scholarly journals Improving the Methodological Basis for Assessing Regulatory Policy in the Agricultural Sector: Areas for Further Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (09) ◽  
pp. 1937-1947
Author(s):  
Natalia Shibaeva ◽  
Tetiana Baban
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Regulatory Policy ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Development Goals

The agricultural sector occupies an important place in post-industrial society. The agricultural sector is associated with such sustainable development goals as economic growth, food security, rational use of resources, increasing the incomes, rural development and preserving the environment. An effective state policy is able to ensure the advancement of the agriculture towards achieving the sustainable development goals. But the formation of state policy should be preceded by a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of state measures in previous periods. The article proposes an improving the author's methodology of comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of state policy of Ukrainian agriculture. Suggestions for improvement are to strengthen the environmental and social components of assessing the progress of sustainable development goals. The strengthening of the environmental component of the assessment of the progress of sustainable development goals was carried out through the inclusion in the system of assessment of protection indicators and restoration of ecosystems in the process of their use in the agriculture. The strengthening of the social component was achieved through the inclusion in the cost estimation system of the State programs to support housing in rural areas, social investments and own resources of local communities to create a comfortable environment. Approbation of the improved methodology of comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of state policy in the agriculture was conducted on the example of the agricultural sector of Ukraine in 2010, 2016-2018. The comprehensive assessment showed slow progress in the effectiveness of regulatory policy in agricultural sector of Ukraine in 2010, 2016-2018 and revealed the backlog of social and environmental indicators in the approach to sustainable development goals in comparison with economic ones.

STATE POLICY IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
pp. 38-48
Author(s):  
N.V. Kravchuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
National Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Development Goals

The review is focused on the issue of policy of sustainable development introduction on the national level. UN sustainable development goals presuppose a large discretion of the state in their implementation. The object of analysis is therefore instruments the states used to achieve these goals, challenges they face while reforming legislation and practice and conditions necessary to achieve success.

scholarly journals Review of Indicators for Localizing Environmental Goals at Sub National and Local Level in Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-307
Author(s):  
Ek Raj Sigdel ◽  
Martina Maria Keitsch
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Stakeholder Consultation ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Government ◽  
Environmental Goals

Nepal, as a member of the United Nations, is committed to achieve the global initiatives of Sustainable Development Agenda by 2030. Toward translating the commitment into action, Nepal has produced preliminary SDGs Report in 2015, even before the formal adoption of the 2030. Moreover, Voluntary National Review Report, Sustainable Development Goals, Status and Roadmap: 2016-2030, and Sustainable Development Goals 2016-2030 National (Preliminary) Report were developed. Further, Nepal has initiated mainstreaming the 2030 Agenda into national policies and plans. The 14th periodic plan, the national budget, and other sectoral plans have been closely aligned with the SDGs and the approach paper for 15th five-year plan is intended to achieve the SDG. The upcoming 15th periodic plan will basically aim to support the government in achieving all the SDGs by 2030 and help Nepal emerge as a middle-income country by 2030. The indicators comprise of renewable energy for electricity and vehicles, injuries due to disaster (number), greenhouse gases, adaptation plans, trained man power, climate change educations, and climate smart villages and farming are identified as indicators under climate and energy goals. Similarly, under forest goals proportion of forest land, forest under community-based management (% of total dense forest areas), protected area (including forest, in % of total land area), handover of forests to leasehold forest groups (000 hectare), wild tigers (number), rhino (number) etc are included. Likewise, conservation of lakes, wetlands, and ponds (number) and potentially dangerous lakes (%) are included under fresh water goals. However, there was no scientific basis how the indicators were derived for the environmental goals. In this backdrop, a study in identifying site specific, measurable, time bound, relevant and attainable indicators was paramount. Based on the secondary literature review, stakeholder consultation at sub national and local level, the indicators were verified and suggested strategies that help localizing the environmental indicators at sub-national and local level in Nepal. The study was therefore centered on reviewing the environmental indicators and suggest appropriate strategies so that it helps expediting localization of SDG in Nepal.

scholarly journals SOCIAL COHESION AS A CATEGORY OF STATE POLICY: SPECIFICS OF CONSTRUSTION IN THE UKRAINIAN LEGISLATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (49) ◽  
Author(s):  
Олександра Дейнеко
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sociological Analysis ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Societal Level

The article is dedicated to the sociological analysis of social cohesion construction as a category of state policy. Analyzing the content of Ukraine's sustainable development goals until 2030 and the State Strategy for Regional Development for 2021-2027, the author summarizes the need to determine at the level of legal norms the social capital measurement as a component of social cohesion at the societal level.

