THE SOILS OF OTAGO AND THEIR PROBLEMS

1958 ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
J.D. Raeside ◽  
E.J.B. Cutler
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Soil Resources ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Soil Pattern

The soil resources of Otago present a challenge to agriculture, for, although much has already been done to promote their development through the efforts of the Department of Agriculture and the imaginative and enterprising work of many farmers, their potentialities are still far from exhausted. Hitherto only the best soils of Otago have been developed to a high productive level, and most of the soils are at a stage of development far below their capacity. As agricultural development expands and becomes more diverse limitations imposed by the nature of the soils will become of overriding importance, and the pattern of agriculture will have to be more carefully adjusted to the soil pattern of the province.

scholarly journals Understanding the Influence and Effects of Devolution on Agricultural Development: A Case Study of Garissa County, Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 110-114
Author(s):  
Hussein Abdi Ali ◽  
Salah Abdirahaman Farah
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
County Government ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
County Governments ◽  
The Public ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Research Findings

The Agriculture sector in Kenya is as important as the country. Much of the agricultural function was transferred to the devolved units when the new constitution was passed by Kenyans and promulgated. The question many are asking is, have county governments initiated strategies in place to improve food security and ultimately contribute to the economy. Agriculture is the major contributor of our economy today. Kenya needs to be a self-sufficient country and feed its people. County governments have a huge role in ensuring this objective achieved. Based on this, a research title is proposed “Understanding the influence and effects of devolution on agricultural development: A case study of Garissa county, Kenya” The research seeks to clarify to the public and the other stakeholders concerned if actually devolved units have done anything to improve the agricultural sector since its inception. Have county governments put clear, achievable and practical strategies for this sector to grow and how best can counties improve this important sector. The research findings will be very helpful to those who are involve in the agricultural sector, directly or indirectly. The research objectives are; to compare performance of agriculture before and after devolution, to evaluate the achievements of devolution in the agricultural sector, to analyse the challenges faced by county governments in developing this sector, to examine the perception of the public on the best strategies to improve agriculture in Kenya and to give synthesised recommendations to all stakeholders. The research was conducted within Garissa County, four out of the six sub counties. A total of 310 respondents were engaged ranging from farmers, the general public and the staff of the county government The research found out that there is a gap in the sector that needs attention. Agricultural production, although remained steadfast over the years, has been in deplorable situation. The research findings is helpful to all stakeholders-both levels of governments, farmers, the public and non-state actors.  The research commends that the County governments should use bottom-up approach strategy when making critical decision affecting the department. This will aid them obtain raw and unbiased information for action. The department of agriculture experts should be deployed to all sub counties (at the grassroots). 95 percent of these staff stay at county headquarters doing nothing. Their presence at the villages, farms will come in handy or the farmers. People with experience and experts should be employed to spearhead this exercise. Routine visits should be made to the farming areas.

ICTs for Agricultural Development and Food Security in Developing Nations

2016 ◽  
pp. 106-129
Author(s):  
Bhattacharjee Suchiradipta ◽  
Raj Saravanan
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Development Professionals ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
The Right

Development has many faces and complete wellbeing of human population is the most important one of them which in more than one ways involves agriculture and the farming population. Providing needed information at the right time to the rural population is the first step in their empowerment and ICTs can play an immensely important role in providing that information by increasing the dialogue between development professionals and rural people at every stage of development process. According to recent statistics released by ITU, over the last 15 years, ICTs have grown in unprecedented ways providing huge opportunities for social and economic development and this growth can be an advantage to rural advisory services. Providing correct and personalized information needs expert opinions and so multi-stakeholder engagement makes the process more efficient and ICTs provide a very unique and important platform for such collaboration, thus bringing together different stakeholders for efficient partnership. The various tools and technologies can also be tailored according to the needs of end users. But inspite of the advantages, ICTs can only be universally accepted and used when the challenges of accessibility, acceptability, funding, and sustainability are overcome. There are no formula for sure success with ICTs and situation is the best determinant of the strategy to be used and so, a balanced and strategic use of ICTs depending on the clients' needs can best utilize its potential for agricultural development and food security in developing nations.

scholarly journals Soil Resources and Agricultural Development in Alaska

ARCTIC ◽  
1954 ◽  
Vol 7 (3 and 4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan H. Mick ◽  
Hugh A. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Soil Resources

