scholarly journals The contribution of Agriculture Sector in the Economy of Afghanistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Jawid Muradi ◽  
Ismet Boz
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Marketing Channels ◽  
Export Market ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Trade Account ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
Livestock Products

The purpose of this study is to identify the contribution of agriculture to the Afghanistan economy by examining the experience of 34 provinces as documented in commissioned case studies and various secondary sources (CSO directory, FAO reports, government publications, USAID reports, NGO reports, journals, and websites) for the period 2016 - 2017. Agriculture is the backbone of the Afghan economy, the contributions of agriculture to the country's gross demotic product (GDP) is 23% in 2017, while the labor force engaged in this sector is around 61.6%. The annual growth rate in Afghanistan is predictable 3.6%. Afghanistan produces organic fruits, nuts, grain, vegetables and livestock products including cashmere, skin, wool, and a significant amount of these commodities is moving towards the export market. Agriculture represents about one-quarter of national GDP and is the second largest sector after services. Over the 70 % of the population are poor living in rural areas, and agriculture plays a significant role in their livelihoods. The most Afghan farms are very small, and their productivity is low over the years that farmers produce to satisfy the food needs of their household, with limited agricultural production entering commercial marketing channels and the trade account deficit overall. The GDP including opium was US$ 20.3 billion with GDP per capita of US$ 697. The agricultural sector is entirely run by private enterprises, including farmers, cooperatives, input suppliers, herders, agribusiness processors, and exporters.

scholarly journals Dynamics of Wheat Market Integration in Northern Punjab, Pakistan

2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (4II) ◽  
pp. 817-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sarwar Zahid ◽  
Abdul Qayyum ◽  
Wasim Shahid Malik
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Edible Oil ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Wheat Market ◽  
Low Performance ◽  
Food Needs

The economy of Pakistan is largely dependent on the agriculture sector which contributes about 21 percent to the GDP and employs about 43.4 percent of the labour force. Agriculture and agro-based industrial products contribute about three fourth of the total foreign exchange earnings from export [Pakistan (2007)]. About 66 percent of the population lives in rural areas of Pakistan and directly or indirectly depends on agriculture for its livelihood. The welfare and participation of the rural population in the economy is therefore, central to the country’s progress. Despite the importance of agricultural sector in the national economy, there is a wide gap between food supply and demand due to low performance of agriculture [FAO (2000)]. The country is not producing enough commodities like wheat, rice and edible oil etc. to meet even the basic food needs of the population and as a consequence poverty is on the rise, particularly in the rural areas. In order to reduce poverty, agriculture has to grow faster and at a sustainable basis.

Assessment of Regional Inequality in Female Work Participation: Measurement of Disparity and Determinants

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Sheuli Ray ◽  
Manoj Debnath
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Middle Part ◽  
Work Participation ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Female Work Participation

The regional difference of complex Indian social structure and customs have a different impact on the nature of women’s work participation. The present study aims at unravelling the influence of social, cultural and economic forces in differentiating the level of women work participation in different eco-regions of West Bengal. The study is based purely on secondary sources and data have been collected from the Census of India. It is in the rural areas that the female work participation is directly linked to agriculture and allied activities and the study confines itself to an understanding of work participation of women only in the rural areas. The modern technological implication as a result of green revolution has a worse impact on women work participation particularly in the South Bengal plain and some parts of East Rarh Plain region. The high gender gap is noticed in Nadia district located in the middle part of South Bengal Plain causes very high withdrawn of female from there. Effect of socioeconomic variables, work participation of Scheduled component in main economic activity is also varied from the non-scheduled component. Non-scheduled worker participated more in non-agricultural sector rather than the scheduled counter parts. Subsequently, the low growth rate of female work participation represents a distress picture in work force structure which is a cause of worried also.

scholarly journals Fulani herdsmen/farmers conflict and the challenges of food security in the middle belt region of Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-139
Author(s):  
Inyang Etim Bassey ◽  
Effiong Eke Nta ◽  
Ekwutosi Offiong
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
National Income ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Economic Development And Growth ◽  
Strategic Role

The agriculture sector, the backbone of an economy, provides the basic ingredients to mankind and raw material for industrialization. It plays a strategic role in the process of economic development and growth. Leading industrialized countries of today were once predominantly agricultural economies and still dominate in agriculture. The agricultural sector contributes a major proportion of the national income and caters to a large workforce segment. However, one of the biggest security challenges in Nigeria lately is the expanding clashes between farmers and herders. Today, the conflict has spread over several regions in Nigeria and the Middle-Belt-Region specifically. It is against this foundation that this research is carried out to inspect how conflicts between farmers and herders influence food production, food accessibility, food stability, and food usage in the Middle Belt. The study is based on selected secondary sources and findings from the field research conducted in the Middle Belt region such as Benue, Taraba, Adamawa, Bauchi, Nasarawa, etc. The qualitative research techniques involved in-depth interviews with local people and direct observation. This study observes that the food insecurity in this region is driven by the constant clash between the farmers and herdsmen, which have inflicted fear of going to cultivate their farmland in the lives of these rural farmers, consequently leading to shortages in food production in the region.

