scholarly journals Impact of rice harvest loss by mechanization or outsourcing: Comparison of specialized and part-time farmers

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (No. 12) ◽  
pp. 542-549
Author(s):  
Xue Qu ◽  
Daizo Kojima ◽  
Yukinaga Nishihara ◽  
Laping Wu ◽  
Mitsuyoshi Ando
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Loss Rate ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Labour Shortage ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Global Food

One-third of the world's food is lost and wasted each year, making reducing food loss and waste one of the promising ways to ensure global food security. This study conducts a comparative analysis of the differences among the factors affecting rice harvest loss of specialized and part-time farmers. Data collected from 1 106 farmers in China were analysed using Tobit regression. The results indicated the following: i) The average rice harvest loss rate of part-time farmers is higher than that of specialized farmers. ii) Among the variables considered, most factors not only increase the loss of part-time and non-rice specialized farmers but also reduce the loss of rice specialized farmers. iii) The use of combine harvesters and the purchase of outsourcing services increases the loss of part-time and non-rice specialized farmers but can reduce the loss of rice specialized farmers. iv) In addition to weather and pests, planting area, terrain conditions, operating attitude, and labour shortage also affect the loss. These findings are valuable to understand how the loss occurs and the differences between specialized and part-time farmers, which will help develop targeted interventions to reduce the loss.

scholarly journals Analysis of The Factors Affecting China's Food Security and The Countermeasures

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Liu ◽  
◽  
Shuai Liu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
National Food Security ◽  
Global Food

Food security is the foundation of a country's social stability and economic development. This paper compares the global food security with China's food situation, summarizes the main problems of China's food security, and explores the factors that affect China's food security, including the shortage of agricultural land resources, the inability to meet the needs of food production, the rapid growth of food demand, the aggravation of the imbalance of food supply and the threat from the international market. Based on this, the paper puts forward suggestions of relevant policy to ensure national food security, in order to provide a scientific basis for the policy formulation of relevant government departments.

scholarly journals Worldwide Research Trends on Wheat and Barley: A Bibliometric Comparative Analysis

Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Giraldo ◽  
Elena Benavente ◽  
Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro ◽  
Estela Gimenez
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Crop Plants ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Research Publications ◽  
Scopus Database ◽  
Comparison Of The Results ◽  
Global Food

Grain cereals such as wheat, barley, rice, and maize are the nutritional basis of humans and animals worldwide. Thus, these crop plants are essential in terms of global food security. We conducted a bibliometric assessment of scientific documents and patents related to wheat and barley through the Scopus database. The number of documents published per year, their affiliation and corresponding scientific areas, the publishing journals, document types and languages were metricized. The main keywords included in research publications concerning these crops were also analysed globally and clustered in thematic groups. In the case of keywords related to agronomy or genetics and molecular biology, we considered documents dated up to 1999, and from 2000 to 2018, separately. Comparison of the results obtained for wheat and barley revealed some remarkable different trends, for which the underlying reasons are further discussed.

GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY AMID THE GLOBAL CRISIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 134-141
Author(s):  
P. M. TARANOV ◽  
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A. S. PANASYUK ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Food Problem ◽  
Supply Problem ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
Food Security Indicators ◽  
Security Indicators ◽  
Global Food

The authors assess the prospects for solving the global food problem based on an analysis of the dynamics of food security indicators at the global and regional levels. The global food problem at work refers to the growing population of a planet affected by hunger and other forms of malnutrition. The food security situation has worsened for five years - in 2015–2019, and the COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated the food supply problem. The prevalence of moderate to severe food insecurity has affected more than 25% of the world's population. In lowincome countries, malnutrition affects more than 58% of the population. Food security is threatened by the consequences of the spread of coronavirus infection in the short term. In the medium and long term, climate change and the crisis in the governance of the world economy are the greatest threats. Modern international economic institutions are unable to withstand the prospect of declining global food security.

scholarly journals Deciphering the Biodiversity–Production Mutualism in the Global Food Security Debate

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 471
Author(s):  
Ralf Seppelt ◽  
Channing Arndt ◽  
Michael Beckmann ◽  
Emily A. Martin ◽  
Thomas W. Hertel
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Global Food

scholarly journals Edible Insects and Global Food Security

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 472
Author(s):  
Fabio Verneau ◽  
Mario Amato ◽  
Francesco La La Barbera
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Central America ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Edible Insects ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Global Food ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

Starting in 2008 and lasting up until 2011, the crisis in agricultural and, in particular, cereal prices triggered a period of riots that spread from the Mediterranean basin to the rest of the world, reaching from Asia to Central America and the African continent. [...]

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