scholarly journals Agricultural Polices To Enhance The Development Of Fruit And Vegetable Subsectors In Uzbekistan

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shavkat Hasanov
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Agricultural Marketing ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Consumer Markets ◽  
Independent States ◽  
Cis Countries

Uzbekistan’s fertile land is highly suitable for growing fruits and vegetables, making it one of the main producers among the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. The location of Uzbekistan also provides a ready access to the growing Central Asian and Russian consumer markets. Since its independence, the country implemented a number of agricultural policies targeted at the development of agricultural sector, comprising institutional and structural reforms. The aim of the study is to review the agricultural sector of Uzbekistan and to identify the major constraints to the development of fruits and vegetables subsectors. In doing this, the objective is to put forward policy recommendations for the development of these sector. Fruit and vegetables supply chain potential of the Samarkand region is the key topic of investigation. The recent reforms have provided opportunities for liberalization in agricultural production, especially for the fruit and vegetable subsectors. Yet, modernization of agriculture per se and of the marketing system in Uzbekistan remain areas requiring continued attention for the overall sectorial development. Based on the analysis, the paper provides policy suggestions for implementation. Specific recommendations are outlined pertaining to the identified key constraints; namely, pertaining to agricultural production and productivity, quality of land resources, irrigation, reforms, R&D, and agricultural marketing.

Promoting Healthy Diets and Tackling Obesity and Diet-Related Chronic Diseases: What are the Agricultural Policy Levers?

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (2_suppl2) ◽  
pp. S312-S322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinna Hawkes
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Healthy Diets ◽  
Production Practices ◽  
Policies And Practices

Background Diet-related chronic diseases are now a serious global public health problem. Public health groups are calling for the agricultural sector to play a greater role in tackling the threat. Objective To identify potential points of policy intervention in the agricultural sector that could be leveraged to promote healthy diets and tackle obesity and diet-related chronic diseases. Methods A review of the literature on the dietary implications of agriculture, a conceptual analysis of the issues, and the identification of relevant examples. Results There are two main potential points of intervention in the agricultural sector that could be leveraged to promote healthy diets: agricultural policies and agricultural production practices. Agricultural policies and practices affect diet through their influence on food availability, price, and nutrient quality, which in turn affects food choices available to consumers. Agricultural policies amenable to intervention include input, production, and trade policies; agricultural production practices amenable to intervention include crop breeding, crop fertilization practices, livestock-feeding practices, and crop systems diversity. Conclusions It is well-known that agricultural policies and production practices influence what farmers choose to grow. Agricultural policies and production practices could also play a role in influencing what consumers choose to eat. To identify how agricultural policies and practices can usefully contribute toward promoting healthy diets and tackling obesity and diet-related chronic diseases, health policymakers need to examine whether current agricultural policies and production practices are contributing to—or detracting from—efforts to attain dietary goals; where and how could agricultural intervention help achieve dietary goals; and whether there are trade-offs between these interventions and other important concerns, such as undernutrition and the livelihoods of agricultural producers. Given the potential of agriculture to contribute to large-scale, population-level dietary improvements, these questions warrant closer attention from health policymakers.

scholarly journals Tracing the Single and Combined Contributions of Home-Grown Supply and Health Literacy on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: An Empirical Exploration in Rural India

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Hsuan Wu ◽  
Spencer Moore ◽  
Cameron McRae ◽  
Laurette Dubé
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Vulnerable Households

Low fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC) remains a global health challenge. Fostering subsistence agriculture through the production and home-grown consumption (HGC) of fruits and vegetables are seen as potential strategies for improving overall FVC, in particular, for developing countries like India. In addition, educational strategies targeting FVC health literacy are also used. Little evidence has documented a connection between these two strategies. We examine the single and combined influence of HGC and health literacy with regard to benefits from fruits and vegetable consumption. Data were collected from 427 rural households in the state of Odisha, India. Three outcomes were examined: FVC, as well as fruit and vegetables separately. Linear and Poisson regression were used to examine the association among home-grown consumption (HGC), FVC health literacy, and the FVC outcomes. Findings show that HGC, but not FVC health literacy, was directly associated with FVC (β = 0.65, SE = 0.10, p = 0.008) and vegetable consumption (β = 0.57, SE = 0.11, p = 0.02). However, both HGC (β = 0.58, SE = 0.05, p < 0.01) and FVC health literacy (β = −0.07, SE = 0.02, p = 0.001) were associated with fruit consumption. In addition, HGC effect is concentrated among participants who reported low FVC health literacy, especially on overall FVC and vegetables alone. Results are discussed in relation to the beneficial role played by HGC in those particularly vulnerable households who perceived little FVC health literacy. Our results provide insights on novel improved FVC consumption across all population segments. Future research should explore the complex interplay between agricultural policies and educational programs in the design of interventions promoting fruit and vegetable production and consumption.