scholarly journals Valorization Methodology for Agriculture Sector Climate Change Mitigation Measures

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 944-954
Author(s):  
Agita Gancone ◽  
Jelena Pubule ◽  
Dagnija Blumberga
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Eu Ets ◽  
Ghg Emission ◽  
Enteric Fermentation ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
The Future ◽  
Smart Agriculture

Abstract Agriculture sector holds an essential role in Latvia’s economy and play significant role in keeping rural areas as a habitable environment (approximately 32 % of the population lives in rural areas). The agricultural sector is responsible for 28.5 % (2018) of total non-European Union Emissions Trading System (non – EU ETS) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Latvia. The largest part of emissions is related to agricultural soils (59.3 %) and enteric fermentation 32.6 % (mainly dairy and beef cattle). The GHG emissions trend of recent years shows a gradual and steady increase in GHG emissions for example between 2005 and 2018 +12.5 % and during the period 2013–2018 emissions increased by 2.12 %. According to Latvia’s National Energy and Climate Plan 2021–2030 (NECP), total GHG emissions in the agricultural sector are expected to increase in the period from 2020 to 2030, mainly in the enteric fermentation and agricultural soil categories. To achieve determined targets for Latvia’s non-EU ETS sector in 2030 and be on track to reach climate neutrality in 2050, the agricultural sector has to contribute to GHG emission mitigation. For the agricultural sector, improved food security and climate smart activities will be necessary to achieve GHG emission reduction. Existing policies and measures (WEM) as well as those which are included in the NECP as additional measures (WAM) were used to assess more suitable measures to move on climate smart agriculture (CSA), that could help to decrease GHG emissions at the farm and state level as well as is expected to contribute towards achieving the commitments in the plan. To achieve the aim of the study, a combination of the Delphi method together with multi-criteria analysis (MCA) is utilized to find a set of top GHG mitigation measures in the future. Results show that, in the future, the measure support the development of innovative technologies and solutions to promote resource efficiency in agriculture is essential to move on climate smart agriculture.

scholarly journals PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN BALI PROVINCE, 2013-2017

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-225
Author(s):  
Wulandira Sawitri Djelantik ◽  
Ida Ayu Listia Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
National Level ◽  
Location Quotient ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Dynamic Location ◽  
Food And Drink

The agricultural sector has a multifunctional role in the development of an area. Bali Province is one of the provinces in Indonesia that uses rural areas as a gateway to the agricultural sector that supports the tourism sector. The contribution of the agricultural sector in 2017 amounted to 13.07 percent of the GRDP of the Province of Bali, number two of the 17 sectors (the sector of providing accommodation and food and drink occupy the first position, amounting to 22.82 percent. The purpose of this study was to map the growth typology of each sector in the Province of Bali, and evaluated the performance of the agricultural sector in the Province of Bali from 2013-2017. The location of the study was conducted in the Province of Bali, carried out deliberately (purposive) with the consideration that there has been a very alarming increase in the conversion of agricultural land functions in the Province of Bali. The typology used is Klassen, LQ (Location Quotient, and DLQ (Dynamic Location Quotient). The results of this study are the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors in quadrant II, namely the advanced but depressed sector, as a whole is a “prospective” agricultural sector, the sector it has a basic role during 2013-2017 but this sector does not have the potential to remain a base sector because the growth rate of the agricultural sector in Bali Province is slower than the national level.

scholarly journals Does the Declining Share of Agricultural Output in GDP Indicate Structural Transformation? The Case of Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5(J)) ◽  
pp. 54-68
Author(s):  
Adisu Abebaw Degu ◽  
Admassu Tesso Huluka
Keyword(s):  
Structural Transformation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Demographic Transition ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Agricultural Output ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Relative Decline

It is not uncommon that different government officials and practitioners infer the fallingagricultural share in GDP to the underpinning of structural transformation in an economy. By using variousstudies result and a time series of data spanning from 1981 up to 2017, this paper investigated, whetherthe declining share of agricultural output in GDP is indicating structural transformation or not in Ethiopianeconomy. The study showed that the service is the fastest-growing sector in Ethiopia, and it covers morethan 40% of GDP. The share of agriculture sector was 45% of GDP until 2011, while the industry sector hasbeen stagnating. Thus, it shows how the falling share of the agriculture sector in GDP is being supersededby the service sector. Empirical works also reveal that even though the share of the agricultural sector inGDP is falling, it is the primary source for the overall economic growth of Ethiopia. The share of the ruralpopulation has decreased from 89 percent in 1981 to 80% in the year 2017. So the vast population of thecountry is living in rural areas where agricultural-based activities are common. Lack of labor shift from theagricultural sector to the industrial sector can also be attributed to the insufficient expansion of themodern industrial sector to absorb the growing force labor. Furth more, the demographic transition alsoshowed a relative decline. Since structural transformation involves several interrelated processes, thedeclining share of agriculture output to GDP alone cannot explain the prevalence of structural change; theother processes like; industrialization, urbanization, and demographic transition need to be scrutinized

scholarly journals "Green" Economy: Realities and Prospects in Agriculture in the Republic of Kazakhstan

