scholarly journals Collective Action on Improving Environmental and Economic Performance of Vegetable Production: Exploring Pesticides Safety in India

2015 ◽  
pp. 127-135
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Vegetable Production

NUTRIENT BALANCES AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN URBAN AND PERI-URBAN VEGETABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS OF THREE WEST AFRICAN CITIES

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
AISHA ABDULKADIR ◽  
SHEICK K. SANGARÉ ◽  
HAMADOUN AMADOU ◽  
JOHN O. AGBENIN
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
West African ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Nutrient Inputs ◽  
African Cities ◽  
High K ◽  
Fresh Vegetables ◽  
Bobo Dioulasso ◽  
Increase Productivity

SUMMARYUrban and peri-urban (UPA) cultivation supplies fresh vegetables and employment for the increasing number of urban inhabitants. It is characterized by the use of large nutrient inputs to increase productivity and often associated with negative environmental risks. For these reasons, this study quantified nutrient (nitrogen, N; phosphorus, P; and potassium, K) flows and economic performance of UPA gardening of the three West African cities of Kano, Nigeria; Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso; Sikasso, Mali, during a 2-year period using theMonitoring forQualityImprovement (MonQI) toolbox considering inflows and outflows sources. Average annual N, P and K balances were positive for all gardens in the three cities with N balances of 279, 1127 and 74 kg N ha−1in Kano, Bobo Dioulasso and Sikasso, respectively, except for annual K deficits of 222 and 187 kg K ha−1in Kano and Sikasso, respectively. Nitrogen use efficiencies were 63%, 51% and 87% in Kano, Bobo Dioulasso and Sikasso, respectively, with poor P use efficiencies due to excess application in all three cities. However, a high K efficiency was observed in Bobo Dioulasso (87%) while applications of K were lower than required in Kano and Sikasso with efficiencies of 121% and 110%, indicating possible K mining. The average annual gross margins from gardening indicated a statistically higher (p< 0.05) return of US$3.83 m−2in Bobo Dioulasso than returns obtained in Kano (US$0.92 m−2) and Sikasso (US$1.37 m−2). Although an economically vibrant activity, intensive UPA vegetable production needs to be reviewed for strategic planning towards improving N and P use efficiencies in order to maintain its productivity as well as safeguard the environment. Appropriate K fertilization is necessary to avoid long term K depletion in Kano and Sikasso UPA gardening.

scholarly journals ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRE-CROPS IN A THREE-YEAR ROTATION PROGRAM FOR ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION

2012 ◽  
pp. 321-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bilen ◽  
C.A. Nazik ◽  
M. Unal ◽  
M.R. Bteich ◽  
L. Al Bitar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Organic Vegetable Production

scholarly journals Leadership as Important Factor for Agricultural Development in Albania

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Rezear Kolaj ◽  
Dorjana Zahoaliaj ◽  
Etleva Dashi ◽  
Dubravka Skunca
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Small Surface ◽  
Farming Communities ◽  
Production Study ◽  
Important Challenge ◽  
Apple Production ◽  
Agricultural Regions ◽  
The Impact

An important challenge for the development of the Albanian agriculture remains the small surface and farm fragmentation. A chance for enhance with a sustainable impact is the agriculture development based on the principles of collective action. The objective of the study is measurement of the importance of leadership perceived by farmers and farmers’ willingness to cooperate among main agricultural activities in Albania. The study will investigate farmers in two important agricultural sectors – vegetable production in greenhouses and apple production. Study measures the impact of leadership as a factor which increases farmers’ potential for collective action, illustrated by vegetable producers in greenhouses and apple producers. Results of the research show that leadership is an important factor for development of collective action in Albanian agriculture. The results are especially important for agricultural sectors of vegetable production in greenhouses and apple production, but they can also be useful for undeveloped agricultural regions. Promotion of leadership in farming communities will have benefits beyond agriculture by promoting good management and maintenance of common resources.

scholarly journals Leadership as Important Factor for Agricultural Development in Albania

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Rezear Kolaj ◽  
Dorjana Zahoaliaj ◽  
Etleva Dashi ◽  
Dubravka Skunca
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Small Surface ◽  
Farming Communities ◽  
Production Study ◽  
Important Challenge ◽  
Apple Production ◽  
Agricultural Regions ◽  
The Impact

An important challenge for the development of the Albanian agriculture remains the small surface and farm fragmentation. A chance for enhance with a sustainable impact is the agriculture development based on the principles of collective action. The objective of the study is measurement of the importance of leadership perceived by farmers and farmers’ willingness to cooperate among main agricultural activities in Albania. The study will investigate farmers in two important agricultural sectors – vegetable production in greenhouses and apple production. Study measures the impact of leadership as a factor which increases farmers’ potential for collective action, illustrated by vegetable producers in greenhouses and apple producers. Results of the research show that leadership is an important factor for development of collective action in Albanian agriculture. The results are especially important for agricultural sectors of vegetable production in greenhouses and apple production, but they can also be useful for undeveloped agricultural regions. Promotion of leadership in farming communities will have benefits beyond agriculture by promoting good management and maintenance of common resources.

scholarly journals Leadership as Important Factor for Agricultural Development in Albania

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Rezear Kolaj ◽  
Dorjana Zahoaliaj ◽  
Etleva Dashi ◽  
Dubravka Skunca
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Small Surface ◽  
Farming Communities ◽  
Production Study ◽  
Important Challenge ◽  
Apple Production ◽  
Agricultural Regions ◽  
The Impact

An important challenge for the development of the Albanian agriculture remains the small surface and farm fragmentation. A chance for enhance with a sustainable impact is the agriculture development based on the principles of collective action. The objective of the study is measurement of the importance of leadership perceived by farmers and farmers’ willingness to cooperate among main agricultural activities in Albania. The study will investigate farmers in two important agricultural sectors – vegetable production in greenhouses and apple production. Study measures the impact of leadership as a factor which increases farmers’ potential for collective action, illustrated by vegetable producers in greenhouses and apple producers. Results of the research show that leadership is an important factor for development of collective action in Albanian agriculture. The results are especially important for agricultural sectors of vegetable production in greenhouses and apple production, but they can also be useful for undeveloped agricultural regions. Promotion of leadership in farming communities will have benefits beyond agriculture by promoting good management and maintenance of common resources.

Ideas and Leaders in Contentious Politics: One Parish Priest in El Salvador's Popular Movement

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 76-101
Author(s):  
PETER M. SANCHEZ
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Contentious Politics ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Political Movement ◽  
Parish Priest ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
Resource Mobilisation ◽  
The Church

AbstractThis paper examines the actions of one Salvadorean priest – Padre David Rodríguez – in one parish – Tecoluca – to underscore the importance of religious leadership in the rise of El Salvador's contentious political movement that began in the early 1970s, when the guerrilla organisations were only just beginning to develop. Catholic leaders became engaged in promoting contentious politics, however, only after the Church had experienced an ideological conversion, commonly referred to as liberation theology. A focus on one priest, in one parish, allows for generalisation, since scores of priests, nuns and lay workers in El Salvador followed the same injustice frame and tactics that generated extensive political mobilisation throughout the country. While structural conditions, collective action and resource mobilisation are undoubtedly necessary, the case of religious leaders in El Salvador suggests that ideas and leadership are of vital importance for the rise of contentious politics at a particular historical moment.

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