scholarly journals Green Revolution in Parsa: Opportunities and Threats

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
Shiva Kant Dube
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
Chemical Fertilizers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Widespread Acceptance ◽  
Land Holdings ◽  
The Impact

This article has attempted to focus upon the concept, historical development, process and impact of green revolution at global context. It has also incorporated to emphasize the adverse impact resulted by green revolution. The widespread acceptance of High Yielding Variety Seeds (HYVs) and extensive adaptation of dwarf and semi-dwarf plants of short cropping period has intensified the production and productivity of agricultural crops. But, excessive and uncontrolled use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, insufficient irrigation and small land holdings has diminished and impoverished the soil fertility leading to desertification. This study has also overviewed the scenario of agricultural production and productivity of crops in Parsa district of Nepal being a developing country after the diffusion and acceptance of green revolution. This study would attract the attentions of planners, policy makers, stakeholders and farmers towards entertaining the impact of green revolution and make them aware about the threat created by it now and in the coming future in Nepalese context.Academic Voices, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2013, Pages 54-61 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/av.v3i1.9989 

scholarly journals Urbanisation and Food Security: An Overview

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Uzair Azizan ◽  
Maryanti Mohd Raid ◽  
Khadijah Hussin
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Impact ◽  
National Food Security

Urbanisation has given significant impact to various sectors, particularly in agriculture. Essentially, agricultural production activities depend heavily on land resources. At the same time, land is also needed as vital resources for the country development. Despite of the initiative of urbanism to better the country development process, it has raised concern among the land administrator regarding the status of the national’s food security. Food security has been threatened by the needs of the physical development due to urbanisation. Therefore, this article attempts to study the impact of urbanisation on the agriculture sector and examined the role of urbanism to safeguard the land resources for food security purposes. It is hope that, this article will form an inclusive understanding regarding the idea of urbanism in pursuing the betterment of an economic progress without compromising the needs for the national food security.

scholarly journals Understanding the diversification and specialization of farm businesses

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 269 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. HANSSON ◽  
R. FERGUSON ◽  
C. OLOFSSON
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Total Revenue ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Farm Business ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Influence Behavior ◽  
Business Structure

This paper addresses the development of farm businesses in Sweden, 2000–2007, with regard to their specialization in single farm enterprises, diversified agricultural production and diversification with new income-generating ventures. Furthermore, regression analysis is used to study the impact of farm characteristics on the observed specialization and diversification. The study is based a panel data set of about 900 farms participating in the Swedish Agricultural Economics Survey. Results show that farms are increasingly engaging in diversified activities, though in most firms these activities make only minor contributions to total revenue. Results also show that the degrees of specialization and diversification are influenced by characteristics of firms’ business structure, financial and demographic conditions. These results contribute to the understanding of farm business development, as well as show the need for policy makers and farm advisors to consider the differences between farms pursuing different development strategies in their efforts to influence behavior.;

Cyber Physical direction of irrigated agriculture development 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoly Zeyliger ◽  
Olga Ermolaeva
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Irrigated Agriculture ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

