The necessity of developing the socio-economic policy of the village is justified, taking into account the main tasks envisaged by the state’s agricultural policy. It is proposed to provide conditions for the development of rural areas, the development of agricultural production and services, which can make it possible to ensure food security in the country and improve the quality of life of people in rural settlements. It is important to take into account the diverse needs of people when providing them with goods and services. Improving the development of social infrastructure can meet the needs.

scholarly journals Visit to the Emergency Room: A Time Analysis of 119 Ambulances, Private Cars, and Taxis

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 81-88
Author(s):  
Kyunghee Kang
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Room ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Transportation Time ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

This study analyzed the transportation time of 119 ambulances, private cars, and taxis to arrive at the emergency room, and estimated the factors influencing the time using individual and household characteristics and emergency statistics from the 2018 annual data of the Korea Health Panel Study (Version 1.7). Out of 2,032 cases that were analyzed, 427 cases (21.0%) were brought by 119 ambulances; 1,276 (62.8%) by private cars; and 329 cases (16.2%) by taxis. On average, the 119 ambulances took 23.14 minutes, private cars took 25.06 minutes, and taxis took 19.01 minutes to reach the emergency room. The overall average was 23.68 minutes. Moreover, the difference between urban and rural areas was a statistically significant factor influencing the time for all three methods of transport. It took approximately 7-10 minutes longer in rural areas than in urban areas. In addition, the lower the income, the longer it took in the case of private cars. If the transportation time for ambulance services is efficiently managed in terms of economic and social characteristics or regional factors, the quality of the ambulance service is expected to improve significantly.

scholarly journals Development opportunities for rural areas of Serbia

2015 ◽  
pp. 757-771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanislav Zekic ◽  
Bojan Matkovski
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
European Model ◽  
The Village ◽  
Rural Policy ◽  
Economic Capacity ◽  
Significant Support

The large regional diversity, economic backwardness, unfavourable demographic trends as well as the dependence of agricultural production, represent the main characteristics of rural areas in Serbia. Halting further socio-economic decline of the village is possible only through the restoration of economic capacity, which is to a greater extent achievable through the development of non-agricultural activities. Diversification of income and activities of rural households would raise the quality of life for the rural population, especially in terms of income positions, while infrastructural improvement and development of the service sector, to some extent, would be a consequence of this process and a clearly formulated national rural policy. That policy in Serbia should be in line with the ?European? model, where the focus is shifting from sectoral to regional approach and significant support for the achievement of the set goals represent the pre-accession EU funds.

scholarly journals Geographical Indications and Traditional Specialities: Case Study of Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 18(33) (3) ◽  
pp. 229-237
Author(s):  
Inga Oleksiuk ◽  
Agnieszka Werenowska
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Geographical Indications ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Law ◽  
Contemporary Development

The contemporary development of rural areas requires verified agricultural production and support for manufacturing of traditional and regional high-quality products. The aim of the research described in this article has been to assess customer awareness of these products and to identify the features attributed to them in view of existing legal regulations. A catalogue of currently binding regulations has been established, taking account of their axiological assumptions, and results of a survey have been analysed. An assessment of the law functioning in this area has allowed the conclusion that a simplification of the existing regulations and procedures is needed. This is the precondition for the axiological assumptions of the said regulations to be fulfilled. The weight of the discussed subject has been proven by the results of the conducted survey: 93% of the respondents declared buying the described products. The quality of the products, as well as the respondents’ pride in the indigenous culinary tradition, were the main reason for their choice (54%). Examining the laws in the discussed area requires adoption of an interdisciplinary axiological perspective.

scholarly journals A különleges minőségű élelmiszerek vidékfejlesztésben betöltött szerepe

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
Ágota Panyor
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Geographical Indications ◽  
Local Foods ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Public Consumption

In our work the concept of "special foods" - in a wider sense - is defined as foods not yet widespread in public consumption. They represent special quality, which - in our opinion - may derive from traditions, from geographical properties related to food production or from the organic nature of production. The main characteristics of individual groups of special foods (foods originating from organic production, geographical indications products, traditional and local foods) are reviewed and proposals are made for improving the quality of life and for increasing the population-retaining capacity in rural regions. Special foods represent a higher added value, their production offers a possibility for inhabitants in rural areas to make agricultural production more diverse, to popularize the products of disadvantaged regions and to increase the farmers' income.

scholarly journals The Impact of Biogas Utilization on Poverty in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-249
Author(s):  
Djoni Hartono ◽  
Jayanti Maharani
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Minimum Standard ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

The provision of reliable, adequate, and sustainable energy services has been a global challenge until today. Without the availability of energy, particularly for cooking and lighting, leads to difficulties in achieving the expected quality of life, mainly for underprivileged people who have not met the minimum standard of living. In order to fulfill the necessity of energy, new renewable energy sources are needed, one of which is through biogas installations. The purpose of this study was to find empirical evidence related to the impact of biogas utilization on poverty, especially in rural areas, by transforming the number of underprivileged people in an area. Through Village Potential (Potensi Desa/Podes) data 2008 – 2018, Biogas development from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in 2011-2017, and using the difference-in-differences (DID) method, it is expected that this study might contribute to the literature, especially related to energy, with comprehensive results. This study detected that after the implementation of biogas installation program, the number of beneficiaries of health insurance programs in villages with biogas installations decreased by 136 people compared to villages without biogas.

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