scholarly journals Soil health index launch accelerator the Netherlands : viability assessment, market segmentation and business model developments

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.C.P.M. Stuyt ◽  
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H.G.M. van den Elsen ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Market Segmentation ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Viability Assessment

Musoni Microfinance Kenya: IT-enabled business model

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Freddie Racosas Acosta ◽  
Samuel Ndonga
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mobile Payments

Subject area Management Information Systems, Innovation Management, Strategic Management, Strategic Leadership, Organizational Development, Financial Management, Risk Management and Corporate Governance. Study level/applicability MBA. Case overview Musoni Kenya is a Kenyan microfinance institution (MFI) whose idea was conceived in The Netherlands. The Musoni business model is ICT-enabled, 100 percent mobile based, virtually paperless, and runs on an ICT platform housed in Musoni BV in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It is built on tested mobile technology that allows huge savings on transaction and operating costs. Using mobile payments, clients receive and perform bank operations anytime anywhere. This saves transport costs, transaction time and increases safety as no cash has to be carried around sometimes in dangerous areas. The mobile payments enable clients to make large improvements in loan officer efficiency and makes tracing payments seamless, saving on administration costs. The Musoni branches are also inexpensive as they are only used as the point of contact with customers hence reducing the cost of setting up operations even in remote areas. These efficiencies are passed on to clients in the form of lower interest rates and to stakeholders in the form of good returns on investments. The company aims to use this knowledge, experience and global ICT platform to expand to other countries with a suitable mobile payments environment. Expected learning outcomes The objective of this case is to illustrate general innovation concepts in a leading microfinance company in Kenya. The case documents the innovation dilemma facing the management of the fledgling microfinance company in determining the pace of innovation and the feasibility of launching of a similar service in Uganda following the successful establishment and growth of the company in Kenya. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email: [email protected] to request teaching notes.

scholarly journals Spatial Responses of Vegetation-Soil System to Complex Factors in a Sandy-Rocky Island Chain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Chi ◽  
Zuolun Xie
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Landscape Pattern ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Natural Ecosystem ◽  
Ecological Indices ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Soil System ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Sea Reclamation

Abstract The vegetation-soil system is fundamental to island ecosystem and changes considerably across sandy and rocky islands due to different natural and anthropogenic factors. An island chain, which is characterized by the coexistence of sandy and rocky islands, the connection of the islands by bridges, and complex influencing factors, was used as the study area. The vegetation-soil system was represented using different indicators and three newly-proposed indices, namely, vegetation health index (VHI), soil health index (SHI), and vegetation-soil system health index (VSSHI). The complex factors were identified in aspects of island basic factors, landscape pattern, terrain condition, and ecological indices. Then, the spatial responses of the system to the factors were analyzed at island and site scales. Results indicated that the vegetation-soil system showed similar and different responses to the complex factors across the dual scales. The similarity was represented by the higher sensitivities of VHI and VSSHI compared with that of SHI at both scales, and the difference mainly indicated that the influences of landscape pattern factors distinctly decreased along the scales from island to site. Island area, sea reclamation proportion, vegetation proportion, and natural ecosystem damaged index were the most important factors at island scale, while the ecological indices showed the highest influences at site scale. The study revealed the spatial characteristics of the vegetation-soil system across different types of islands, clarified the spatial responses of the system to complex factors at the dual scales, and identified the main influencing factors of the system.

scholarly journals SOIL HEALTH STATUS OF SELECT VILLAGE OF DISTRICT SONIPAT, HARYANA AND WAY FORWARD

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Anil Kanaujia ◽  
Samanwita Banerjee ◽  
Suruchi Malik ◽  
Kirti Sharma ◽  
Deepak Tyagi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Health ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Cropping Pattern ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Health Card ◽  
Fertilizer Recommendations ◽  
Essential Nutrient ◽  
Farming Soil ◽  
Nitrogen Phosphorus

Soil health and fertility are the basis for gaining sustainable profit through higher productivity by the farmers. Using optimal doses of fertilizers and cropping pattern as per the scientific recommendations is the first step towards sustainable farming. Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the most important component in maintaining soil quality because of its role in improving physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil. Organic matter is an important source of nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur. Soil Health card is a Government of India's scheme promoted by the Department of Agriculture & Co-operation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, apart from giving the health index of soil, will also indicate fertilizer recommendations and soil amendment required for the farm. Under Govt. of Haryana sanctioned Soil Health Card project, ARF carried out the fertility status study of 3000 acres of land of village Baroda Mor, block Mundlana, Tehsil Gohana, Sonipat, Haryana and distribute the cards well before the harvesting of Rabi crop with proper recommendation on dosage of appropriate fertilizer as per deficiency of essential nutrient parameter.