<p>Until recently, new technologies introduced into irrigated agriculture were mainly aimed at developing one or several related control actions. However, the needs of society to increase the volume and improve the quality of agricultural products have led to significant qualitative changes in irrigated agriculture. The various robotic systems used for this have proven their effectiveness in the mechanization and automation of the irrigation process, as well as in the application of chemical fertilizers and chemical protection of agricultural crops from diseases and pests. This resulted in higher yields while lowering production costs.Nowadays, biotechnologies currently being developed and being introduced into irrigated agriculture, as well as systems for controlling and monitoring environmental impacts, are aimed at solving problems related to further increasing the efficiency of the use of natural resources, while minimizing the risks of negative impact on components and services of the environment.This is largely due to the impact of the rapid development of IC and sensor technologies aimed at creating production management systems based on the cyber-physical systems (CPS) paradigm. For this, there are using a holistic vision of the structure and cybernetic methods of management, artificial intelligence technologies, as well as digital platforms for integrating information flows between sub-subsystems of management, control, monitoring and decision support.In this context, the main difference between developed agricultural CPSs from the existing industrial agricultural systems focused on current economic efficiency lies in the plane of making agricultural production sustainable in the long term based on a balance between economic efficiency and the quality of natural resources used and services of the environment. From this point of view, irrigated agriculture focuses on the efficient use of natural resources, which are water, soil and air, as well as renewable and non-renewable (fossil) energy. At the same time, weather are considered as the impact of the external environment providing an irreplaceable source of water, heat and energy resources but with stochastic characteristics that are difficult to formalize. In connection with this diversity, a CPSs are built taking into account a complex compromise that takes into account many aspects of the negative impact of intensive agricultural production technologies on the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of these resources, not only in the place of their use, but also on the external environment beyond these limits. In this regard, water resources are one of the most important factors necessary, on the one hand, to impart long-term sustainability to irrigated agriculture, and on the one hand, as a factor that can lead in the near future to a significant decrease in fertility, as well as to a negative impact on the environmental services of the surrounding area. This contribution discusses some points of the development of an agricultural irrigation CPS’ subsystem aimed to monitor the soil moisture content at the root zone of the soil cover at the scale of irrigated agricultural crops and their relationship with industrial sprinkling technologies.Acknowledgments: The reported study was funded by RFBR, project number 19-29-05261 mk</p>

scholarly journals Technological Change, Tenant Displacement and Adjustment in Pakistan: Some Preliminary Observations

1977 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Salam
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Chemical Fertilizers ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Yielding Varieties

Agriculture in Pakistan has experienced a breakthrough which is com¬monly known as the Green Revolution. This breakthrough was achieved mainly through the introduction of high yielding varieties of wheat, rice and maize, increased use of chemical fertilizers, tractors, and substantial private and public investment in water development projects. All this has helped in shifting the country's agricultural production function outward. The agricultural policy of the government, which has encouraged the use of new technology, has also contributed to this shift and increased resource productivity.

The Case for Considering Education and Health

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 744-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily B. Zimmerman ◽  
Steven H. Woolf ◽  
Sarah M. Blackburn ◽  
April D. Kimmel ◽  
Andrew J. Barnes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Strategic Communication ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Initiative ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Oriented Research

Awareness of the impact of education on health remains relatively low among the public, professionals, and policy makers. Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center on Society and Health sought to raise awareness among key decision makers about the impact of education on health outcomes through its Education and Health Initiative (EHI). EHI utilized four key strategies to raise awareness: user-oriented research, strategic communication, local and national stakeholder engagement, and policy outreach to decision makers. We review the research highlighted in four stages of EHI product releases, as well as the development, process, products, and key outcomes associated with this initiative.

scholarly journals The impact of technology use on agricultural production in Rwanda (2016 season A, B, C)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jules Maurice UBARIJORO ◽  
Jean Bosco NDIKUBWIMANA ◽  
Angelique DUKUNDE ◽  
Eric Shyaka MUZUNGU
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Government ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This study deals with the impact of technology use on agricultural productivity in Rwanda with purpose of assessing the impact of technology adoption in agriculture to its productivity in season A, B, and C in 2016 .The researchers used data from Rwanda seasonal agricultural survey (RSAS) to successfully complete the analysis. Chi-square, cross tabulation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were used to identify the impact of technology use on agricultural production. From bivariate analysis find that there are some existing technologies that are not influencing production just because of low level of their utilization and multiple linear regressions was found that some of the technologies such as use of improved seed, use organic fertilizers, area and use irrigation were showed that are statistically significant on agricultural production with p-values of 0.0455, 0.0313, 0.000, and 0.0457 respectively which means that, these technologies increased agricultural production for few farmers who used technologies in 2016. Researchers conclude that, technologies were inefficiently used by farmers due to the accessibility of these technologies and then recommend the Government policy makers, farmers policy makers, researchers and farmers to consolidate their efforts towards technology adoption in agriculture sector to ensure food security and sustainable agriculture and also further researches that will emphasis on adding certain variables which reduce the farmers’ vulnerability to loss the income are highly encouraged.

