scholarly journals Socio-economic analysis of maize seed production in Arghakhanchi district of Nepal

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahima Bajracharya ◽  
Mahesh Sapkota ◽  
Surya Mani Dhungana
Keyword(s):  
Seed Production ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
External Input ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Cropping Pattern ◽  
Maize Seed ◽  
Maize Production ◽  
Socioeconomic Condition

The purpose of this study was to assess the socioeconomic condition of maize seed and non-seed producers. A field survey was carried out in sixty households of Khanchikot VDC of Arghakhanchi district during May, 2014. The district was major seed producing district and Khanchikot was found better in seed production than other VDC in district. Simple random sampling technique was used to collect data using pre-tested interview schedule. About 57% were seed producer among the sample. The average family size of household was 5. Dependency ratio was less in seed producing households (0.41) than non-seed producers (0.72). Farmers were involved in the production of certified seed and the major (50%) source of foundation seed was National Maize Research Program, Rampur, Chitwan. The external input like chemical fertilizer was used in fewer amounts in the study area. The seed test was done at regional laboratory, Bhairahawa and sold to DADO, Arghakhanchi. Decision on loan taking, business operation and bank account were taken by males whereas cropping pattern, deficit labor use, religious and social works related decision were taken by females in the household. Major problem in maize production were lack of technical assistance followed by inadequate irrigation facilities. Proper training, extension service and government support on inputs would help in better socio-economic condition and production of maize.

scholarly journals E-Marketing and Organizational Performance: A Study of Five Manufacturing Companies in Oyo State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
A. Ajiboye, Folasade ◽  
Ogunrinade, Ranti ◽  
O. Ayanleke, Samuel
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Marketing Department ◽  
The Government ◽  
Effective Decision Making

The information age holds a number of daunting challenges for modern organizations, and more specifically, modern marketers. These challenges have contributed towards a fast-changing and more complex environment for organizations. This study examines the effect of E-marketing on the performance of the selected business organizations in Oyo State, Nigeria. The purposive method was used to select five manufacturing companies operating in Oyo State while the simple random sampling technique was used to select fifty respondents for the study. Data collected through structured questionnaire was analysed with the aid of Mean and Regression Analysis. Results of the analysis show that e-marketing has a significant impact on organizational performance measured by effective decision making, customer satisfaction and sakes volume.  The study also confirms that unstable power supply, lack of government support, low level of education of the owners/managers of business organizations and Security of documents through e-commerce are major threats to the success of e-marking adoption. The study concludes that the survival of business organizations, especially in this globally competitive environment, pivots on e-marketing. Subsequently, the study recommends that the government should provide enabling environment for e-commerce to triumph in Nigeria.  Also, management of Nigerian business organizations should establish e-marketing unit, administratively and financially separate and independent from marketing department, and give it a prominent place in the organizational structure, to be able to perform its functions without associating with the marketing management or other administrations in the company.

scholarly journals PERSEPSI PETANI PADI SAWAH TERHADAP POLA KEMITRAAN DENGAN BADAN USAHA MILIK RAKYAT (BUMR) PANGAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 575
Author(s):  
Riantin Hikmah Widi ◽  
Tuti Karyani ◽  
Hepi Hapsari ◽  
Lucyana Trimo ◽  
Tedi Hartoyo
Keyword(s):  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Paddy Rice ◽  
Agricultural Insurance ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Capital Access ◽  
Spearman Rank Correlation Test

