scholarly journals A Threat of Farmers’ Suicide and the Opportunity in Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Development in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karthikeyan Mariappan ◽  
Deyi Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Conventional Farming ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Input Cost

Agriculture is the main sources of income for humans. Likewise, agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy. In India, Tamil Nadu regional state has a wide range of possibilities to produce all varieties of organic products due to its diverse agro-climatic condition. This research aimed to identify the economics and efficiency of organic farming, and the possibilities to reduce farmers’ suicides in the Tamil Nadu region through the organic agriculture concept. The emphasis was on farmers, producers, researchers, and marketers entering the sustainable economy through organic farming by reducing input cost and high profit in cultivation. A survey was conducted to gather data. One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) has been used to test the hypothesis regards the cost and profit of rice production. The results showed that there was a significant difference in profitability between organic and conventional farming methods. It is very transparent that organic farming is the leading concept of sustainable agricultural development with better organic manures that can improve soil fertility, better yield, less input cost and better return than conventional farming. The study suggests that by reducing the cost of cultivation and get a marginal return through organic farming method to poor and small scale farmers will reduce socio-economic problems such as farmers’ suicides in the future of Indian agriculture.

scholarly journals A Single Row Top – Lifting Carrot Crop Harvester

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1236-1240
Keyword(s):  
Performing Arts ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Additional Energy ◽  
Cutting Machine ◽  
Alternative Power ◽  
Human Effort ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
The Cost ◽  
User Friendly

Agriculture serves a serious role during a country's economy. The role of agriculture in economic development is crucial as a result of a majority of the population of developing countries build their living from agriculture. The most purpose of our project is to assist small scale farmers by coming up with small scale harvester machine to reap crops terribly with efficiency. Now a days, Agriculture equipment have ton of limitations and it needs additional energy to work. The crop cutting machine needs human effort associated it’s terribly cheap for social class farmer because it has no sophisticated structure and conjointly simply operated by a human. Carrot crop cutter machines doesn’t needs high maintenance. This harvester machine has 2 roller arrangement which are placed in parallel manner facing each other, combined to supply up lift torsion that may be applicable for the harvest crops like carrot, onion and radish etc. The facility unit for this machine may be a battery supply providing 12A. This power is transmitted through gear box, sprocket-chain mechanism to the roller motors and alternative power requiring mechanisms for performing arts harvest home operation. The most feature of this model is that it will save up to 70 % of energy consumption and 85 % of harvest home time. The most thought of this project is to supply a user friendly operation machines for farmers and it will cut back labor value as 1 person is enough to handle. At last the main motto is to make friendly equipment both for farmers and to our ecosystem, because the cost for labors and fuels are completely reduced.

scholarly journals Analisis Pendapatan Petani Ubi Alabio (Dioscorea alata) Di Desa Nelayan Kecamatan Sungai Tabukan Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara Propinsi Kalimantan Selatan

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63
Author(s):  
Mahdalena Mahdalena
Keyword(s):  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
National Development ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Selling Price ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Sweet Potatoes ◽  
The Cost

       Agricultural development is aimed at increasing farmers' income and the role of agriculture in overall national development. Among the economic sectors, agriculture must remain the cornerstone of the development of the Hulu Sungai Utara district. The potential of the agricultural sector in Hulu Sungai Utara district includes rice and beans, corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes or sweet potato alabio which are more dominant. The objectives of this study were: (i) to find out the cost and acceptance of the alabio yam farmers for one farm, (ii) to find out how the alabio sweet potato contributes to farmers' income during one farm, (iii) to know the problems faced by farmers. This research has been carried out in the Tabukan Sub-District Fishermen Village, Hulu Sungai Utara Regency, from April to May 2009. While the data collection method is a direct interview method with farmers who are assisted by sample respondents using a questionnaire. At the alabio cassava farm in Desa Nelayan the average cost is Rp. 343,702.8, - / farming. The average income earned is Rp 2,439,036, 11, - and the average income is Rp 2,095,333.3, with an average contribution of 17.6%. Alabio yam farming in Desa Nelayan is a side activity, traditionally cultivated with a small scale of work. The selling price of the alabio perilogram in Nelayan Village ranges from Rp. 4,000 to Rp. 7,000.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the yield performance of maize cultivars (Zea mays L.) Semi-Arid Region of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 327-330
Author(s):  
Mtyobile Mxolisi
Keyword(s):  
Animal Feed ◽  
Arid Environment ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Yield Performance ◽  
Maize Cultivars ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid

Maize is considered as one of the important grain crop in the world. Maize is in high demand within district because it is one of the staple food and also used for animal feed. Current yield attained by small scale farmers is lower than the potential of our existing varieties. In field experiment at Njizweni situated in Gqeleni sub-district was conducted in November 2018 to evaluate the agronomic and yield performance maize cultivars in a semi-arid environment. Plant population, plant height, leaf area, number of cobs/plant, cob length, number of grains per cob, 100 grain weight and number of cobs were significantly different (p<0.05) between cultivars. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) on maize grain yield although maximum number of cobs per plant (1.76) was recorded on PAN 6R-710BR, PAN5R-591R, BG 5285 and WE 6208B.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Farm Performance among Small-Scale Farmers in the Volcanic Highlands of Rwanda: What is the Role of Institutions?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 262-268
Author(s):  
Aristide Maniriho ◽  
Edouard Musabanganji ◽  
Philippe Lebailly
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Extension Services ◽  
Farm Production ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
Land Size ◽  
On Farm

