scholarly journals Demonetization Effect on Agriculture Sector - Problems and Prospects

Agriculture in Indian, economy shares around 50 per cent of the workforce. Farmers, who are considered as the backbone of our national economy, were sternly affected by the currency note demonetization of Indian economy. Most of the farmers who are availing loans from cooperative banks have no cash reserves to supply them. With this effect farmers were not able to buy seeds, fertilizers and other required things for farming on time. It took almost 8 weeks to resolve this issue. Till that time, farmers found it very difficult, they normally deal their transactions in cash. The cash transactions in our economy are extremely high when compared with the total number of electronic transactions carried on a daily basis. Most of the earlier studies emphasizes more about cashless payments and its advantages, Debit and Credit Cards using in retail sector, epayments and their problems faced by the public in using plastic cards for payments etc., all these could not solve the shortage of currency in the country at a time. Eventhough there is no much difference in value and volume of currency i.e., the calculated values for the hypotheses formulated are 0.148 and 0.075 respectively, but the people were much more suffered due to the demonetization of currency by the Government due to that agriculture sector severely affected. The previous studies could not much focused on agriculture sector. Hence, this kind of specific study is highly needed in the context of demonetization. By using multi-stage random sampling technique 330 sample respondents were selected.

Author(s):  
P Chennakrishnan ◽  
D Thenmozhi

Agriculture remains the dominant supporter of the Indian populace. The thriving industry and service sectors depend on the agricultural sector for their development. The inter-linkage among the three sectors could not be undermined at any cost. It is the massive absorbent of the labor force even though the disguised unemployment exists in varied magnitude. The share of agriculture to the GDP has come down from 57.7% in 1950-51 to 32.2% in 1990-91 at the time of liberalization, 24.6% in 2000-2001, 15.7% in 2009-2010 then 17%. In the post-independence era, stagnant production, low productivity, traditional technology, and poor rural infrastructure were the major challenges for the Government. India is principally an agricultural country. The agriculture sector estimates 18.0% of the GDP and employs 52% of the total workforce. There is a continuous steady decay in its presence towards the GDP, and the agriculture sector is losing its shine and anchor position in the Indian economy. The problems with which the Indian agricultural scenario is charged in present times are many. Still, this in no way undermines the interest of the sector and the role it can play in the holistic and inclusive growth of the country. Agriculture is fundamental for the sustenance of an economy, as is food for a human being.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-249
Author(s):  
VIJAYA KUMAR K ◽  
JABIMOL C. MAITHEEN

The success of the e-commerce sector is largely dependent on the increasingnumber of retail entrepreneurs, who fall in the unorganized retail sector category. Thegovernment has included such players in the ambit of GST with an intention of broadeningthe tax base and has introduced specific provisions for the e-commerce companies. This isone of the major taxation reforms in Indian taxation system.GST is to set to integrate all stateeconomies and increase the overall growth of the country.GST will create unified market andboost the Indian economy. The Goods and Service Tax (GST) is a value added tax to beimplemented in India.. There are 3 kinds of taxes under GST: 1) SGST 2) CGST 3) IGST.The GST tax rates are divided into 5 categories which are 0%, 5%, 12%, 18%, 20%.Implementation of GST is one of the best decision taken by the Indian Government. Thesuccess of the e-commerce sector is largely dependent on the increasing number of retailentrepreneurs, who fall in the unorganized retail sector category. The government hasintroduced such players in the ambit of GST with the intension of broadening the tax baseand has introduced specific provisions for the e-commerce companies. This paper focuses onthe concept of GST and their impact on E-Commerce


