Fostering productivity in the rural and agricultural sector for inclusive growth in Asia and the Pacific.

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
G A Upali Wickramasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
The Pacific

An Analysis of Agriculture Sector of Inclusive Growth in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
P Chennakrishnan ◽  
D Thenmozhi
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
Rural Infrastructure ◽  
Indian Economy ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
Independence Era ◽  
The Government

Agriculture remains the dominant supporter of the Indian populace. The thriving industry and service sectors depend on the agricultural sector for their development. The inter-linkage among the three sectors could not be undermined at any cost. It is the massive absorbent of the labor force even though the disguised unemployment exists in varied magnitude. The share of agriculture to the GDP has come down from 57.7% in 1950-51 to 32.2% in 1990-91 at the time of liberalization, 24.6% in 2000-2001, 15.7% in 2009-2010 then 17%. In the post-independence era, stagnant production, low productivity, traditional technology, and poor rural infrastructure were the major challenges for the Government. India is principally an agricultural country. The agriculture sector estimates 18.0% of the GDP and employs 52% of the total workforce. There is a continuous steady decay in its presence towards the GDP, and the agriculture sector is losing its shine and anchor position in the Indian economy. The problems with which the Indian agricultural scenario is charged in present times are many. Still, this in no way undermines the interest of the sector and the role it can play in the holistic and inclusive growth of the country. Agriculture is fundamental for the sustenance of an economy, as is food for a human being.

scholarly journals Comparison of Product Sustainability of Conventional and Low-Carbon Apples in Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9364
Author(s):  
Ik Kim ◽  
Chan-young Song ◽  
Eui-chan Jeon
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Factor X ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Iso 14040 ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Reduction ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Relative Product ◽  
One Year

Apple is Korea’s most representative fruit. This study calculated absolute and relative product sustainability through environmental and cost assessments on apples by cultivation farming. The ISO 14040 life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology was used as a method of environmental assessment. Primary data for one year, 2018, were collected for the environmental assessment of conventional and low-carbon farming. The eco-points of apples cultivated by conventional and low-carbon farming using the LCA 2.07 × 10−3 and 1.17 × 10−3, respectively. The environmental impact of conventional apples was 78% higher than that of low-carbon apples. Cost assessment results show that every 1 kg of conventional and low-carbon apples costs USD 1.93 and USD 3.17, respectively, and their profits were USD 0.20 and USD 1.00, respectively. The total cost of conventional apples was lower than that of low-carbon apples, but its profit was one-fifth that of low-carbon apples. The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)’s eco-efficiency method was used to calculate absolute sustainability, and the concept of factor X was introduced to evaluate relative sustainability. Absolute sustainability for conventional and low-carbon apples was 96.01 (USD/eco-point) and 853.03 (USD/eco-point), respectively. Low-carbon apples’ relative sustainability was computed in factor 8.89. Finally, if all farms that grow conventional apples shift to cultivating low-carbon apples, they can save 58,111 tons of carbon dioxide. This amount is at least 3.4% of the nation’s greenhouse gas reduction in the agricultural and livestock sectors. This study provides a clear reason for the agricultural sector to shift its cultivation method from conventional to eco-friendly farming, including low-carbon farming.

scholarly journals Seasonal Prediction of Killing-Frost Frequency in South-Central Canada during the Cool/Overwintering-Crop Growing Season

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiwei Wu ◽  
Hai Lin ◽  
Yun Li ◽  
Youmin Tang
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Southern Oscillation ◽  
Surface Air Temperature ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Seasonal Prediction ◽  
Simple Index ◽  
South Central ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Central Canada ◽  
Better Than

AbstractSeasonal killing-frost frequency (KFF) during the cool/overwintering-crop growing season is important for the Canadian agricultural sector to prepare and respond to such extreme agrometeorological events. On the basis of observed daily surface air temperature across Canada for 1957–2007, this study found that more than 86% of the total killing-frost events occur in April–May and exhibit consistent variability over south-central Canada, the country’s major agricultural region. To quantify the KFF year-to-year variations, a simple index is defined as the mean KFF of the 187 temperature stations in south-central Canada. The KFF variability is basically dominated by two components: the decadal component with a peak periodicity around 11 yr and the interannual component of 2.5–3.8 yr. A statistical method called partial least squares (PLS) regression is utilized to uncover principal sea surface temperature (SST) modes in the winter preceding the KFF anomalies. It is found that most of the leading SST modes resemble patterns of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and/or the Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO). This indicates that ENSO and the PDO might be two dominant factors for the KFF variability. From a 41-yr training period (1957–97), a PLS seasonal prediction model is established, and 1-month-lead real-time forecasts are performed for the validation period of 1998–2007. A promising skill level is obtained. For the KFF variability, the prediction skill of the PLS model is comparable to or even better than the newly developed Canadian Seasonal to Interannual Prediction System (CanSIPS), which is a state-of-the-art global coupled dynamical system.