scholarly journals De callcenterbranche in de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt en arbeidsverhoudingen

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andries de Grip ◽  
Inge Sieben ◽  
Danielle Van Jaarsveld
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Market Segmentation ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Dual Nature ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
Labour Market Segmentation ◽  
Segmented Market ◽  
House Call ◽  
Collective Labour Agreement

The callcenter sector in the Netherlands' labour market and labour relations The callcenter sector in the Netherlands' labour market and labour relations In this article, we analyze whether the Dutch labour market for callcenter agents is a segmented market, and whether this is related to the need to have a flexible workforce. Moreover, we discuss the degree to which labour market segmentation is embedded in Dutch labour relations. Both the results of our survey among callcenter managers and the additional qualitative information we derived from several case-studies reveal that the Dutch labor market for callcenter agents is a secondary labour market. Moreover, we find evidence that within this secondary segment, further segmentation exists between in-house callcenters and subcontractors, where the latter offer less attractive jobs. The duality of the labour market for call center agents is strongly related to callcenters' flexibility needs. This dual nature of the labour market is also reflected in labour relations. Agents employed in in-house call centers are more likely to be covered by their firm's or sectoral Collective Labour Agreement (CLA), whereas subcontractors have created a new sector of industry with its own CLA that covers all subcontractors by law. Compared to other countries, this regulation of labour relations is unique. However, the recent CLA between the subcontracting callcenters employers' organization, and a new union of Telecom workers shows that a CLA in a sector of industry that employs its workforce in the lower tier of a secondary labour market may have repercussions for Dutch labour relations.

scholarly journals Long-Term Biosolids Applications to Overgrazed Rangelands Improve Soil Health

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1339
Author(s):  
Cassidy M. Buchanan ◽  
James A. Ippolito
Keyword(s):  
Soil Health ◽  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Application Rate ◽  
Land Application ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Health Indices ◽  
Application Rates ◽  
Biosolids Application

Overgrazed rangelands can lead to soil degradation, yet long-term land application of organic amendments (i.e., biosolids) may play a pivotal role in improving degraded rangelands in terms of soil health. However, the long-term effects on soil health properties in response to single or repeated, low to excessive biosolids applications, on semi-arid, overgrazed grasslands have not been quantified. Using the Soil Management Assessment Framework (SMAF), soil physical, biological, chemical, nutrient, and overall soil health indices between biosolids applications (0, 2.5, 5, 10, 21, or 30 Mg ha−1) and application time (single: 1991, repeated: 2002) were determined. Results showed no significant changes in soil physical and nutrient health indices. However, the chemical soil health index was greater when biosolids were applied at rates <30 Mg ha−1 and within the single compared to repeated applications. The biological soil health index was positively affected by increasing biosolids application rates, was overall greater in the repeated as compared to the single application, and was maximized at 30 Mg ha−1. The overall soil health index was maximized at rates <30 Mg ha−1. When all indices were combined, and considering past plant community findings at this site, overall soil health appeared optimized at a biosolids application rate of ~10 Mg ha−1. The use of soil health tools can help determine a targeted organic amendment application rate to overgrazed rangelands so the material provides maximum benefits to soils, plants, animals, and the environment.

scholarly journals BIO-SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING SOIL HEALTH INDEX

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Suruchi Malik ◽  
Anil Kanaujia
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Chemical Compounds ◽  
Contaminated Site ◽  
Management Technique ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Harmful Substances ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
Day By Day

As the anthropogenic activities are increasing day by day, the environmental pollution has also been rising. The continuous disposal and improper treatment of domestic, industrial, and agricultural wastes is highly toxic and has emerged as a serious pollution threat which is jeopardizing the environment & human health. Soil contamination is referred to as the accumulation in the soil of persistent harmful substances, chemical compounds, radioactive wastes, salts, or pathogens that have a negative impact on biological systems. Bioremediation is a waste management technique that includes the use of living organisms to eradicate or neutralize pollutants from a contaminated site. Other processes use plants, earthworms and biochar to attenuate the toxicity of contaminants.

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