Foreign Direct Investment has a vital errand to do in the rustic part for the Indian financial system. FDI is empowered in the cultivating section to improve the idea of yields. In the Indian Economy the FDI inflows to the cultivating portion since 2010 – 2018 there is an important perfection in the Agriculture section. Agriculture is said to be the establishment of the nation and it encompasses of 65% of the Indian people. Along these lines, the methodologies are limited in gathering to the agriculture influences a people. In order to forgo the poverty, government has upheld the FDI in Agricultural part and it is most acclaimed way to deal with discard the dejection and longing for. There is an emergency in agrarian part because of the colossal advances and advances which are paid by the banks to the ranchers. The ongoing patterns in the horticultural part have delineated a deceleration in the agrarian development. FDI in Agricultural Sector is one of the copious walks in improving bothers of Indian Farmers. For propelling cultivating improvement, reducing poverty and hunger, and progressing environmental supportability, country theory is crucial. FDI enthusiasm for agriculture requires a logically point by point ask about. Both positive and negative impact should be eagerly examination, with respect to Indian economy. In order to grow the lifestyle for the people and to engage those to use for sound and reflex improvements it is pivotal principal that, capital course of action ought to occur at a higher rate. This paper attempts to consider the impact of FDI in India expressly in green part and to examine the likelihood and confusions looked by the fragment in pulling in the black out budgetary masters adjacent to the various exercises taken by the administrationBased on the results and findings, suitable suggestions and conclusions will be made for the further research.


Author(s):  
Suti Sutrisno Lateba ◽  
Ferdinan Kerebungu ◽  
Rasyid Umaternate

The problem in this study is poverty in the people of Sofan Village, South East Taliabu District, Taliabu Island Regency. The purpose of this study was to assess poverty in the community of Sofan Village, South East Taliabu District, Taliabu Island Regency. This study uses qualitative methods with data collection techniques used are observation, documentation and interviews. The data analysis technique used in this study was the Milles and Huberman technique. Determination of informants in this study using purposive sampling technique. The results show that in general the Sofan Village community is a poor community, and the factor that causes poverty in the Sofan Village community is the low education factor, this lack of employment can be seen in general from the work of the community is farmers and fishermen. Another thing that causes poverty is the lack of income and the habit of some people who were still sitting before working. Another factor that causes poverty in the people of Sofan Village is the attitude of being dependent on other parties, especially the Government. This attitude of being too dependent on others is what causes them to live in poverty.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-49
Author(s):  
S.A. Aderinoye-Abdulwahab ◽  
A.A. Fasanya ◽  
O.W. Kareem ◽  
T.A. Dolapo

Livestock is a major component of agricultural activities practiced in Niger State; it’s also a source of income and a form of food security for farmers. Increasing attacks by cattle rustlers have disrupted the stability of pastoralists within the communities in the State. This study therefore, examined cattle rustling among pastoralists in Niger State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to; (i) describe socio-economic characteristics of the pastoralists in the study area; (ii) investigate the pastoralists’ perceived reasons for cattle rustling; (iii) determine the threats posed to pastoralists through cattle rustling and their solutions; (iv) identify the coping strategies adopted by the pastoralists after their cattle have been rustled; and (v) determine how agricultural extension service could curtail the act of cattle rustling. A Multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select 120 respondents for the study. Well-structured questionnaire and an interview schedule were administered to the pastoralists to elicit information. The data obtained was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that, 65.0% of the respondents were less than 51 years of age. The majority (62.0%) of the respondents had Quranic education and 39.0% had no formal education. Of 120 pastoralists, 65.0% had their cattle rustled by the rustlers, impunity for crime and police support ranked highest among the reasons for cattle rustling and 80% of the rustlers were Fulani. The findings also revealed that majority (75%) of the respondents were not aware of agricultural extension service, while 27% of the pastoralists had heard about extension services on Radio and 100% had never been visited by extension agents. This implies that cattle’s rustling was a major and rising threat against pastoralists’ livelihood and to the country’s security in general since the act of rustling could trigger the proliferation of illegal arms and ammunition into the country. It is equally obvious that the pastoralists were far from the reach of extension agents which would have provided a strong link between the government and pastoralists in the establishment of grazing reserves along the stock routes. Keywords: Livestock, Farmers/herdsmen clashes, Livelihood, Pastoralist, Poverty, Illegal arms


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 261-269
Author(s):  
Mildred Ekot ◽  
E. I. Umoh

The study aimed at investigating the influence of social networking on adolescents’ behavioural problems (Drug abuse, bullying and cultism) in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 14,739 from 14 public secondary schools in the study area, and a sample size of 601 students was selected through a multi-stage sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire developed by the researchers. Data obtained were analysed using Mean and simple regression analysis. Results showed that Facebook was the most frequently used social networking site. Findings also revealed that social networking had significant influence on drug abuse (P<.05) and cultism (P<.05), but the influence on bullying tendency was not significant (P>.05). On the basis of the findings, it was recommended among others, that individuals, groups, civil societies and the government should continue to sensitize the public on the dangers of all anti-social behaviours through social networking sites to help reduce their rate of involvement. Further studies was also recommended to explore the influence of social networking on a non-student adolescent population or out of school adolescents.


