scholarly journals Impact of the Domestic Labor Market on Sustainability of Agriculture in Oman

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Hemesiri Bandara Kotagama ◽  
Hamam Al-Farsi
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Use Intensity ◽  
Farm Production ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Impact

Undistorted factor markets are a perquisite for efficient allocation of resources and growth in production. In Oman by 2013, only 16% of households have reported agriculture as the main occupation and 53% have reported nonagricultural government employment as the main occupation. This situation is hypothesized to be related to the labor market; where government legislated higher remuneration in the nonagricultural government sector vis-a-vis agricultural sector, influences Omani farmers to move to nonagricultural employment, causing reduced cultivated area and farm production. The study uses operations research methods to quantify the impact of labor market policies on agricultural employment, farm gross income and land use intensity (proxy for farm production and food security). It is found that the shift of Omani labor from agriculture is influenced by higher wages in the nonagricultural sectors. The agricultural land use intensity is thereby decreased. The policy of allowing hiring of expatriate labor is beneficial in overcoming labor scarcity. However, in the long-run both farm productivity need to improve to be competitive with legislated income receivable from nonagricultural employment and ideally labor markets need to operate freely, to enhance food security and assure employment of Omani labor in agriculture.

scholarly journals Impact of the Domestic Labor Market on Sustainability of Agriculture in Oman

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Hemesiri Bandara Kotagama ◽  
Hamam Al-Farsi
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Use Intensity ◽  
Farm Production ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Impact

Undistorted factor markets are a perquisite for efficient allocation of resources and growth in production. In Oman by 2013, only 16% of households have reported agriculture as the main occupation and 53% have reported nonagricultural government employment as the main occupation. This situation is hypothesized to be related to the labor market; where government legislated higher remuneration in the nonagricultural government sector vis-a-vis agricultural sector, influences Omani farmers to move to nonagricultural employment, causing reduced cultivated area and farm production. The study uses operations research methods to quantify the impact of labor market policies on agricultural employment, farm gross income and land use intensity (proxy for farm production and food security). It is found that the shift of Omani labor from agriculture is influenced by higher wages in the nonagricultural sectors. The agricultural land use intensity is thereby decreased. The policy of allowing hiring of expatriate labor is beneficial in overcoming labor scarcity. However, in the long-run both farm productivity need to improve to be competitive with legislated income receivable from nonagricultural employment and ideally labor markets need to operate freely, to enhance food security and assure employment of Omani labor in agriculture.

scholarly journals Globalization of land use transformation: consequences and ways to prevent them

Ekonomika APK ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 308 (6) ◽  
pp. 6-18
Author(s):  
Liubov Moldavan
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Legal Environment ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
Western European ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of the article – based on the systematization of proposals from various scientific sources and the results of our own field studies of processes that occur in the agricultural sector, substantiate the main components of the institutional and legal environment aimed at preventing globalization of land use in the domestic agricultural sector, taking into account the experience of countries that have managed to solve this problem. Research methods. In the research process, the following methods were used: monographic (analysis of the distribution of agricultural enterprises of various countries by the area of agricultural land) comparative analysis (features of globalization processes in land use in Ukraine, Latin America and Western European countries were determined); empirical (according to a comprehensive assessment of the social and environmental consequences of the concentration of large tracts of agricultural land in the hands of domestic and transcontinental industrial-trading companies) abstract-logical (generalization and formulation of the main conclusions and suggestions based on the study results). Research results. The retrospective and current state of global processes in land use in different countries are investigated. A comparative analysis of the grouping of business entities by the size of land in Western European countries and Ukraine is carried out. It is proved that the economic benefits of anthropogenic agricultural production based on the concentration of large tracts of agricultural land in the hands of individual companies do not overlap social and environmental losses. The methods of rational distribution of agricultural land and control over their effective use and the role of the state in these processes are considered. Scientific novelty. Based on the systematization of the economic, social and environmental consequences of the global transformation of land use in agriculture and expert assessment of the impact of regulatory land legislation on this process, it was substantiated basic directions for the formation of the domestic institutional and legal environment aimed at preventing the development of an oligarchic latifund land use system in Ukraine. Practical significance. The obtained main research results are applied. Implementation in the domestic institutional and legal field of the restrictions proposed in the article on land use, access to agricultural land and state support and benefits, on the ecologization of land use through the adoption of the Law of Ukraine "On the Code of Sustainable Agriculture," and the introduction of strict control over compliance with established rules and regulations significantly they will reduce the "appetites" of existing agro-industrial-trade companies for expanding their land banks and limit their distribution in the agricultural sector of Ukraine, which will improve the conditions for the development of rural-self-sustaining enterprises and farms. Tabl.: 6. Refs.: 18.

scholarly journals Variability in development of the land use intensity in agricultural companies