This study attempted to examine the role of institutions in boosting rural and agricultural development in the region of the Volcanic Highlands of Rwanda. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from a random sample of 401 small-scale farmers through a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using a weighted least-squares method to account for heteroscedasticity, a common issue in cross-sectional studies. Results from crop output function reveal a positive and significant effect of cooperative membership, a negative but significant effect of extension services, and a negative non-significant effect of land tenure, credit access, and market access on farm production, respectively. In terms of net farm income function, the results demonstrate that farmer cooperation, land tenure, extension services, and access to output markets have a positive, non-significant influence, but that access to finance has a negative non-significant effect. Results also point to a positive and significant effect of some household characteristics, namely family size, farming experience, land size, and farm yield, on farm production. As for net farm income, education of the head, family size, farm experience, land size, farm yield, selling price, and cattle proved to be among primary determinants. It was therefore suggested that agricultural sector programs and activities should be readapted and strengthened in order to leverage rural and agricultural development in Rwanda.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Vaccine and Social Media in the U.S.: Exploring Emotions and Discussions on Twitter

Vaccines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1059
Author(s):  
Amir Karami ◽  
Michael Zhu ◽  
Bailey Goldschmidt ◽  
Hannah R. Boyajieff ◽  
Mahdi M. Najafabadi
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Public Response ◽  
The Public ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Negative Sentiment

The understanding of the public response to COVID-19 vaccines is the key success factor to control the COVID-19 pandemic. To understand the public response, there is a need to explore public opinion. Traditional surveys are expensive and time-consuming, address limited health topics, and obtain small-scale data. Twitter can provide a great opportunity to understand public opinion regarding COVID-19 vaccines. The current study proposes an approach using computational and human coding methods to collect and analyze a large number of tweets to provide a wider perspective on the COVID-19 vaccine. This study identifies the sentiment of tweets using a machine learning rule-based approach, discovers major topics, explores temporal trend and compares topics of negative and non-negative tweets using statistical tests, and discloses top topics of tweets having negative and non-negative sentiment. Our findings show that the negative sentiment regarding the COVID-19 vaccine had a decreasing trend between November 2020 and February 2021. We found Twitter users have discussed a wide range of topics from vaccination sites to the 2020 U.S. election between November 2020 and February 2021. The findings show that there was a significant difference between tweets having negative and non-negative sentiment regarding the weight of most topics. Our results also indicate that the negative and non-negative tweets had different topic priorities and focuses. This research illustrates that Twitter data can be used to explore public opinion regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.

scholarly journals Elephantorrhiza elephantina: Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of an Important Medicinal Plant Species in Southern Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Maroyi
Keyword(s):  
Southern Africa ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Ethnoveterinary Medicine ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Small Scale Farmers

Elephantorrhiza elephantinais used in southern Africa as traditional remedy for a wide range of human diseases and ailments including dermatological diseases, gastrointestinal system disorders, sexual dysfunction, sexually transmitted infections, and wounds. The rhizome decoction ofE. elephantinais widely used by small-scale farmers in Botswana and South Africa as ethnoveterinary medicine for cattle, goats, horses, pigs, poultry, and sheep. Several classes of phytochemical compounds including anthocyanidins, anthraquinones, esters, fatty acids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, glycosides, polysterols, saponins, sugars, tannins, and triterpenoids have been isolated fromE. elephantina. Scientific studies onE. elephantinaindicate that it has a wide range of biological activities including anthelmintic, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive, antiplasmodial, antioxidant, antibabesial, and antirickettsial activities.Elephantorrhiza elephantinais a valuable source of traditional medicine in southern Africa that it is worth additional research attention because of its wide ethnomedicinal applications and promising biological activities. However, the current health-related information onE. elephantinais not sufficiently explored as diverse studies on its chemical and pharmacological activities are required to understand its mechanism of action and to characterize the metabolites responsible for these activities.

scholarly journals Organic Farming and Small-Scale Farmers: Main Opportunities and Challenges

2017 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. 144-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeynab Jouzi ◽  
Hossein Azadi ◽  
Fatemeh Taheri ◽  
Kiumars Zarafshani ◽  
Kindeya Gebrehiwot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Small Scale Farmers

scholarly journals Conversion to organic farming: a dynamic opportunity for Pakistani smallholders of fresh fruit

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Abid ◽  
Shang Jie
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Fruit Production ◽  
Fresh Fruit ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Group Participation ◽  
Intention To Adopt ◽  
Tpb Model ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
Organic Produce

ABSTRACT: Exporting the organic fresh fruit (FF) to Europe and America could be regarded as great opportunity for smallholders and suppliers of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Yet, the global organic farmland and the number of organic producers are continued to grow. To date, little is known about the behavior of Pakistani farmers towards organic fresh fruit production. This study examined the factors that influence the decision-making of fresh fruit smallholders concerning the conversion to organic farming (COF). This study uses Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior (TPB) to predict the behavior of Pakistani smallholders of fresh fruit. Path analysis examined the utility of the extended version of the TPB model to anticipate 277 small-scale farmers’ behavioral intentions towards the adoption of organic farming (AOF) and their prospect of converting their farm to organic produce within the next three years. The present study reported that the smallholders’ attitude (ATT), subjective norms (SN), perceived behavior control (PBC), and farmer’s group participation (FGP) were positively correlated with farmer’s intention to adopt organic farming, while group participation of farmers has significant correlation with their behavior regarding production of organic fruits. The present study justifies using the model of farmers’ group participation in policies that deliberately cheer up smallholders of fresh fruit to adopt organic farming, to raise farm incomes and to alleviate poverty.

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