scholarly journals MODERN TRENDS IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN CAMEROON AND WAYS TO ENSURE ITS SUSTAINABILITY

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
CHITCHUI TOUMENI ARMAND ANACIET
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Manual Labor ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
Low Level

It has been established that agriculture is the backbone of Cameroon's economy, where 80% of the labor force is engaged in the agricultural sector and provides 22.3% of gross domestic product and 30% of its export revenues. The investigated branch forms the commodity supply of agricultural products both on the domestic and foreign markets, the following types of products: cocoa, coffee, cotton, bananas, palm oil, tobacco, tea, pineapple, corn, millet, sorghum, yams, potatoes, beans and rice. It has been determined that the livestock sector has been developed throughout the country and plays an especially important role in the northern region of the country. It has been proved that the main goal of the country's agricultural development is to ensure food security, whose achievement is strongly influenced by globalization of climate change. For the country under study, the country's orientation towards a "product concept" is characteristic, in which the main objective is to ensure the physical and economic availability of agricultural food. The strategic priorities in the country's agricultural development, which include the mobilization of local resources for intensive production taking into account environmental requirements, are highlighted. It is substantiated that today specialized regions have been formed in relation to the production of certain types of products, which allowed to increase the productivity of agricultural crops. It is noted that there are differences in indicators of productivity of agricultural production in farms and research stations, which proves the existence of unused reserves for improving production efficiency. The characteristic features of development of agricultural production of the country are systematized: low level of technical support; a manifestation of the tendency to increase the land of farms; the prevalence of small commodity producers; low income farmers; predominance of informal economic relations; use of manual labor; complicated access to loan financing sources; low level of involvement of commodity producers in value added chains. It is proved that under conditions of intensification of investment activity in the country's agriculture and realization of the foreseen measures of the strategic national plan, conditions and preconditions for effective development, modernization of production infrastructure, access of farmers to sources of financing and other components of sustainable development will be formed. It is highlighted that one of the conditions for the sustainable development of agriculture in the country is the intensification of agricultural production, which will promote ecological and social sustainability. Important instruments for its achievement are technological innovations in the direction of introducing new or improved agro technology of cultivation and modern management practices, new breeds of farm animals and poultry, integrated practices for improving soil fertility and widespread replacement of manual labor. Innovative solutions need to be coordinated with the specifics of the production process, and in terms of environmental and water and energy intensity. Key words: agriculture, food safety, farmer, innovation, investment attractiveness.

scholarly journals Trends and Policy Correlates of Agricultural Production and Agricultural Production Sustainability Outcomes in Ghana and Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Olawale Emmanuel Olayide ◽  
Isaac Kow Tetteh ◽  
Labode Popoola
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Development ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Development Outcomes ◽  
Development Agendas

This paper analysed policy correlates of agricultural production and agricultural production sustainability outcomes in Ghana and Nigeria. It underscores the influence of political systems and international development agendas as correlates of agricultural production and agricultural production sustainability outcomes. This is to the extent of providing evidence policy on agricultural production and agricultural production sustainability outcomes. Ghana and Nigeria have comparable farming/agricultural system and policy environment. Data used for the analyses spanned five decades. Trends analysis and inferential statistics were employed. The results revealed that policy correlates can contribute to the current discourse in sustainable development agenda and to resolving the dilemma of agricultural policy implementation for sustainable agricultural development, especially in Ghana and Nigeria. The findings reinforce the need for appropriate policies in transforming the agricultural sector while ensuring sustainable development outcomes.

scholarly journals Clusters as an innovative organizational and economic form of efficient agricultural production in the system of sustainable development

Ekonomika APK ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 311 (9) ◽  
pp. 86-94
Author(s):  
Yurii Kernasiuk
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Cluster Model ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Development Economic ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Research Results