Society-owned enterprises (BUMR) Food offer partnership patterns with farmers to overcome the classic problems faced by farmers so far, namely the low capital, access to sources of capital, access to technology, and market penetration. The partnership pattern offered by BUMR Food is in the form of non-collateral loan assistance accompanied by assistance and providing agricultural insurance to farmers. Farmers are required to plant rice using varieties determined by the BUMR Food and sell their grain to BUMR Food at a price determined based on the quality of grain produced by farmers. Farmers' decision to establish a partnership with BUMR Food is greatly influenced by their perception of the partnership pattern. The purpose of this study is to: (1) identify the pattern of partnership of paddy rice farmers with BUMR Food, and (2) analyze the perception of paddy rice farmers to the pattern of partnership with BUMR Food. The research method used was a survey, with a population of all paddy rice farmers who followed the pattern of collaboration with the BUMR Food in Sukabumi Regency. The sampling technique used is Simple Random Sampling. The first research objective was analyzed descriptively, while the second research objective was analyzed using the Spearman Rank correlation test. The results show: (1) The partnership pattern in the form of Agribusiness Operational Cooperation, where the partner company (BUMR Food) provides non-collateral loans, provides technical assistance in cultivation, and acts as an offtaker (receives the results of production), and (2) the perception of farmers lowland rice to the partnership pattern with BUMR Food is generally positive both in terms of relative profitability, suitability and complexity.

scholarly journals Capacities of local maize seed enterprises in Mexico: Implications for seed systems development

Food Security ◽  
2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Donovan ◽  
Pieter Rutsaert ◽  
Ciro Domínguez ◽  
Meliza Peña
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Genetic Material ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Maize Seed ◽  
Seed Systems

AbstractWhere maize plays a critical role in food security, governments and donors have invested heavily in support of local, privately owned, often small and medium sized, maize seed enterprises (maize SMEs). Underpinning these investments are strong assumptions about maize SMEs’ capacity to produce and distribute seed to smallholders. This study assesses the capacities of 22 maize SMEs in Mexico that engaged with MasAgro—a large-scale development program initiated in 2011 that has provided maize SMEs with improved genetic material and technical assistance. Data were collected onsite from in-depth interviews with enterprise owners and managers and complemented with other primary and secondary sources. Overall, maize SMEs showed high levels of absorptive capacity for seed production, but limited signs of learning and innovation in terms of business organization and strategic seed marketing. Asset endowments varied widely among the SMEs, but generally they were lowest among the smaller enterprises, and access to business development services beyond MasAgro was practically nonexistent. Results highlighted the critical role of MasAgro in reinvigorating the portfolios of seeds produced by maize SMEs, as well as the challenges ahead for maize SMEs to scale the new technologies in a competitive market that has long been dominated by multinational seed enterprises. Among these challenges were limited investment in seed marketing, weak infrastructure for seed production, and limited experience in business management. Achieving the food security goals through maize SMEs will require making national maize seed industry development a strategic imperative.

FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PORSI PEMBIAYAAN BAGI HASIL (STUDI PADA BANK PEMBIAYAAN RAKYAT SYARIAH DI DIY DAN JAWA TENGAH)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-50
Author(s):  
Setya Pramono
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Supervisory Board ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Profit Sharing ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Marketing Manager ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Positive Effect

This study examines conceptual and empirical models regarding Manager Skills, Sharia Compliance, Characteristics of Islamic Banks, Manager's Perceptions of Islamic Bank Internal SDI, Manager's Perceptions of Customer Characteristics, Manager's Perceptions of the Existence of Regulation, Manager's Perceptions of Government Support for the Portion of Profit Sharing Financing in Sharia People's Financing Bank The selection of research locations was carried out by means of a simple random proportional technique (proportional simple random sampling). The sampling technique used in this research was purposive sampling. In this study there were 36 BPRS in DIY and Central Java, then five people were taken as respondents for each BPRS consisting of the Board of Directors, the Sharia Supervisory Board, Marketing Manager, Operations Manager (Financing Manager) and Customer Service. So the number is 180 (one hundred and eighty) respondents. As for the object of the assessment is the Operations Manager / Funding Manager, considering that this research is related to the portion of profit sharing financing. The results showed that 1) Manager's conceptual skills had a positive effect on the portion of profit-sharing financing in BPR Syariah 2) Manager's technical skills had a positive effect on the portion of profit-sharing financing in BPR Syariah 3) Manager's social skills had a positive effect on the portion of profit-sharing financing in BPR Syariah 4 ) Managers' perceptions about the internal SDI of Islamic banks have a positive effect on the portion of profit-sharing financing in Islamic BPR Sharia BPR 7) There is no influence of the characteristics of Islamic banks on the portion of profit sharing financing in Sharia BPR 8) There is no effect of sharia compliance on the portion of profit sharing financing in Islamic BPR face the portion of profit sharing financing in Sharia BPR

scholarly journals Technical efficiency of certified maize seed in Palpa district, Nepal: A stochastic frontier production approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
Mahima Bajracharya ◽  
Mahesh Sapkota
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Stochastic Production Frontier ◽  
Maize Seed ◽  
Production Frontier ◽  
Stochastic Production ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Production Approach