Agricultural Extension System in Bihar, India: An Overview

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
UJJWAL KUMAR ◽  
R K P SINGH ◽  
DHIRAJ K SINGH ◽  
ABHAY KUMAR ◽  
SANJEEV KUMAR
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Agricultural Technology ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Extension Services ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Extension System

Agricultural extension system plays a crucial role in increasing agricultural productivity and farm income, strengthening food security, improving rural livelihoods, and promoting agriculture as an engine of rural economic growth. In India, a Central Department of Agriculture was established after the Orissa famine during 1866. Department of Agriculture in Bihar was established in 1912 after separation of Bihar from Bengal. After independence, several programmes like IADP, IAAP, HYVP etc were implemented in Bihar, which fetched good results. Later on, Training and Visit approach of extension was also implemented which was subsequently replaced by NATP. Currently, pluralistic extension services in Bihar is prevailing which includes central and state Government agencies, ICAR, KVKs, SAUs, NGOs and private sector organizations. Despite all the efforts, transfer of technology programmes are yet to achieve desired success. Duplication of extension services is being observed as many agencies work in same set of selected villages. Recently, using Agriculture Road Map of Bihar, Government has launched several agricultural development programmes for transfer of modern agricultural technology, which may likely to improve access of farmers to modern agricultural technology. To make extension more pragmatic, some of the activities including supply of quality inputs and market linkage of the produce should be the part of core extension programme.

scholarly journals Land Consolidation for Agricultural Growth in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Thu Huong ◽  
Pham Nguyen My Linh ◽  
Vo Thi Van Khanh ◽  
Nguyen Quang Sang ◽  
Le Hoang Anh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Consolidation ◽  
Agricultural Product ◽  
Production Scale ◽  
Agricultural Growth ◽  
Brand Building ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The Government

In order to effectively restructure agriculture, comprehensive solutions are needed, in which the solution of agricultural land consolidation and concentration must be accompanied by strong reform of the conditions of agricultural production such as organizing good inputs and outputs markets, brand building and protection, strengthening agricultural product quality management, improving the competitiveness of the agricultural sector, respecting market rules, so that the markets can regulate the production scale and technology applied with the orientation and support of the Government, etc. In this way, Vietnam's agriculture can enter a new stage of development. This paper analyzes the current situation of agricultural land consolidation in Vietnam. The authors have clarified the results as well as limitations in agricultural land consolidation for Vietnam. The cause of the limitations in agricultural land consolidation for Vietnam in recent years and recommendations to promote land consolidation for agricultural development in Vietnam in the near future.

ICTs for Agricultural Development and Food Security in Developing Nations

2020 ◽  
pp. 462-484
Author(s):  
Bhattacharjee Suchiradipta ◽  
Raj Saravanan
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Development Professionals ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
The Right

Development has many faces and complete wellbeing of human population is the most important one of them which in more than one ways involves agriculture and the farming population. Providing needed information at the right time to the rural population is the first step in their empowerment and ICTs can play an immensely important role in providing that information by increasing the dialogue between development professionals and rural people at every stage of development process. According to recent statistics released by ITU, over the last 15 years, ICTs have grown in unprecedented ways providing huge opportunities for social and economic development and this growth can be an advantage to rural advisory services. Providing correct and personalized information needs expert opinions and so multi-stakeholder engagement makes the process more efficient and ICTs provide a very unique and important platform for such collaboration, thus bringing together different stakeholders for efficient partnership. The various tools and technologies can also be tailored according to the needs of end users. But in spite of the advantages, ICTs can only be universally accepted and used when the challenges of accessibility, acceptability, funding, and sustainability are overcome. There are no formula for sure success with ICTs and situation is the best determinant of the strategy to be used and so, a balanced and strategic use of ICTs depending on the clients' needs can best utilize its potential for agricultural development and food security in developing nations.