scholarly journals Demystifying agritourism development in Fiji: Inclusive growth for smallholders

2021 ◽  
pp. 146735842110051
Author(s):  
Chetan Shah ◽  
Shipra Shah ◽  
Dawn Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Careful Examination ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
Value For Money ◽  
Open Framework ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Pacific

Agritourism has gained traction with a variety of stakeholders within the Pacific to supplement farm revenue, create linkages to tourism and ultimately contribute to sustainable economic development. This paper, with a focus on smallholders, examines the key constraints of agriculture, current agritourism products, policy development initiatives, and proposes an open framework for agritourism in Fiji. Among the key considerations are a careful examination of tourist preferences, the promotion of agritourism on working farms without displacing the key activity of food production, and redefining agritourism as a value for money experience rather than a niche market in the Pacific region.

scholarly journals Pacific Transport Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map 2021–2025

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
Development Bank ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Sustainable Services

This publication highlights key transport issues in the Pacific developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and sets out ADB’s planned 2021–2025 transport sector operations in the region. These operations, based on domestic and regional sector priorities and ADB’s Strategy 2030, aim to help countries prepare for and respond to shocks, deliver sustainable services, and promote inclusive growth. The publication covers maritime, land, and urban transport; aviation; and intermodal connectivity. It discusses climate change adaptation and disaster risk management, regional cooperation and integration, institutional capacity, gender equality, land ownership, and procurement. It is linked to ADB’s Pacific Approach strategy document.

Trade, Global Value Chains and Inclusive Growth in Asia and the Pacific

2019 ◽  
pp. 379-417
Author(s):  
Yasuyuki Sawada ◽  
Cyn‐Young Park ◽  
Fahad H. Khan ◽  
Cindy Jane Justo
Keyword(s):  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals Curbing Unemployment Through Job Creation as Panacea to Inclusive Growth in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 376
Author(s):  
Felicia C. Abada ◽  
Benedict I. Uzoechina ◽  
Charles O. Manasseh ◽  
Ifeoma C. Nwakoby ◽  
Paul C. Obidike ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Domestic Product ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
Real Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
The Right

The thrust of this study is to curb unemployment rate through job creation using some key sectors of the economy specifically the manufacturing, agricultural and industrial sectors as the basis for attaining an inclusive growth in Nigeria particularly with the increasing rate of youth unemployment booming the Country. This is demonstrated by the agricultural, manufacturing and industrial policies, programmes and strategies initiated, designed and executed to retard the alarming unemployment rate. The short-run and long-run dynamics streaming from inclusive growth proxied by real gross domestic product per capita, agricultural sector proxied by real agricultural output, manufacturing sector proxied by real manufacturing output, industrial sector proxied by real industrial output and openness measured by export as percentage of real gross domestic product to unemployment rate were evaluated using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds test approach for the period 1970 to 2014. The Estimated results from the study reveals that, improvement in the agricultural, manufacturing and industrial sectors will significantly aid in reducing the problems of unemployment and poverty in Nigeria. Even though the manufacturing sector shows no contribution to reducing unemployment, this could be as a result of the use of some equipment which has taken the place of labour thereby making it redundant. Though, if the teeming unemployed populace is adequately trained in the right direction, the manufacturing sector can still absorbed them. To this effect, the study recommended Government to give utmost priority to the key indicators that are needful at a given period of time in order to ascertain the right combination of the sectors in which these scarce resources should be directed to with the intention of enhancing inclusive growth.

The Philological Association of The Pacific Coast

PMLA ◽  
1935 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 1373-1374
Keyword(s):  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Stanford University ◽  
The Pacific

The thirty-seventh annual meeting of the Philological Association of the Pacific Coast was held at Stanford University, California, on November 29 and 30, 1935.

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