scholarly journals TRADEOFF IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CULTIVATION SYSTEM IN THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION UNIT OF CHARDONNAY VINIFERA.

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 274-294
Author(s):  
Cláudia Brazil MARQUES ◽  
João Armando DESSIMON ◽  
Kelly Lissandra BRUCH ◽  
Carlos HONORATO Schuch Santos ◽  
Fabrício Moraes de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Vitis Vinifera ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Cultivation System ◽  
Biodynamic Agriculture

The study analyzed the variables that interfere in the choice of the soil cultivation system, using conventional and/or biodynamic agricultural practices for the production of Vitis vinifera grapes. The method was an exploratory and descriptive quali-quanti analysis study. The intentional sample, for convenience and non-probability, included 26 vineyards of Vitis vinifera Chardonnay, 19 of which were conventional vineyards and seven in transition to the cultivation system using biodynamic farming practices. It was concluded that economic variables are the driving force in decision making, rather than environmental or social issues in the management of the cultivation system, as well it has also been noticed that some properties are seeking new cultivation practices. In the case of biodynamic agriculture, however, there is a faint signal that environmental issues may gain greater value in equalizing alternatives for decision-making in vineyard management and especially in soil care.      

scholarly journals A Method to Quantify the Detailed Risk of Serious Injury in Agricultural Production

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3859
Author(s):  
Noha Mahmoud ◽  
Allan Leck Jensen ◽  
Cairistiona F. E. Topp ◽  
Claus Aage Grøn Sørensen ◽  
Michael Nørremark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
Life Cycle Approach ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Serious Injury ◽  
The Impact

Agricultural injuries are a valuable social sustainability indicator. However, current methods use sector-scale production data, so are unable to assess the impact of changes in individual farming practices. Here, we developed a method that adopts a life cycle approach to quantify the number of serious injuries during agricultural production processes and assess the potential impact of changes in agricultural practices. The method disaggregates agricultural production into operations and estimates the contribution each operation makes to the frequency of different types of injuries. The method was tested using data collected by survey during an expert workshop in which sixteen participants were asked to estimate the parameters related to typical dairy cattle and pig farms. Parameter estimates for specific operations varied considerably between participants, so normalized values were used to disaggregate sector-scale statistics to production operations. The results were in general agreement with the results from other studies. Participants found it challenging to quantify the potential effect of new technologies. Provided suitable empirical statistical data are available, the method can be used to quantify the risk of injury associated with individual products and provide an ex-ante assessment of future developments in farming practices.

scholarly journals SUSTENTABILIDADE DE PRODUÇÃO AGRÍCOLA DAS FAMÍLIAS ASSISTIDAS PELO PROJETO DE TRANSPOSIÇÃO DO RIO SÃO FRANCISCO EM SÃO JOSÉ DE PIRANHAS - PB

polemica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-69
Author(s):  
Flávia Clessione Cordeiro Cruz ◽  
José Deomar de Souza Barros ◽  
Francisca Soares Sousa ◽  
André Lima Leite
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Family Farming ◽  
Sustainability Index