The Impact of Green Revolution Movement towards Socio-Economic Life in the Countryside

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
I Wayan Tagel Eddy
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Traditional Farming ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Growing Population

The green revolution became an icon in agricultural development in Indonesia in the early seventies to eighty. It was regarded as a savior for the agricultural sector, especially in developing countries characterized by low productivity, long plant duration, low growth, and minimal farmer's welfare. Without the green revolution, it was hard to imagine how agricultural production would have been able to feed the growing population. A prominent feature of the green revolution was the use of superior varieties included PB 5, PB 8, IR 36, IR 48, IR 54, substituted the local seeds i.e. Bengawan, Rajalele, Cianjur, Mentik that have transformed their traditional cultivation systems into the modern farming systems which marginalize a local wisdom. In terms of this has led to socio-economic changes in the rural level, especially to the functions of traditional farming tools unlike ani-ani, granaries, pestle, plow, replaced by slash, tractor and huller systems.

Preface

2009 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. vi
Author(s):  
Selwyn Mapolie
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Standing Committee ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Agricultural Produce ◽  
Period 2 ◽  
African Agriculture

CHEMRAWN XII was the first of the CHEMRAWN series of conferences to be held in Southern Africa. CHEMRAWN (chemical research applied to world needs) is a standing committee of IUPAC and has over the years organized a number of important conferences focusing on specific issues of global interests. These conferences often bring together scientists, government leaders and policy makers to address major global issues which could be resolved via chemistry. CHEMRAWN XII took place at Stellenbosch University, South Africa over the period 2-5 December 2007. Delegates came from all over Africa as well as from other parts of the developed and developing world. The conference was organized along the following broad themes:- adequate, safe, and affordable food for Africa- African agriculture in a global context: chemistry as the enabler- securing and sustaining water and soil quality for agricultural production- technologies to reduce post-harvest food loss- the role of agriculture in building a sustainable energy base- the role of chemicals in sustainable agriculture- the safe development and application of biotechnology in agricultural production- value-added and niche chemicals from agricultural produceThis issue of Pure and Applied Chemistry (PAC) contains some of the papers presented at CHEMRAWNXII. The topics of these papers encompass many of the major themes of the conference andreflect the varied contributions of speakers from a range of countries. It is heartening to see papers fromresearchers based at institutions in developing countries. I would like to thank all those colleagues whomade the effort to submit full manuscripts arising from their lectures at the conference.Selwyn MapolieConference Editor

Markets for Purchased Farm Inputs

2005 ◽  
pp. 60-71
Author(s):  
E. Serova ◽  
O. Shick
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Market Institutions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Farm Inputs

Russian policy makers argue that agriculture suffers from decapitalization due to financial constraints faced by producers. This view is the basis for the national agricultural policy, which emphasizes reimbursement of input costs and substitutes government and quasi-government organizations for missing market institutions. The article evaluates the availability of purchased farm inputs, the efficiency of their use, the main problems in the emergence of market institutions, and the impact of government policies. The analysis focuses on five groups of purchased inputs: farm machinery, fertilizers, fuel, seeds, and animal feed. The information sources include official statistics and data from two original surveys.

“Land fever” and “Bankruptcy”: Social Problems in Hanoi’s Urbanizing Peri-urban Communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 550-562
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Credit Market ◽  
Urbanization Process ◽  
Impact Of Urbanization ◽  
The Impact

Drawn upon field research in two peri-urban villages of Hanoi in 2014 and short re-visits recently, the research examines the widespread of gambling and other social issues in Hanoi’s urbanizing peri-urban communities which happened concurrently with the phenomenon of “land fever,” and at the time local villagers received compensation from land appropriation. The article aims to understand the impact of urbanization on these communities and the interface between urbanization and the increase of social problems. It argues that gambling, drug use, and other social problems have been existing in Vietnamese rural communities long before; however, when urbanization came, some people have higher chances to engage in these activities. Those are villagers who want to transform quickly into entrepreneurs or bosses by joining the “black credit” market and gambling. Together with middle-aged and old farmers who greatly relied on agricultural production and face difficulties in transforming their occupation, they formed the group of losers in the urbanization process. Received 6th January 2019; Revised 26th April 2019; Accepted 15th May 2019

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