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Zh. S. Bulkhairova ◽  
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A. O. Alieva ◽  
◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Public Investments ◽  
Environmental Criteria ◽  
The Republic

The issues of "green" economy as a paradigm for the development of agricultural sector of the country's economy is analyzed. The main elements of the transition to ecosystems are summarized: price regulation in accordance with the basic principles of sustainable development of rural areas; reforming and developing an "ecological" tax system; sustainable public investments and their increase in natural capital; socially oriented strategies. The ways of implementing the concept of "green" economy: general economic and technological are shown. The main objectives of its development as significantly reducing the adverse impact on the environment and risks of environmental degradation are determined, as well as the possibilities and prerequisites for expanding its sphere in agriculture of the republic. It is noted that several projects have already been implemented in Kazakhstan that fully meet environmental criteria. It is indicated that in rural areas there are necessary conditions for production process of organic products. Data on organic producers of the Republic of Kazakhstan and other types of operators in the world are presented. As a result of the study, it was concluded that the ultimate goal of green economy is to create living conditions that optimize the interaction of its financial, environmental and social components, the relationship with the most advanced agricultural enterprises, the development of environmental management support programs that stimulate the formation of innovative networks and cluster structures in rural areas. The main principle of "green" economy is the expansion of organic agriculture sector, introduction of certificates for environmentally friendly products and increase in their exports.

scholarly journals REVEALING THE POVERTY ERADICATION EFFORTS THROUGH AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN SABAH

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (23) ◽  
pp. 186-199
Author(s):  
Romzi Ationg ◽  
Mohd Sohaimi Esa ◽  
Mohd Azri Ibrahim ◽  
Irma Wani Othman ◽  
Mohd Nur Hidayat Hasbollah Hajimin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
The People

Poverty eradication through the agricultural sector has been one of the most important agendas in Sabah. To understand this matter, an examination of poverty eradication history in Sabah is immensely valuable. Accordingly, by examine the documents such as books, official government reports journals, and newspapers, this paper discusses the poverty eradication efforts in Sabah. Based on the information obtained, it shows that the rural areas' economic development in Sabah through the agricultural sector has been the focus of both the state and the federal governments. This was carried out due to the need of ensuring the people of Sabah be able to improve their standard of living, particularly in terms of socio-economics well-being as they generally linked with the issue of poverty.

scholarly journals Gerakan Percepatan Penganekaragaman Konsumsi Pangan (P2KP) Untuk Antisipasi Dampak Perubahan Iklim Pada Sektor Pertanian

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Lolita Endang Susilowati ◽  
Uyek Malik Yakop ◽  
Bambang Hari Kusumo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Service Activities ◽  
The Face ◽  
Target Community ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
National Food Security

Climate change causes changes in rainfall patterns that is high intensity rain in a short duration. This situation could threaten the agricultural sector which impacts on national food security and food fulfillment for each household. Therefore, it is necessary to introduce an effective strategy to meet household food needs through the P2KP movement in dealing with the threat of climate change. This community service aims to: (1) providing an understanding of climate change and its impact on the food agriculture sector to the community; (2) socializing the "P2KP movement" accompanied by a demonstration plot of the use of house yards for cultivation of vegetables in pots. These community service activities implement a participatory pattern, in which the target community was involved in every decision making both in preparing, implementing, and evaluating the program activities. The results of the community service activities shows that the target community's knowledge of climate change and its impact on the agricultural sector has been successfully improved. The P2KP movement has been socialized and received a positive response from the target community, then they a;ready known to optimizing the use of home yards for cultivation of plants in pots becomes an alternative agricultural system that is resilient in the face of climate change.

scholarly journals Herbal Production in the Turkish Agricultural Sector

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özlem Durgun
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Market Price ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Price Support ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Agricultural Support ◽  
New Policies

Agricultural production depends on natural conditions. All the countries try to stabilize and increase the food supply for communities. For this reason, the agriculture sector, support policies analyzed and conducted well. In agricultural support policies, there are different objectives like raising farm incomes, production and productivity. In Turkey, agricultural is very important. Because certain part of the population of Turkey live in rural areas. There are agricultural activities. They support those living in urban areas, especially in times of crisis. People living in rural areas, as well as food and labor force ready for those living in urban areas. In 2001 is an important milestone in Turkish agricultural policies. Before 2001, agricultural support policies consisted of mainly market price support, credit support and input subsidies. New policies started to be implemented after 2001. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of success in the new agricultural support policies in the context of the agreement with the European Union. We tried to find the best way to deal with the current main problems of Turkish Agricultural Sector in last year's.

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