Resumo: O desenvolvimento sustentável desafia a sociedade a fazer uso de práticas de desenvolvimento que garantam qualidade de vida para as gerações atuais e futuras. Nesse sentido, a agricultura sustentável visa uma produção agrícola com o mínimo de impactos ambientais possível. Diante disso, faz-se necessário inferir a sustentabilidade na agricultura com o uso de indicadores, que tem como objetivo monitorar os métodos de cultivo a fim de obter informações que determinem se os métodos utilizados são sustentáveis, permitindo também a identificação de aspectos que precisem ser melhorados. Dessa forma, a pesquisa realizada visou identificar o índice de sustentabilidade de produção agrícola das famílias assistidas pelo Projeto de Transposição do Rio São Francisco, em São José de Piranhas – PB. A pesquisa foi realizada nas Vilas Produtivas Rurais, localizadas no município de São José de Piranhas, no período de 02 de outubro de 2017 a 30 de junho de 2018, e deu-se por meio de um questionário utilizado como instrumento de coleta de dados. Os resultados obtidos indicam que os agricultores assistidos pelo Projeto de Transposição do Rio São Francisco, em São José de Piranhas, não utilizam práticas agrícolas sustentáveis. Na análise dos dados foi observado que a agricultura familiar exercida nas Vilas Produtivas Rurais apresenta um baixo índice econômico (0,10), um baixo índice técnico-agronômico (0,49), um baixo índice de manejo (0,03), um baixo índice ecológico (0,06) e também um baixo índice político institucional (0,13). De acordo com a metodologia utilizada na pesquisa, todos os indicadores apresentaram uma baixa sustentabilidade.Palavras–chave: Desenvolvimento sustentável. Produção agrícola. Indicadores. Transposição.Abstract: Sustainable development challenges society to use practices that ensure the quality of life of both current and future generations. The goal of sustainable agriculture is to exert the least possible impact on the environment. The sustainability of agricultural practices can be inferred with the use of indicators designed to monitor farming methods to obtain data that determine whether the methods employed are sustainable as well as identify aspects that need to be improved. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to identify the sustainability index of farming production among families assisted by the São Francisco River transposition project in the municipality of São José de Piranhas in the state of Paraíba, Brazil. The study was conducted in productive rural communities of the municipality between October 2nd, 2017 and June 30th, 2018. Data collection involved the administration of a questionnaire. The results indicate that farmers assisted by the transposition project do not use sustainable farming practices. The analysis of the data revealed that family farming practices in the rural communities have low economic (0.10), technical-agronomic (0.49), management (0.03), ecological (0.06) and institutional-political (0.13) indices. Based on the methods employed in the present study, all indicators point to low sustainability.Keywords: Sustainable development. Agricultural production. Indicators. Transposition.

“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

Agricultural practices of improve hardiness a winter-annual rape

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (91) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
O.L. Kyrylesko
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Winter Rape ◽  
Output Capacity ◽  
Careful Preparation ◽  
Digestible Protein ◽  
Winter Annual ◽  
Selection Of

Influence of top-dressing is considered in the article, norms and terms of sowing on of winter-annual rape. The assessment conducted by the yield of green mass and seeds, output capacity by about 1 hectare of dry matter, feed units and digestible protein, the number of dead plants and density of herbage. Established that hardiness and productivity of winter rape can be enhanced through the use of farming practices as: by creating a moderate density of herbage, using optimal terms of planting and doses of mineral fertilizers, selection of predecessors and careful preparation of the soil ect. The mechanism of influence of agrotechnical receptions is exposed on of winter-annual rape through determination in roots before the offensive of the winter of separate biochemical indexes (sugar, starch, to protein).

scholarly journals Application of Interval Fuzzy Logic in Selecting a Sustainable Supplier on the Example of Agricultural Production

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 774
Author(s):  
Adis Puška ◽  
Miroslav Nedeljković ◽  
Sarfaraz Hashemkhani Zolfani ◽  
Dragan Pamučar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Asymmetric Information ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Complete Information ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainability Criteria ◽  
Criteria Importance ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Economic Criteria

The selection of sustainable suppliers (SSS) is the first step in applying a sustainable supply chain and sustainable production. Therefore, it is necessary to select the supplier that best meets the set sustainability criteria. However, the selection of suppliers cannot be done by applying symmetric information, because the company does not have complete information, so asymmetric information should be used when selecting suppliers. Since the SSS applies three main sustainability criteria, environmental, social, and economic criteria, this decision-making problem is solved by applying multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM). In order to solve the SSS for the needs of agricultural production, interval fuzzy logic was applied in this research, and six suppliers with whom agricultural pharmacies in Semberija work were taken into consideration. The application of interval fuzzy logic was performed using the methods PIPRECIA (Pivot pairwise relative criteria importance assessment) and MABAC (Multi-Attributive Border Approximation Area Comparison). Using the PIPRECIA method, the weights of criteria and sub-criteria were determined. Results of this method showed that the most significant are economic criteria, followed by the social criteria. The ecological criteria are the least important. The supplier ranking was performed using the MABAC method. The results showed that supplier A4 best meets the sustainability criteria, while supplier A6 is the worst. These results were confirmed using other MCDM methods, followed by the sensitivity analysis. According to the attained results, agricultural producers from Semberija should buy the most products from suppliers A4, in order to better apply sustainability in production. This paper showed how to decision make when there is asymmetric information about suppliers.