scholarly journals A Systems Engineering Framework for Bioeconomic Transitions in a Sustainable Development Goal Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6650
Author(s):  
Erika Palmer ◽  
Robert Burton ◽  
Cecilia Haskins
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Process Framework ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Using Data ◽  
International Strategies

To address sustainable development goals (SDGs), national and international strategies have been increasingly interested in the bioeconomy. SDGs have been criticized for lacking stakeholder perspectives and agency, and for requiring too little of business. There is also a lack of both systematic and systemic frameworks for the strategic planning of bioeconomy transitions. Using a systems engineering approach, we seek to address this with a process framework to bridge bioeconomy transitions by addressing SDGs. In this methodology paper, we develop a systems archetype mapping framework for sustainable bioeconomy transitions, called MPAST: Mapping Problem Archetypes to Solutions for Transitions. Using this framework with sector-specific stakeholder data facilitates the establishment of the start (problem state) and end (solution state) to understand and analyze sectorial transitions to the bioeconomy. We apply the MPAST framework to the case of a Norwegian agricultural bioeconomy transition, using data from a survey of the Norwegian agricultural sector on transitioning to a bioeconomy. The results of using this framework illustrate how visual mapping methods can be combined as a process, which we then discuss in the context of SDG implementation.

FACTORS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMER COOPERATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 9-22
Author(s):  
V. G. EGOROV ◽  
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A. A. INSHAKOV ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Growth Factors ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Modern State ◽  
Cooperative Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Cooperative Organization

The article considers the conditions and factors of development of Russian consumer cooperation against the background of global cooperative development Renaissance. It is stated that this form of cooperative organization can make a significant contribution to the implementation of the UN sustainable development Goals. The conditions and growth factors of Russian consumer societies are analyzed taking into account a deep axiological and concrete historical context. For the research of the object set in the article, the data of the original sociological material are used. For the objectivity of the described prerequisites for the development of Russian consumer cooperation, the facts of the most successful international experience in stimulating the cooperative initiative of the population are given. The conclusions summarizing the author's research state that the modern state policy of Russia in the sphere of cooperation needs a significant restructuring.

scholarly journals Nigeria’s demographic transition and implications on the attainment of sustainable development goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Abubakar Yakubu Abbani
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Population Growth Rate ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
Demographic Trends ◽  
Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a time-bound global development agenda with 17 goals which targets 169 social, economic, and environmental indicators agreed upon in 2015 by UN member states to be achieved by year 2030. The SDGs includes many targets and references to eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, improved health for women and children, enhance universal access to quality education, and gender equality, among others. This study utilised the reports of Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys from 1990 to 2018 and the 2006 national population census results to understand and analyse Nigeria’s demographic trends (age structure, fertility and mortality rates) with the intention to understand how they may affect the country’s efforts towards realising the set targets of the SDGs relating to eradication of poverty and hunger, ensuring health of the people, providing quality education and empowering women and girls. Findings showed that Nigeria’s demographic trends is characterised by slowly declining mortality and fertility rates with high population growth rate, and a dismal performance in the SDGs targets relating to poverty, hunger, health, education and women empowerment. The country will have to slow down its population growth rate and invest heavily in education, healthcare and job creation to be able to achieve the targets of the SDGs by 2030.

scholarly journals Labor market asymmetries and mechanisms for regulating them in the context of achieving the sustainable development goals

2019 ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
Arthur Romanov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Labor Migration ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Informal Employment ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

Introduction. Labor market is a major component of any economy and is intricately tied in with markets for capital, goods and services. At a time of immense challenges to sustainable development, employment, unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, gender inequalities are major concerns and key challenges. Purpose. The article aims is to research the national peculiarities and tendencies of the labor market and determine the directions of the state policy of Ukraine for regulating the asymmetries of its development on the basis of foreign countries experience. Method (methodology): the methods of structural and logical analysis were used to implement theoretical generalizations and formulation of mechanisms for regulating them in the context of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals; the methods of detailing and synthesis were used to study the employment, unemployment, wages, and labor migration. The statistical methods were used to study the labor market asymmetries and the trends of labor market. Results. The actual trends of development of labor market have been investigated. There are a number of problems that affect the efficiency of state policy and achieving the Global goals of sustainable development. These are problems such as employment opportunities, especially for young people; inequalities across regions, age groups and genders; informal employment; labor migration. Particular importance is attached to core indicators for reporting on contribution towards implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals as annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person; proportion of informal employment, by sex; average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities; unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities; proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training. The mechanisms of regulation of asymmetries of development of labor market in Ukraine are proposed. For example, labor market reform and revision of labor law; investing in education; development of cognitive and social skills; job creation, cooperation of all parties of social-labor relations and others.