The cereal crop, maize is regarded as staple food mainly in hill areas of Nepal. Seed is one of the vital input which determines the production and yield of any crop. Farmers are found using the required inputs in haphazard way which had increased the cost of production and inefficiency of resources used. The study on seed sector is limited. For such a backdrop, this study was aimed to assess the level of technical efficiency (TE) of certified maize seed production. The total of 164 certified seed producer were interviewed in June, 2016 using simple random sampling technique in Palpa district of Nepal. The result revealed that increase in amount of seed and labor by one percent would increase the yield of certified maize seed by 0.29 and 0.34 percent respectively. The TE was estimated using stochastic production frontier model in Stata software. The average TE was found 70 percent which revealed the scope of increasing TE by 30 percent using the existing available resources. There were about 29 percent farmers who had TE of ≥0.7-0.8 followed by 27.44 percent at ≥0.8-0.9. Government and other stakeholders should prioritize to provide technical knowledge via training and increase the visit of extension worker to increase TE of certified maize seed producer in the district.

scholarly journals PENDAPATAN DAN TINGKAT KESEJAHTERAAN RUMAH TANGGA PERTANIAN DI KELURAHAN KEDAUNG KECAMATAN KEMILING KOTA BANDAR LAMPUNG

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Werna Newell Simamora ◽  
Wan Abbas Zakaria ◽  
Eka Kasymir
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Cropping Pattern ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
Annual Household Income ◽  
Cropping Patterns ◽  
Average Household Income ◽  
Poverty Levels

The purpose of this study was to analyze the main farming income, annual household income, welfare, and factors that influence the level of household welfare. Data were collected in June - August 2018. The research location was determined intentionally because the Kedaung Village was one of the regions with high poverty levels in the Kemiling District of Bandar Lampung City. The number of respondents in this study was 40 respondents taken using simple random sampling technique. The analytical methods used were farm income analysis, household income analysis, and welfare level analysis. The results of the study explained that the average main farming income was differentiated based on two cropping patterns, namely: first cropping pattern (beans - beans) amounting to Rp2,537,872.35 /0,08 ha per year, while in the second cropping pattern (beans - long beans) amounting to Rp2,830,339.88 /0,07ha per year. The average household income every year based on cropping patterns was Rp23,317,784.40 per year of the first cropping pattern and Rp13,841,450.10 per year of the second cropping pattern. As many as 95 percent of agricultural households in Kedaung Sub-District, Kemiling District, Bandar Lampung City are in the category of unprosperous. This situation occurs because of low social, educational, and health scores.Keywords: agriculture household, income, welfare indicators

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE FACTORS OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, POLITICAL CONDITIONS, AND BUSINESS COMPETITION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES COMPANY PT. WIJAYA KARYA (Persero) Tbk

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 198
Author(s):  
Dwi Apriyanto
Keyword(s):  
Influence Factors ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Political Condition ◽  
Company Survey ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Construction Services

The objective research is to obtain information on the effect of government support, political conditions and business competition in order to improve the performance of construction services company. Survey research methodology used survey. Data collection done toward 133 respondents. Respondent were chosen by simple random sampling technique. The data were collected with questionnaire and analysis with multiple regression. The results of the analysis concluded that the government support, political conditions and business competition have influence by direct or indirect on the performance of construction services company. The hypothesis is proven by indicators of significance of the influence between variable that more than (<) α = 0,05 and also the result of T-test that T count more than (>) T table., the most dominant variable is political conditions in influencing the performance of construction services company with significance value of 0.000.   Keywords : Government support, Political condition, Business competition, and Performance of the company.

scholarly journals Examining the Factors Affecting the Success of the Establishment of Village-Owned Enterprises