scholarly journals DEEPER COMPREHENSION OF BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THROUGH SERIOUS GAME

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 881-890
Author(s):  
Michal Kozderka ◽  
Bertrand Rose
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Failure Analysis ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Financial Loss ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Basic Comprehension

AbstractDuring the last three decades we observe growing use of ecodesign, but we observe also misuse of ecodesign methods, leading often to time and financial loss. In coherence with several failure analysis and with our observation, we base our work on a hypothesis: Misuse of ecodesign is often caused by lack of basic comprehension of environmental issues: Non linearity of the processes, their inertia and their excessive costs.Building on this hypothesis, we decided to enhance our education program with an innovative serious game. The goal is to achieve comprehension of the basic environmental issues. Innovation of the game lies in revealing to students at the end of the game, that the fictive initial situation of the game corresponded to a starting point of a real catastrophe. Students can thus not only compare their decisions with those of real leaders, but also to understand how and why bad decisions were taken.Experiments indicate that students who played the game tend to evaluate environmental problems, while those who followed a lecture tend to describe them. This trend (going further than to a description) seems to be useful in decision making and in deployment of ecodesign methods.

scholarly journals Development of Košice Region by Implementation of Environmental Projects in the Field of Water Management - Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrieta Pavolová ◽  
Adriana Csikósová ◽  
Tomáš Bakalár
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Treated Wastewater ◽  
Management Case Study ◽  
Application Specific

AbstractThe development of the regions in Slovakia in recent years has significant disparities in both so-cio-economic as well as environmental issues, as evidenced by the eight environmentally polluted areas (these areas are highly urbanised with industrial agglomerations or intensive agricultural production).This article deals with a management system model of regional by implementation of projects in environmental field of water management with application-specific benefits and risks arising from the process of their implementation in relation to regional development. It analyses projects in the area of water management of one of the regions of Slovakia, KoŠice region in particular, in terms of connection to public water duct and sewer, identifes a strategy for development of the region and its socio-economic and environmental benefits based on the analysis of drinking water, the quan-tity and quality of treated wastewater through wastewater treatment plants (WTPs). It identifes the infuencing factors of benefits and risks and proposes procedure for solving at various stages.

scholarly journals Thiruvalluvar’s Concept of Cultural Ecology

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-210
Author(s):  
Rajeswari G
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Global Literature ◽  
The Social ◽  
Local Areas ◽  
Man And Nature ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Ideal

Thirukkural, global literature does not only talk about human behaviours which are to be glorified. It also proposes bright cut ideas about the relationship between humans and nature. The attention of the modern world is on environmental issues. The fast developments due to science and technology resulted in destroying nature. Due to industrial-based products and for the sake of the sophisticated life of the modern man, we left the nature for destruction. And now humanity faces the consequences. It is a general truth that the literature reflects the social issues of that time of its outcome. One can notice that the recent creative literature of Tamil talks about environmental aspects of the globe and the local areas. Thirukkural also deals with the issues of nature and it proposes the ideal relationship between man and nature, which is the concern of this paper. Thiruvalluvar says that the whole world depends on water. All the activities in the world cannot be possible if the rain fails. All the activities of living creatures, including humans, depend on water. Start with food production and leading to every activity are depends on rain. So Tiruvalluvar concludes that the relationship between humans and nature depends on water i.e. is rain. The paper concludes that the concept of Thiukkural towards nature is the dependency of humanity.

scholarly journals Plant Physiology and some aspects of future agriculture.

1970 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
E.C. Wassink
Keyword(s):  
Plant Physiology ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Solar Energy Conversion ◽  
Research Station ◽  
The World

From considerations of solar energy conversion data it is suggested that the total area required for feeding the entire human population of the world according to present agricultural practices and nutritional standards is relatively small, being about 2000 x 2000 km. This area includes roads etc. and that needed for crop production would be only 25% of this figure. The author proposes that agricultural production may benefit from the setting up, in various parts of the world, of 3000 units each about 30 x 40 km in area and devoted to a limited number of crops and served by its own research station. Some consequences of this suggestion are discussed.-F.A.S. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

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