scholarly journals Anchor Borrower Programme on Agricultural Commodity Price and Employment Generation in Kebbi State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Saheed Zakaree S. ◽  
Alexander A.A. ◽  
Isa Abdulmumin A. ◽  
Adeneye O.A.
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Commodity Prices ◽  
Commodity Price ◽  
Periodic Review ◽  
Agricultural Commodity ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Low investment in the agricultural sector, as well as problem of financing are among the major challenges hindering farmers in the rural areas engaging in mechanized farming that might increase food supply, and thereby checking the agricultural commodity prices, and possibly creating more job opportunity in the agricultural sector. In an effort to meet the food supply for the growing population of the country, the government introduced various policies aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in basic food supply, among these policies is the Anchor Borrower Programme. This study examines the impact of Anchor Borrower Program on agricultural commodity price and employment generation in Kebbi state, Nigeria. Data were collected through interview and structured questionnaire administered to a sample of 400 farmers in Argungu L.G.A, of which 360 questionnaire were correctly filled and returned. A multiple regression analysis was used to analyse the data. The results reveal that Anchor Borrower Programmes (ABP) supports for farmer have a positive and statistically significant impact on agricultural commodity price (ACP) and employment generation (EMPG) in agricultural sector in Kebbi state, particularly in Argungu LGA. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that anchor borrower programme policy in Nigeria should be encouraged and subjected to periodic review so as to provide more platforms for employment generation and stabilize agricultural commodity price in Kebbi state, particularly in Argungu LGA.

scholarly journals Financial speculation impact on agricultural commodity price volatility: TGARCH approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Algirdas Justinas Staugaitis ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Commodity Prices ◽  
Price Volatility ◽  
Commodity Price ◽  
Agricultural Commodity ◽  
Exogenous Factor ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Financial Speculation ◽  
Commercial Market ◽  
Commodity Price Volatility ◽  
The Impact

Motivated by agricultural commodity price fluctuations and spikes in the last decade, we investigate whether financial speculation destabilizes the price of agricultural commodities. The aim of this research is to assess the impact of financial speculation on agricultural commodity price volatility. In our study we use weekly returns on wheat, soybean and corn futures from Chicago Mercantile of Exchange. To measure this impact, we apply autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (ARCH) technique. We also propose a model with seasonal dummy variables to measure if financial speculation impact on price volatility differs among seasons. The results of our research indicate that financial speculation as an exogenous factor has either no effect or reduces the volatility of the underlying futures prices. Therefore, we conclude that the increase of non-commercial market participants does not make the agricultural commodity prices more volatile or this link is at least questionable.

scholarly journals Agricultural Restructure Policy in Vietnam and Practical Application for Sustainable Development in Agriculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Vinh Bao Ngoc ◽  
Nguyen Manh Hung ◽  
Phuong Thu Pham
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Agricultural Workers ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
The Government ◽  
Liberalization Policy ◽  
The Impact

The Vietnam’s agricultural sector had to challenge with its course and learned lessons of further development. Novel policy might be adopted to encourage the private investments and sectors in agriculture. Furthermore, an introduction of new models such as climate-smart or green agriculture and application of modern technology increased productivity at the same time and creating jobs for millions of agricultural workers and reversing the massive rural-urban migration flux. Vietnam’s agricultural sector needs to maintain the reform momentum, particularly liberalization policy, and to boost up agricultural potential. Obstacles such as land limitation policy must be removed to enable large-scale production and encourage private investment in the agricultural sector. To avoid being trapped by its own success, Vietnam is now shifting the old development paradigm that focuses too much on the quantity to the quality of the agricultural production. The government makes major efforts to achieve at the same time agricultural growth, better livelihood of the farmer, and the development of the rural areas. However, Vietnam still needs to prepare a “transition strategy” to overcome the impact of the technological progress on the traditional agricultural workers.

scholarly journals Dampak Pandemi Covid-19 terhadap Pertumbuhan Ekonomi dan Perdagangan Komoditas Pertanian di Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 950-961
Author(s):  
Fitria Sadiyah ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Trade Balance ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
High Price ◽  
Stock Management ◽  
Agricultural Commodity ◽  
The Government ◽  
Food Commodities ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to analyze economic growth in Indonesia during the Covid-19 pandemic by using the growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with a comparison of the previous year in the same quarter (y-on-y) and also a comparison with the previous quarter (q-to-y). q). The second objective of this research is to analyze price disparities, price fluctuations, and the trade balance of agricultural commodities. The method used in this research is descriptive analysis. The results of this study explain that economic growth in Indonesia during the Covid-19 pandemic has decreased, starting from the second quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2021. Meanwhile, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the agricultural commodity trading sector, namely the existence of a high price disparity reaching above 50% in several commodities such as chicken meat, red chili, beef, and shallots. However, there is price stability for rice, chicken eggs, cooking oil, and sugar commodities. In the trade balance during the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a deficit of 14 thousand tons for beef/buffalo commodities in the January-May 2021 period, while other staple food commodities experienced a surplus. To overcome the problems of trade and economic growth in the agricultural sector, the government should integrate the main market network, improve stock management and logistics, and increase production

scholarly journals Pemberdayaan Petani dan Desentralisasi Perencanaan Pembangunan Pertanian di Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Erizal Jamal
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Food Policy ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Commodity Price ◽  
Agricultural Commodity ◽  
Irrigation Network ◽  
Develop Technology ◽  
The Government ◽  
Data Improvement