METHOD OF EVALUATION OF RESULTS OF R&D UNDER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE MARKET OF MICROMOBILITY)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasyl Kozyk ◽  
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Oleksandra Mrykhina ◽  
Taras Danylovych ◽  
Iryna Stetsiv ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Method Of Evaluation ◽  
The Impact

The spread of the doctrine of sustainable development in society has led to a change in approaches to activities, giving priority to resource and energy conservation, eco-orientation, socio-economic and humanistic aspects. This highlighted the need to develop methodological support for assessing the end result of innovative projects, when economic, environmental indicators and compliance with social needs of consumers are important. The market of electric scooters is considered, which, from the ecological point of view, are mainly considered as an alternative to the use of mechanisms with internal combustion engines (motorbikes, scooters, etc.). A method for evaluating the R&D results based on the principles of sustainable development, which: takes into account the level of implementation of sustainable development goals during the development and commercialization of R&D results and is formalized in the pricing structure; allows you to objectively determine the place of the product on the basis of sustainable development in a changing competitive market. The method was tested on the example of a three-wheeled electric scooter for people with disabilities, created by specialists of the Lviv Polytechnic National University. To do this: the factors of sustainable development are established, their ranking is done and the impact on the object of study is determined; marketing research of the market of micromobility for people with disabilities, with the allocation of its segment – electric scooters has been conducted; formalized apparatus for the method of competitive methodological approach to pricing based on sustainable development goals has been developed. The proposed method of economic evaluation of R&D results creates a basis for making flexible management decisions based on sustainable development, allows to take into account its components: economic, environmental and social.

scholarly journals Analisis Efektivitas Implementasi Sustainable Development Goals ke-9 dalam Industrialisasi Pertanian di Rwanda

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-89
Author(s):  
Alfin Febrian Basundoro ◽  
Allysa Ramadhani
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Industrialization ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Development Goals

Africa has great potential for development with its human and natural resources potential. Many African countries, including Rwanda, have protractedly relied on agriculture as their main source of income; however, the agricultural sector within the region has not faced thorough development due to, for example, limited progress in both agroindustries and agribusiness. Supported by technology and human resources development, global agriculture has progressed rapidly, and agriculture has become a strategic aspect of several national policies. In addition, several international institutions—such as the United Nations (UN), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) —have formed various frameworks related to the sector. Utilizing approaches that address problems of human security and food security, this paper explains whether Rwanda’s agricultural industrialization methods are in line with both the four FAO-UNIDO agricultural industrialization pillars and also the ninth Sustainable Development Goals on infrastructure, industry, and innovation

scholarly journals Agroecological Statistics: Problems of Formation and Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-25
Author(s):  
A. D. Dumnov ◽  
V. N. Vasil’eva ◽  
A. E. Kharitonova ◽  
A. P. Demin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Nature Management ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
National Accounts ◽  
Development Goals

This article is a journal version of a brief description of the study of the problems of the formation and implementation in practice of a system of indicators of agroecological statistics, initiated and organized by the Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS Statcommittee) in 2019. The study analyzed and used many international as well as national methodological, organizational and technical materials. The authors considered a set of specific indicators, the data on which have been collected, compiled and published for several years in the Eurostat system and under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), endorsed by the UN General Assembly in 2015. In this regard, the authors of the article proposed and thoroughly substantiated their interpretation of the field of agroecology (and the corresponding system of indicators) as agricultural activity and the use of rural areas, carried out in the closest connection with the complex requirements of environmental protection, including rationalization of nature management, within the agricultural sector itself and on rural territories, taking into account some related («border») aspects.Based on this approach, based on the foreign documentation and domestic developments, an Integrated Table of Agroecological Indicators was formed, containing 18 sections and including a total of 255 indicators (with organizational and methodological explanations for these indicators). Moreover, the article provides a brief description of each section. In addition, the issues of linking the proposed Integrated Table with the UN Sustainable Development Goals Indicators (SDGs) were considered separately and in sufficient detail.In parallel with the above-described aspects, some problems were revealed that needed to be solved before the practical implementation of agroecological statistics in the CIS countries in general and in the Russian Federation in particular. This applies, for example, to issues such as clarification and updating of classifiers reflecting environmental protection and nature conservation activities concerning agricultural production and rural territories; the correct statistical reflection of the output of organic products in agriculture, as well as the cultivation of crop materials for processing on biofuels (based on the tenets of agroecology)юThe article covers issues of so-called ecosystem accounting in the framework of the system of national accounts and the auxiliary System of Environmental-Economic Accounting. Specific aspects of these problems were described in detail and some suggestions were made to address them. 

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