Soils, land use and sustainable agriculture: A review

1995 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. P. Miller ◽  
M. K. Wali
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Genetic Selection ◽  
Soil Behavior ◽  
Soil Resources ◽  
Land Use Decisions ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
Degraded Ecosystems

Viewing soils in the full context of landscape ecology is imperative. Both land and its component soil resources are finite. The biological capability of the earth’s ecosystems is limited, even though agriculture productivity has been manipulated by genetic selection of plants, adjusting nutrient flows, managing water, and controlling pests. However, these interventions also have serious economic and environmental repercussions. Increasing populations require more space, more food, more fuels and more of other resources. For soil scientists, the challenge is to (a) understand soil processes, (b) characterize and map soil resources, and (c) predict soil behavior under a variety of potential uses in the interest of providing society and its governing institutions with options and trade-offs in land use decisions. Global and regional economic and agricultural productivity will depend solely on our ability to increase productivity by (a) making economic–agricultural development congruent with ecological and social–political realities, (b) proper use and conservation of indigenous genetic resources, and (c) rehabilitating disturbed and degraded ecosystems. In this review, we assess these considerations and suggest needed strategies. Key words: Productivity, sustainable agriculture, land use, food security, soil quality

scholarly journals Social soil science as a new approach in soil science

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Stepan Pozniak ◽  
Natalia Havrysh
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Soil Science ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Soil Protection ◽  
Soil Resources ◽  
Current State ◽  
The People ◽  
Priority Task

<p>The article contains the authors’ reflections on the formation and substantiation of many aspects in soil science, concerning its connections with social sciences. Arguments about the exceptional importance of soil resources in the modern world and the importance of scientific research in soil science, which can become an important instrument of solving social problems, are found. It is shown that soil resources, being the basis of agricultural development, are the long-term capital through which different nations exist and develop. In order to maintain the normal living conditions of the population and to improve them, it is important to use this global resource wisely. The attitude of people to the soil is recognized as fundamental for nation’s sustainable development and, moreover, the life expectancy of a civilization may depend on the people attitude to soils. In order to maintain collective well-being of people, a long-term interest of the society in soil protection needs to be reoriented – this should become a priority task for our civilization. The current state of soils can be a characteristic of the development of society as well as a criterion for assessing the activity of government and social stability in the country.</p>

scholarly journals MINERALOGICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SPODOSOLS IN TOBA HIGHLAND, NORTH SUMATRA

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
B. H. Prasetyo
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Acid Soil ◽  
Soil Horizon ◽  
Soil Reaction ◽  
Chemical Characteristics ◽  
Sand Fraction ◽  
Organic C ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Coarse Texture ◽  
North Sumatra

Spodosols are problem soils due to coarse texture, acid soil reaction, low nutrient status, and low soil moisture retention. About 2.16 million ha of Spodosols (1.1% of the Indonesian<br />land areas) distributed in lowland and highland areas in Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Papua. Spodosols of the Toba highland areas require special attention because these<br />forested lands are gradually cleared, but then abandoned because they are not suitable for agricultural development, causing land degradation. This study aimed to evaluate mineralogical and chemical characteristics of Toba highland Spodosols, North Sumatra, and their implication on agricultural development. Three pedons of the Toba highland Spodosols from Humbang Hasundutan regency were studied, consisted of soils developed from volcanic sand overlying liparite tuff under the influence of low temperature and high rainfall. Field observation was conducted in January 2008. Fifteen soil samples were collected from the three pedons based on the depth of soil horizon. Results indicated that the formation of these Spodosols were influenced by parent material, high elevation (1676-1821 m) above sea level), and by high amount of rainfall (2167 mm). The Spodosols in Toba highland were still in the early stage of development as characterized by shallow effective soil depth<br />(22-23 cm), domination of weatherable minerals (39-81%) in the sand fraction and dominated by amorphous mineral as shown by sum of A1 + 1/2 Fe extracted by ammonium oxalate as much as 0.6-12.8%. The Spodosols were also characterized by coarse texture (66-95% sand fraction in E and B horizons), high organic-C content (1.4-37.7%), acid soil reaction (pH 3.7- 5.3), very high K2O in Oa horizon (552-933 mg kg-1) and B spodic or C horizon (812-2028 mg kg-1), and low base saturation (&lt; 5%). The existence of biological processes in the surface layer was indicated by accumulation of exchangeable bases<br />(0.88-1.14 cmolc kg-1 in Oa horizon and 0.09-0.25 cmolc kg-1 in B horizon), P2O5 (181-298 mg kg-1 in Oa horizon and 3-24 mg kg-1 in E horizon), and K2O (552-933 mg kg-1 in Oa horizon and 13- 30 mg kg-1 in E horizon). However, these nutrients were easily<br />leached after deforestation. With the sandy texture, loose structure, and no vegetation cover, the erosion hazard is high in the deforested areas. Therefore, lands with Spodosols of the Toba highland, especially are not recommended for agricultural development, rather they should be kept as forest lands.

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