<p><strong>English</strong><br />Cheap price of food policy, especially rice, and centralized agricultural development for the last three decades, depressed farmers' welfare. Increase of agricultural commodity price, currently is the time to reorient agricultural development in Indonesia. It should begin with data improvement linkaged with land and human resources of agriculture, and existing institution in rural areas. To optimize local resources, the farmers should be empowered through market information. Agricultural Extention Workers (PPL) should be involved in managing farm business. Farm level planning could be conducted by Agricultural Extention Institute (BPP). The farmers should be supported by government to enable them to purchase agricultural inputs according to the determined prices and to sell the agricultural products at market price. The government had also to develop technology which is neutral to economic of scale, due to land ownership of less than 0.5 hectare. Maintenance of agricultural facilities such as irrigation network should be coordinated by government.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Indonesian</strong><br />Kebijakan pangan murah, terutama beras, dan sentralisasi kebijakan pembangunan pertanian selama tiga dekade terakhir, menekan kehidupan petani pada kondisi yang memprihatinkan. Membaiknya harga komoditas pertanian akhir-akhir ini merupakan momentum untuk melihat kembali kebijaksanaan pembangunan pertanian di Indonesia. Desentralisasi perencanaan pembangunan pertanian, karena besarnya keragaman antar wilayah, perlu diawali dengan penyempurnaan data yang terkait dengan sumberdaya lahan dan manusia yang bekerja di pertanian , serta kelembagaan yang masih berfungsi di pedesaan optimalisasi pemanfaatan sumberdaya lokal, diupayakan melalui pemberdayaan petani dengan memberikan kesempatan lebih besar dengan mengembangkan kegiatan usaha tani berdasarkan informasi pasar yang benar. U paya ini perlu didukung dengan menempatkan penyuluh pertanian lapangan (PPL) sebagai partner petani dalam manajemen usaha dan melihat peluang usaha yang menguntungkan. secara kewilayahan, lembaga semacam Balai Penyuluhan Pertanian (BPP) dapat dijadikan ujung tombang perencan di tingkat. Peran pemerintah lebih ditekankan pada upaya yang memungkinkan petani dapat membeli saprodisesuai harga yang ditetapakan dan menjual hasil sesuai harga pasar, dan pengembangan teknologi yang netral terhadap skala usaha, karena dominannya penguasaan lahan kurang dari 0,5 hektar. Selain itu, pengadaan dan pemeliharaan sarana seperti irigasi, tetap dalam koordinasi pemerintah</p>

scholarly journals Impacts of the global financial and economic crisis on the agro-food industry and rural livelihoods in Serbia

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 113-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid El Bilali ◽  
Biljana Panin ◽  
Sinisa Berjan ◽  
Noureddin Driouech ◽  
Aleksandra Despotovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Commodity Prices ◽  
Price Volatility ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Agricultural Commodity ◽  
The Government

Sixty-five per cent of the Serbian land area is agricultural and 55% of the population is rural.Agriculture share of GDP is more than 10% and about 47% of the rural labour force deals with agriculture. The aim of this work is to analyse the impacts of the global financial and economic crisis on the Serbian agro-food sector and rural communities. Measures introduced, mainly by public institutions, for relieving the consequences of the crisis are presented and discussed. Easily accessible yet high quality data from the central Office of Statistics in Serbia and specialized literature have been used. Impacts have been assessed by analyzing and discussing the trends of many socio-economic indicators. The crisis has had general impacts on the Serbian economy (low GDP growth, unemployment increase, price volatility, purchasing power decrease, etc.). Due to the crisis growth in agricultural production has been very low (0.1% in 2009). Agro-food exports decreased dramatically in 2008. About 9000 agricultural jobs were lost in 2008 and 2009. Reduced exports and lower domestic demand impacted negatively on agricultural commodity prices and agricultural household incomes.Access to credit became more difficult especially for small producers. However, agriculture is still a very important safety net. Agricultural employment share has increased both for men and women. The importance of agriculture is even higher if we consider the “grey agricultural economy”. To mitigate the crisis effects, the Government provided subsidies to rural people and will adopt the National Strategic Plan and Programme for Rural Development. Nevertheless, public institutions - in partnership with private, civil society and international organisations - should improve rural producers’ access to market information and credits and foster investments in rural areas including non-agricultural ones and those aiming at improving physical capital.