The purpose of the article is to highlight the conceptual understanding of the cluster as an innovative organizational and economic form of production in the system of sustainable development on the example of the agricultural sector and substantiate the scientific basis for ensuring its implementation at the regional level. Research methods. When carrying out the research, a set of general scientific methods and techniques was used; monographic - in the study of domestic and foreign publications and the above-mentioned problems; a systematic approach based on the principles of systems analysis and synthesis - to substantiate the relationship between sustainable development, the efficiency of agricultural production and the cluster model; abstract-logical - for the theoretical generalization of research results and determination of measures to ensure the implementation of the cluster model of agricultural development; economic analysis - to study the efficiency of agricultural production. Research results. The essence of the cluster in modern economic theory in the context of the concept of sustainable development has been studied and analyzed. Globalization, climate change and the aggravation of socio-economic and environmental problems in many countries of the world necessitate the search for new models of economic development. It has been established that one of the most optimal organizational and economic forms of effective agricultural production in the system of sustainable development is clusters. On the example of the Kirovograd region, a scientifically grounded regional model of the development of agro-clusters in the agro-industrial complex. Scientific novelty. Based on the synthesis of scientific theories of cluster and sustainable development, further study of theoretical and methodological approaches to the definition of the essence of clusters as a promising organizational and economic form of effective agricultural production in the system of sustainable development was obtained. Practical significance. The research results will find practical use in substantiating regional strategies for the development of agro-industrial production. They can be used in educational and educational programs, when providing consulting services for the creation of projects of agricultural clusters and in further scientific research.

scholarly journals Downside of corporate performance management practices in low-income markets

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 69-77
Author(s):  
Last Mazambani ◽  
Emmanuel Mutambara
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Corporate Performance ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Developed Markets ◽  
The Poor

Based on theoretical literature review, the paper demonstrates the misgiving of market economy corporate performance management practices when applied in poor markets. Western developed management practices are incongruent to serve poor customers in low-income markets. The findings of the literature review are that these management systems are exclusionary and conflict with sustainable development as they reject the poor as unprofitable and worthless to pursue as customers. In addition, they are based on antiquated assumptions and contradict ideologies and cultural contexts of the poor. In recent times, corporates are under pressure to enter low-income markets as developed markets get saturated. The poor are, however, significantly different from the affluent customers obtained in higher income segments. Corporates find themselves poorly equipped to succeed. Because poor markets are only latent, firms are expected to do more in order to create value than they would do when entering developed markets. The paper provides recommendations for the firms from developed markets to adjust their performance management practices in order to be successful in emerging markets.

scholarly journals Opportunities and conditions of sustainable development of the agricultural industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan

2020 ◽  
pp. 78-83
Author(s):  
R. N. Zhangirova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Index Method ◽  
Important Place ◽  
The Republic

The article shows aspects of sustainable agricultural development. It summarized modern views on the sustainable development of the agricultural sector. The problems of the agricultural sector of the republic are identified, the solution of which will contribute to the successful development of agricultural production. The necessity of increasing the efficiency of resource use is substantiated. An important place in the article is given to the role of state support for the agricultural sector. A comparative analysis of the yield of field cultivation from 1 ha of arable land and crops in the Republic of Kazakhstan is carried out. Using the index method, the influence of the structure of crops and crop productivity is calculated. According to statistical data, the current state of the agricultural sector of Kazakhstan is revealed. The reasons for low labor productivity in the agricultural sector of the republic are indicated. The role of science in the qualitative renewal of the country's agricultural sector is emphasized. Promising ways to stimulate the growth rate of agricultural production are proposed. The main directions of sustainable development of the agricultural sector of the Republic of Kazakhstan are determined. It is proved that organic agriculture can act as a point of sustainable agricultural growth.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Urban Management Practices and Sustainable Development in the Local Municipalities in Jordan: Case Study - Salt City

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Ahmad Khlaifat ◽  
Hala Abu Taleb ◽  
Zeyad Makhamreh ◽  
Deya Qtiashat
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Local People ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Urban Services

The urbanization processes and the accelerated growth in the Arab countries, during the last five decades, have resulted in negative social impact represented in the high rates of unemployment and poverty. This was accompanied with problems related to the provision of infrastructure and social facilities, inadequate housing for low-income persons and other environmental problems. Therefore, there is a need to apply and activate the role of decentralization processes to manage the cities under emerging modern urban services and activities, in order to identify policies and cope with innovative plans that suit for sustainable urban development. Incorporations of local people and decision makers in improving social, economic and environmental conditions, and participation of local people in decision making can lead to find the appropriate solution that can promote sustainable urban processes, and facilities the implementation of the local communities’ activities. Consequently, this will lead to improve the urban services in appropriate quality and economic visibility and sustain social consistency and environmental resources in the cities. In order to achieve a sustainable development practices in the municipalities, it is recommended to focus on local community resources, increase financial income, develop local human resources proficiency, and finally empower the local people authority and decision –making process, which can be achieved by the application of decentralization governance system.