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
. Solimun ◽  
Indah Yanti ◽  
Adi Kusumaningrumi ◽  
Agus Wahyu Widodo
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Community Factors ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Village Government ◽  
The Village

Aims: This study aims to analyze the influence of Village Government Policies, Village Financial Institutions, Resources, and Community Factors on the Success of the Establishment of Village-Owned Enterprises (VOE) with Village Government Support as moderating variables. Study Design: SEM WarpPLS. Place: Sumberputih Village, East Java, Indonesia. Methodology: This research is quantitative research. The research instrument used a questionnaire. The research was conducted in Sumberputih Village, East Java, Indonesia. The sampling process used a simple random sampling technique and obtained 100 respondents. Data analysis using SEM WarpPLS. Results: The results showed that the Village Government Policy, Village Financial Institutions, Resources, and Community Factors had a significant effect on the success of the establishment of VOE (Y). Meanwhile, Village Government Support cannot moderate the influence of the four variables on the success of VOE establishment.

scholarly journals Towards Commercial Orientation of Maize Farming In East Nusa Tenggara

2021 ◽  
Vol 232 ◽  
pp. 02007
Author(s):  
Yohanis Ngongo ◽  
Tony Basuki ◽  
Miqdoth S. Abola ◽  
Noldy R. E Kotta ◽  
Evert Y. Hosang
Keyword(s):  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Maize Production ◽  
Orientation Data ◽  
Maize Productivity ◽  
Surplus Production ◽  
Semi Arid Region

Maize constitute dominant food crop in upland semi-arid region of East Nusa Tenggara (ENT) and as a main staple for majority of rural farmers. This paper examines Provincial Government programs to increase maize production and to reform maize production orientation. Data and information being used from the recent program: “Maize Planting, Cattle Harvest (MPCH)”. The survey was conducted in all villages in Districts of Timor and Sumba Island as pilot project. The study showed that: 1). Maize farmers keen to change production orientation from subsistence to semi and fully commercial as long as there are surplus production and better access to the market, 2). Average maize productivity of farmers under program (5 – 8 ton/ha) higher than traditional practices (1 – 2 ton/ha), 3). Most farmers under the program have access to have own cattle 1- 2 head/household from surplus production of maize sold with contract price IDR 3,200/kg. This result implies that incorporated farmer into the market from the beginning of the program, technical assistance to apply appropriate innovations, organized farmers groups to enhance business scale and government support to minimize production cost lead farmers to adopt new innovation, increase maize production and change maize production orientation (commercial).

Challenges in perspective of life skills acquisition; implication for placement of life skills in university curriculum

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 189-194
Author(s):  
Wasim Khan ◽  
Salahuddin Khan ◽  
Tasleem Arif ◽  
Sohail R. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Life Skills ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Educational Curriculum

Background and Study Aim: The main purpose behind the study was to establish the challenges in relation to the acquisition of life skills among university student-athletes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The study assessed the extent to which the concern existing resources, facilitators, and trainer attitude influences life skills acquisition among student-athletes. Material and Methods: Descriptive survey research design was followed to obtain desirable results. The target population of this study consisted of all those who participated in different sport at the university level of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. Amongst them, we selected a representative sample (n=389 fifty 50% of the total population) with the help of a simple random sampling technique. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version, 24 was used to code and analyse the data. The hypotheses were tested by applying statistical tests like Step-wise regression and independents sample t-test. The significance level of 0.05 was fixed to accept or reject the set hypotheses. Results: Findings of the study indicated that existing resources, facilitators, and trainer/coach attitude significantly influences life skills acquisition among student-athletes (.001, .001 & .000 < .05). The analysed data revealed no significantly difference regarding extent to which specific challenges such as existing resources, facilitators, and trainer attitude influences the acquisition of life skills (.500, .133 & .149 > .05). Conclusions: The findings of the study revealed that all participants have agreed upon the importance of life skills. Therefore, the life skills course might be considered as an integral part of every educational curriculum of Pakistan. It is suggested that a minimum of 2 hours per week may be included in the educational curriculum of each discipline.

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