scholarly journals Influence of coronavirus crisis on food industry economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-215
Author(s):  
Artem Genkin ◽  
Alexey Mikheev
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Rapid Accumulation

Recently, there has been a very rapid accumulation of empirical data of economic indicators of the food crisis associated with the coronavirus pandemic. The purpose of this article was to develop a set of measures aimed at minimizing the negative economic impact of the coronavirus crisis (CVC) both at the national and international levels. All these presupposed solving the following tasks. Having studied the nature of the crisis, we found out that it had the greatest impact on such components of food sector as transport, logistic chains, and human resources. We revealed that, first of all, such areas of the economy as fisheries and agricultural production of fruits and vegetables were affected by the crisis. It is obvious that it will also adversely affect small farmers, seasonal and migrant workers, etc. The work proposes the most effective public measures against the negative impact of CVC on the global economy. In particular, we examined the scenario of (possibly temporary) nationalization of operators of critical infrastructure to produce planned critical goods or services. The developed set of measures included limitation of the workers’ rights and freedoms by imposing to them labor duties, or replacing them with military ones, limiting the price of strategic goods, and organizing their consumption and distribution. Possible triggers for the implementation of such a scenario in the agricultural sector are offered, as well as mechanisms of protecting and supporting groups of economic agents affected by CVC are proposed.

scholarly journals THE COMPETITIVENESS OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PRODUCTS OF MOLDOVA ON THE FOREIGN MARKETS: ASPECTS AND TENDENCIES

AGROFOR ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana CIMPOIES ◽  
Olga SARBU
Keyword(s):  
Structural Changes ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Food Products ◽  
International Markets ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Food Trade ◽  
Industry Trade ◽  
Independent States ◽  
Cis Countries ◽  
Structure Of Trade

Competitiveness has become a key issue on international markets since it can beconsidered as the major source of export development. A country that utilizes thebest its resources within its agricultural sector may benefit from comparativeadvantage on international agricultural markets. The paper analyzes the agriculturaland food trade of Moldova from different aspects of inter and intra industry trade.The aim is to estimate the trend and extent of inter and intra-industry trade inagricultural and food products of Moldova. The time series from 2001 to 2015 areexamined. Moldova’s share on agri-food exports is still large, but various changesoccurred in the total value and the geographical structure of trade flows during theanalyzed period. The analysis of competitiveness was through estimation of intra -industrial and inter- industrial trade indices (Relative Trade Advantages (RTA),Grubel-Lloyd (GL)). The obtained results indicate which agri-food products werecompetitive, which had relative advantages and a potential to increase itscompetitiveness. The level of intra-industry trade in agricultural and food productsfor Moldova is quite high (78%). The results of the intra-industrial trade levelindicated a decrease in European Union (EU) countries and increase in relationwith Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. For most commoditygroups the GL values presented average high variability over time, fact whichreflected the structural changes in Moldavian agri-food trade.

scholarly journals Plasticulture: Diffusion of Plastic Materials in the Agricultural Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 730-734
Author(s):  
Valentina ConstanȚa Tudor ◽  
DragoȘ Ion Smedescu ◽  
Gina Fîntîneru ◽  
Alexandru Fintineru ◽  
Alina Marcuta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Synthetic Materials ◽  
Plastic Materials ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Plastic Industry

For more than half a century, the use of plastic in agriculture has given farmers opportunities for growing fruits and vegetables regardless of the season, and at the same time achieving better quality compared to open-field cultivation. The use of plastics, through various specific techniques, helps reduce the consumption of various resources such as water, energy, fertilizers or pesticides.We could say that without these plastics a significant amount of cultivated fruits and vegetables could not be harvested in early conditions and could not be preserved and conditioned in controlled parameters.Plastic is a very important material for economy but also in everyday life. The use of plastic in agriculture has increased from year to year, thus contributing to both the increase of agricultural production and the improvement of the quality of food.Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that are used for various purposes. In the plastic industry, are used raw materials, such as cellulose, coal, natural gas, salt and, of course, crude oil. Plastics are extremely versatile materials and are ideal for a wide range of applications for industry as well as for consumers.