Impact of Elected Women Representatives of Panchayati Raj in Physical and Financial and Business Assets Development of Rural Women: A Study among the Rural Women’s of Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu[1]

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalaichelvi Sivaraman ◽  
Rengasamy Stalin
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Panchayati Raj

This research paper is the part of Research Project entitled “Impact of Elected Women Representatives in the Life and Livelihood of the Women in Rural Areas: With Special Reference to Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu” funded by University of Madras under UGC-UPE Scheme.The 73rd and 74th amendments of the Constitution of India were made by the government to strengthen the position of women and to create a local-level legal foundation for direct democracy for women in both rural and urban areas. The representation for women in local bodies through reservation policies amendment in Constitution of India has stimulated the political participation of women in rural areas. However, when it’s comes to the argument of whether the women reservation in Panchayati Raj helps or benefits to the life and livelihood development of women as a group? The answer is hypothetical because the studies related to the impact of women representatives of Panchayati Raj in the life and livelihood development of women was very less. Therefore, to fill the gap in existing literature, the present study was conducted among the rural women of Tiruvannamalai district to assess the impact of elected women representatives in the physical and financial and business development of the women in rural areas. The findings revealed that during the last five years because of the women representation in their village Panjayati Raj, the Physical Asset of the rural women were increased or developed moderately (55.8%) and Highly (23.4%) and the Financial and Business Asset of the rural women were increased or developed moderately (60.4%) and Highly (18.7%).

scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of the Government and NGOs in Delivering Quality Services for the Rural People of Pakistan: Community Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 203-225
Author(s):  
Mohsin Khan ◽  
Jetnor Kasmi ◽  
Abdul Saboor ◽  
Iftikhar Ali
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Extension Services ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Often the government and the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are criticised for their poor performances in delivering services particularly in rural areas. However, there has been limited research on the assessment of their relative performances in service delivery as well as on the perceptions of people on the quality of such service delivery. This study examines the relative performances of NGOs and the governmental development interventions that provide basic services including public health, education, drinking water and sanitation. The study explains the impact of agricultural extension services and infrastructure such as access to roads and markets on the rural people and measures the satisfaction level of the rural community. For this purpose, 225 households (HHs) in 8 villages of Phalia Tehsil, district Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab, Pakistan were first surveyed in 2010 and then in 2014 using a structured questionnaire. The findings reveal different satisfaction levels of HHs, with most of them expressing less satisfaction on government service delivery compared with NGOs. They reveal satisfaction over the performance of NGOs in health, drinking water supplies and agriculture extension services. Further, the study shows an increasing satisfaction of people on access to road, transport, agri-market and price of agri-commodities by the government.

scholarly journals A Reappraisal of the Prebisch-Singer Hypothesis Using Wavelets Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 319
Author(s):  
Hany Fahmy
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Structural Breaks ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Commodity Prices ◽  
Commodity Price ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Price Series ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Impact

The Prebisch-Singer (PS) hypothesis, which postulates the presence of a downward secular trend in the price of primary commodities relative to manufacturers, remains at the core of a continuing debate among international trade economists. The reason is that the results of testing the PS hypothesis depend on the starting point of the technical analysis, i.e., stationarity, nonlinearity, and the existence of structural breaks. The objective of this paper is to appraise the PS hypothesis in the short- and long-run by employing a novel multiresolution wavelets decomposition to a unique data set of commodity prices. The paper also seeks to assess the impact of the terms of trade (also known as Incoterms) on the test results. The analysis reveals that the PS hypothesis is not supported in the long run for the aggregate commodity price index and for most of the individual commodity price series forming it. Furthermore, in addition to the starting point of the analysis, the results show that the PS test depends on the term of trade classification of commodity prices. These findings are of particular significance to international trade regulators and policymakers of developing economies that depend mainly on primary commodities in their exports.

THE IMPACT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT ON AGRICULTURAL SECTOR PERFOMANCE IN KENYA

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-57
Author(s):  
John Githii Kimani ◽  
Dr. George Ruigu Ruigu
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Government ◽  
Parsimonious Model ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of research and development investment/expenditure on the agricultural sector performance in Kenya.Methodology: The study took the peoples impact assessment direction. The data for this study was collected from various government agencies such as KARI, ASTI, Kenya Agricultural Sector Data compendium website, FAOSTAT, World Bank among others. Co-integration and error correction modeling methods were used in analyzing the data for this study.Results: Co-integration results for both the parsimonious and non-parsimonious model indicated that that there is a long-run relationship among the variables in the agriculture performance in Kenya. Further, findings in this study indicated that the variables under study were insignificant determinants of the long run Total Factor Productivity of the agricultural sector.  Meanwhile, Trade openness was the only significant determinant of the short run agricultural Total Factor Productivity.Unique Contribution to Policy and Practice: This study recommends the institutionalization of policies aimed at ensuring interaction between the various stakeholders in the agricultural sectors. This interaction will ensure that resources are better allocated to reduce duplication of research and dissemination activities. In addition, greater collaboration among the stakeholders will promote and strengthen the connection between research, policy and the application of research findings. The study further advocates that the government should follow a trade liberazation oriented approach to the agricultural sector as opposed to a trade tightening approach.

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