scholarly journals Sociodemographic, Cultural, Environmental and Agroecological Characterization in order to Adopt Urban Agriculture in the Municipality of Tuluá, Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The City

Some communities have moved from the countryside to the city for different reasons, sometimes they have managed to settle in slums and some people go to agricultural production inside the city for their support, by means of a knowledge they bring from the countryside, seeking a place offering them useful resources to produce food, in this sense, urban agriculture as an alternative livelihood and occupation, has a symbolic value, since it is a survival strategy for families [3]. For this reason, this study was carried out within the macro project “Implementación del proyecto educativo comunitario salud alimentaria y productiva en el desarrollo sustentable de la invasión de la carrilera, corregimiento Campoalegre del municipio de Tuluá” (translated: “Implementation of the community educational project, food and productive health in the sustainable development of the invasion community La Carrilera, Campoalegre district of the municipality of Tuluá”), of the Health, Care and Society research groups; GIUR and Agricultural Production, which supported the characterization of the sociodemographic, cultural, environmental and agroecological components in the community of “La Carrilera” that aimed to evaluate and to identify the problems and needs of the study population, through the implementation of surveys, measurement of the biological quality of water based on the methodology used by IDEAM, Roldán and Shannon-Weaver, and the characterization of organic solid waste where the method defined by Marmolejo was implemented, resulting in the identification of the different social groups that make up the community, the occupation of women, the economic income of families, among others. In addition, the high levels of water pollution were manifested with a diversity index of 0.83, indicating the low diversity in the tributary of the community, also the BMWP index presented that the quality of the waters is critical and doubtful, and finally obtained an organic waste production of 60.1% identifying that mainly fruit and vegetable waste is produced. Subsequently, from the diagnosis obtained, some intervention strategies were determined for the conservation of the water resource and sustainable management practices for the use and transformation of organic waste in the study population, which allows adopting urban agriculture and contributing to sustainable development of the sector in the municipality of Tuluá, Valle del Cauca.

scholarly journals Management of Soil Resources for Sustainable Development under a Changing Climate

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 159-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
MMR Jahangir ◽  
I Jahan ◽  
NJ Mumu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Resource Use Efficiency ◽  
Soil Resources ◽  
Use Efficiency

Development was conventionally driven by one particular need, without fully considering the wider or future impacts. This kind of approach has now been considered to be responsible for the economic and environmental catastrophes that humans are facing: from large scale financial crises caused by irresponsible banking to the changes in global climate resulting from our dependence on fossil fuel based energy sources. Soils provide essential ecosystem services such as primary production, regulation of biogeochemical cycles (with consequences for the climate), water filtration, resistance to diseases and pests, and regulation of above-ground biodiversity. Changing of the climate systems is unequivocal. Adaptation to global climate change through improved soil quality by adoption of improved management practices is key to maintaining sustainable agricultural production. A holistic approach to soil management as the engine for increasing productivity by increasing resource use efficiency and making agriculture environmentally compatible is more important than ever before. Strategies of greenhouse gas emission reduction include those that increase the use efficiency of inputs. Herein, we discussed how management and protection of soil resources can contribute to sustainable development through sustainable agricultural production while maintaining sustenance of soil fertility. J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 11(1-2): 159-170 2018

scholarly journals Agroindustrial complex: problems and instigating trends

2021 ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Lyudmila Anatol'evna Zhuravleva
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Agroindustrial Complex