scholarly journals Impact of Information Technology on Agriculture Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S3) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Agricultural Marketing ◽  
Agriculture Development

Agriculture plays an essential role in the economic and social development of Vietnam. However, the agricultural sector faces many challenges, some of which arise from the Industrial Revolution 4.0, such as the application of Information Technology (IT). This paper illustrates the impacts of IT on agricultural development, online agricultural marketing, climate change adaptation, food security, and food safety in Vietnam. Research results show that for the agricultural sector to succeed in the 21st century, Vietnam must intensify its application of IT, make agricultural policy improvements, invest more in education, improve the qualification of receiving science and technology, and identify new agricultural production opportunities for the labour force.

scholarly journals The Role of Jordanian Agricultural Policies in Climate Change Responding Affecting Agricultural Production

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Radi A. Tarawneh
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Change Effect ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Climate Change Effect ◽  
Sector Decision

A study was conducted in Jordan to evaluate the role of Jordanian agricultural policies on agricultural production under the effect of climate change. A scientific questionnaire was distributed to 100 samples of Jordanian citizens who had direct contact with the effect of agricultural policies and they can touch the effect of climate change and agricultural policies on the agricultural production, data selected from farmers, agricultural rural communities, agricultural sector decision makers, and agricultural researchers were selected randomly from different areas in Jordan. The results show that Jordanian are aware of the climate change effect on the agricultural sector and agricultural production, they believe that the most effective ways to face the negative effect of climate change on agricultural production by implementing agricultural regulations and policies which try to develop the Jordan agricultural sector under the effect of climate change. On other hand, results show a significant effect of agricultural policies to adapt and face the climatic changes in Jordan.

scholarly journals A Social Accounting Matrix for the Agricultural Sector of Pakistan

1987 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 627-641
Author(s):  
Ivo C. Havinga ◽  
Khwaja Sarmad ◽  
Fazal Hussain ◽  
Ghulam Radar
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Accounting Matrix ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Production Sector ◽  
Social Accounting ◽  
Multiplier Analysis ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
The Social

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of alternative agricultural policies on production, consumption and income distribution within a social accounting, g framework. This is done by applying the social accounting multiplier analysis on the agricultural SAM for Pakistan for the year 1979-80. The paper focuses attention on the agricultural production sector, the related food producing industrial sectors and food consumption sectors, which are represented in the agriculture SAM by disaggregated accounts, while all the other production sectors in the economy have been aggregated into a single account. The paper is organized as follows: The SAM for the agricultural sector of Pakistan is presented in Section 2, followed by a discussion of multiplier decomposition in Section 3. Section 4 presents the results of the multiplier analysis and Section 5 gives a summary of the main results.

scholarly journals Tarımsal Pazarlamada Alternatif Pazarlama Ağı Olan Elektronik Ticaretin(E-Ticaret) SWOT Analizi ile Değerlendirilmesi

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuray Kızılaslan ◽  
Tayfur Ünal
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Agricultural Marketing ◽  
Potential Market ◽  
The World ◽  
Production Problems ◽  
Marketing Problems

Compulsory competition occurring in the world trade has led the enterprises to different marketing system. Marketing problems seems to be a problem in Turkey rather than agricultural production problems. In this aspect, marketing alternatives are sought. E-commerce is a system with more opportunities in agricultural marketing. Increasing the applicability of this system in Turkey will eliminate many problems associated with marketing in agriculture. With an active use of E-commerce in agricultural marketing, it provides convenience at marketing products of agro-related industries agencies and producers and all country will have a potential market position. In this study, possibilities offered by e-commerce to the agricultural sector, opportunities, threats, deficiencies and contributions to agricultural sector have been addressed. Without the limitations of place and time via the internet and computers, establishing national and international supply and demand balance of e-commerce seems to play important roles in maintaining an active and alive marketing. Furthermore, it is an important tool in reducing agricultural marketing problems.

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