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-354
Author(s):  
Eliška Svobodová ◽  
Karel Vinohradský
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Agricultural Area ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Land Use Intensity ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Developmental Differentiation ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this article is to analyse the variability of the intensity of the land use in agricultural enterprises farming in different natural conditions in the years 2001–2006. The main reason for this analysis is the diminishing intensity of agricultural production in the Czech Republic in the nineties as well as in the past decade. This article is a part of the research with special focus on the sings of the extensive and intensive systems of agriculture in the developmental differentiation of agricultural enterprises.As the data source for the analysis made in this article has been used the group of companies NUTS II Southeast in the period 2001–2006, i.e. in the time before and after our joining the EU. The group of companies includes legal entities with agricultural area under cultivation over 1 000 ha and average agricultural area 1 680 ha.The results show that the decrease in the agriculture intensity in the years 2001–2006 reached 179 Czech crowns per hectare and the average Earnings from Produce per hectare is 26 792 Czech crowns per hectare.Beside the variability of the intensity of the agricultural land use, there was also focused how the different natural conditions influence the land use intensity in the enterprises.The results in this article show that there is significant and deepening inter-enterprise differentiation of the level of intensity of farming, but it is also necessary to say, that the impact of various agro-ecological conditions on the development of intensity of farming is not dominant.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN ANTARA LUAS LAHAN PERTANIAN DENGAN PRODUK DOMESTIK REGIONAL BRUTO SEKTOR PERTANIAN DI KOTA TOMOHON

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Aditya Novandy Arotaa ◽  
Benu L.S. Olfie ◽  
Theodora M. Katiandagho
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Domestic Product ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Tomohon development as an autonomous region led to the need for non-agricultural land is increasing from time to time. This condition causes the competition has taken place in land use. Feared an increased need for non-agricultural land will lead to land conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural. The transfer of land use will have an impact on agricultural production that will affect the agricultural sector GDP. This study aims to determine the relationship between the area of ​​agricultural land with a regional gross domestic product of agriculture in Tomohon. This study was conducted over four months starting in February 2015 to May 2015 in Tomohon. The data are used, in this study, is a secondary data obtained from the Office of National Statistics Agency (BPS) and the Department of Agriculture in To-mohon. Data presented tabularize and and analyzed using correlation analysis. The results showed that, in the last three years, agricultural land area in Tomohon shrinkage due to the need for non-agricultural land, especially residential construction increased. It is given Tomohon is a city that is building. Reduction of agricultural land in 2012 amounted to 1.77 percent by the year 2014 decreased by 0, 01 percent. Instead rate of growth of gross regional domestic product of the year 2012 increased by 6.54 percent to 6.92 percent in 2014. The study concluded that the impact of agricultural land being against the gross regional domestic product, caused by another factor, namely the constant price factors that influence regional gross do-mestic product of Tomohon. Thereforet, when the land area or size increased in 2005-2011 and decreased in the year 2012 - 2014 however regional gross domestic product still increased. The relationship between land area with a regional gross domestic product is being categorized correlated with the value of the correlation is 0.62.*er*

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF URBAN EXPANSION ON AGRICULTURAL LAND USE CHANGES IN ALIGARH, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-3/W6 ◽  
pp. 381-384
Author(s):  
S. Khan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Agricultural Land Use ◽  
Land Use Intensity ◽  
Patterns And Processes ◽  
The Impact

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> India's urbanization has resulted in a significant change in many regions for both agricultural land and agricultural land use. However, there is limited understanding about the relationship between the two primary changes occurring to India's agricultural land – the urban expansion on agricultural land and agricultural land use intensity. Our primary goal here is to examine agricultural land change patterns and processes, and their main driving forces in Aligarh region (Uttar Pradesh) during the time periods from 2011 to 2018. We have conducted a remote sensing and GIS based analysis of change pattern using multi-temporal Landsat imageries for the years 2011 and 2018 by investigating the magnitude of changes in agricultural land use intensity across the district in a geographical perspective. Our study captured gradual decrease in the agricultural land in Aligarh district. The results also show that urban expansion is associated with a decline in agricultural land use intensity. The region experienced agriculture transition, and the urban expansion trend persisted till 2018. In terms of the drivers, we believe that the population and economic factors are most influential in shaping urban centers, while lower incentive and climatic shifts are the key drivers of decrease in agricultural land. Our study highlights the drastic effects of socio-economic and climatic changes on links between urbanization, and agricultural land which implies that urban land expansion is highly likely in future and consequently, will create pressure on the country's food security.</p>

scholarly journals The Changing Structure and Concentration of Agricultural Land Holdings in Estonia and Possible Threat for Rural Areas

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelin Jürgenson ◽  
Marii Rasva
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
Land Holdings ◽  
Information Board ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

In most European countries, there has been a decrease in the number of farms, while the area of agricultural land has remained almost the same. This ongoing process of land concentration can affect Europe’s small farms and rural areas. The EU has acknowledged that the problem is serious and that, to solve it, it must be studied more closely. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to discuss changes in the agricultural sector from the aspect of land use, with emphasis on land concentration in Estonia, further scientific discussion about the effects of changes in land use on rural areas is encouraged. The study is carried out using two kinds of data sources: (1) statistical data from Eurostat, FAOSTAT and Statistics Estonia, (2) data from the Estonian Agricultural Registers and Information Board. The conclusion of the paper is that while the number of farms is going down, the average area of agricultural land use per farm is on the rise in Estonia. Agricultural land has been increasingly concentrated into the hands of corporate bodies. This study shows that there is a status of land concentration in Estonia that needs ongoing studies and a proper policy should be established to mitigate the impact of land concentration.

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