The article analyzes the current problems, functional strategies and instigating trends of the agroindustrial complex. The author describes the possible ways of solving problems and considers the prospects for the development of small-scale enterprises based on the existing government support programs for rural areas. Among the most acute problems for the successful development of farms, the author identifies the following groups of problems: 1. Economic problems: rising prices for fuels and lubricants; the volatility of the ruble exchange rate; the constant increase in tariffs for gas, electricity, fertilizers, machinery for agricultural production; the disproportion of prices of products and resources spent on their production; the lack of long-term supportive programs of preferential lending and leasing services; low level of innovation and investment activity; low level of solvency of the population; unsatisfactory state of telephone and Internet communications, roads and transport links; monopolization of sales markets by large agricultural holdings; insufficient development of marketing and logistics issues; weak image advertising of farm products and the lack of integrated marketing communications, which reduce the profitability and profitability of agricultural production. 2. Technological problems: technical and technological lagging behind the developed countries; low technological efficiency of agricultural production of peasant farms; a high degree of deterioration of the equipment and machinery. 3. Ecological problems: industrial and agricultural enterprises impacting on the environment; the inrease in land fertility; the use of pesticides leading to soil and water pollution; the lack of effective control over the quality and safety of food. 4. Social problems of rural areas: the lack of educational institutions with educational services of high quality and developed infrastructure; the lack of jobs for the adult population and youth's low interest in farming as a way of life; domestic problems. 

scholarly journals SMART VILLAGE – smart solution for sustainable development in the South East Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 01011
Author(s):  
Dobrotă Liviu Marian ◽  
Mădălina Serban ◽  
Ina Mogildea ◽  
Maria Magdalena Turek Rahoveanu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Value Added ◽  
The South ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Plain Area ◽  
East Region

Research background. An intelligent rural community in our vision wants to be a balance between people and the environment, through a transformation of long-term economic, social and environmental characteristics. This paper aims to investigate the need to change this environment in the South-East Region, Romania, a rural plain. Purpose of the article. Villages with a certain risk of poverty are most at risk of depopulation due to the presence of low-income people, disadvantaged groups, with a population of "third age" and "fourth age". In other mountain areas, for example, there are rich villages where aging does not characterize low-income people and retired migrants. Methods. The objectives of the research are to describe the Chiscani, Brăila area, the need to transform the villages in its composition, but also to identify activities with potential for sustainable development at its level. Awareness of the community by promoting those economic activities that support the smart plain area is the basis of the whole concept. Findings & Value added. The aim of this study is to evaluate the perceptions about smart village (SV) to attract entrepreneurs, tourists and business development in the South East Region, Chiscani.

scholarly journals Directions of diversification of agricultural production in Ukraine on the basis of sustainable development

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (95) ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
N. L. Khomiuk ◽  
N. V. Pavlikha
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Scientific Concept ◽  
Species Structure

The article substantiates the directions of diversification of agricultural production in Ukraine on the basis of sustainable development in order to improve the quality of life of the rural population, ensure the competitiveness of rural areas, achieve environmental safety. In the process of research in the areas of diversification of agricultural production used a monographic and graphic methods and scientific generalization. Diversification is seen as the diversification of the object of study and giving it a multidisciplinary, combined nature, which is realized by expanding the scope of the enterprise. Attention is drawn to the fact that in rural areas diversification should be based on the basis of sustainable development and on the relocation of resources to new areas of agricultural and non-agricultural activities. It is proposed to diversify agricultural production in the areas of expanding the range and markets, support and development of organic production, increase the volume of niche crops, which will contribute to the production of agricultural products with a larger share of value added, increase exports of agricultural products, expand the population. Declining trends in agricultural production have been identified in parallel with the growth of more profitable types of crop and livestock products (rapeseed, sunflower, pigs, poultry). It is emphasized that during the formation of the species structure of agricultural production it is necessary to take into account not only the demand for it but also to ensure efficient and rational use of available labor, raw materials, land, technical, technological, financial and other resources. The expediency of growing niche crops (garlic, sorghum, chickpeas, mustard, nuts, flax) is substantiated, the main advantage of which is the growth of demand for these products in combination with small production volumes, which will expand markets and increase the competitiveness of agricultural production. It is proved that in Ukraine there are all the prerequisites for the spread of organic land use as a direction of diversification of rural development on the basis of sustainable development. This allows not only to make a profit, but also to produce environmentally friendly food and reduce the destructive anthropogenic impact on the environment. Further research should be carried out in the field of formation of the scientific concept, development of the mechanism of organizational and economic support and selection of priorities of diversification of agricultural production.

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