2021 ◽  
Vol 336 ◽  
pp. 06009
Author(s):  
Xun Liang ◽  
Zihuan Feng ◽  
Yang Xue ◽  
Xiaolei Zhao

Given that the risk of the COVID-19 epidemic still exists and the flow of patients is difficult to monitor, identifying the people who have had close contact with the confirmed cases is important in anti-epidemic tasks whether in areas where the epidemic is developing rapidly or in areas where the epidemic has been phase-controlled. This article discusses how to locate people who have been in close contact with confirmed cases quickly and determine the risk of infection. From the perspective of the government, this work proposes a multi-snapshot multi-stage minority K-means (3M K-means) algorithm. This algorithm reduces the amount of data and considerably improves the speed of clustering by quickly ignoring the excluded risk classes and points in the process in the early stages, whereas traditional algorithms involve with O(N2) computational complexity which needs several days, impracticably for the COVID-19 urgent situations. The 3M algorithm greatly cuts down the computational time, thereof making the rapid warning of close contacts practicable. The methods are simple, yet efficient and practicable for the COVID-19 urgent situations The use of this algorithm can help control the COVID-19 epidemic, achieve significant cost savings, and provide the psychological guarantee of people for work resumption.


Author(s):  
O.O. Rotowa ◽  
O. Adeleye

Water is essential for life, while sanitation is for dignity. Worldwide, Nigeria is second to India in term of open defecation, with an estimated population of 109 million open defecators. The rural areas currently lagged behind the urban areas in term of water and sanitation. A survey of two villages in the Ifedore Local Government of Ondo State, Nigeria was conducted, using 88 respondents selected through purposive sampling technique from Ikota and Aaye village cluster. Findings from the study revealed that sources of water are boreholes, wells and streams. On the other hand, most of the indigenes still practice open defecation, though some of them use water closet, pour flush toilet and variances of pit latrine as toilet. Most of them still expect the government to install and maintain facilities provided. It is suggested that demand driven and the bottom-top approach where the people first believe that water and sanitation prevent diseases and provide longevity be explored. It is believed that reinventing the services of sanitary officers (Wole Wole), will help in disseminating and enforcing proper hygienic practices.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Lydiana Salim ◽  
Akhmad Ramdhon

<p>The May 1998 riots that occurred were the result of a collection of political, social and economic events that occurred during the New Order. Events of the May 1998 riots in the city of Surakarta had a great influence on the lives of the victims. In the aftermath of the May 1998 riots, several victims were declared traumatized to the extent of damaging their homes and businesses. The purpose of this study was to determine the chronology of the May 1998 riots and analyze the dynamics of the May 1998 riots in the city of Surakarta. The theory in this research is the Conflict theory from Ralf Dahrendorf. This type of research is a qualitative research with an ethnographic approach in the city of Surakarta. The sampling technique with snowball sampling technique. The research informants consisted of student activists and formal organizations, journalists, religious leaders and victims of the May 1998 incident. Data were collected by observation, in-depth interviews and documentation. To test data validity with source triangulation. The data analysis technique uses an interactive analysis model from Miles and Huberman.<strong> </strong>The results showed that the May 1998 riots which occurred for two days caused damage and material losses. Mass amok movements occur regularly by doing damage, looting to arson in every corner of the city. After the May 1998 riots, the city's economic sector did not work. Some entrepreneurs were forced to stop production for a while due to the damage they experienced. Post-disaster economic reconstruction is carried out by the government and community groups by providing assistance to victims. From social conditions, after the May 1998 riots some victims decided to flee to areas that were safe from conflict. After the riots of May 1998 victims were pressured by the community in the form of negative stigma. Discomfort and fear experienced by the people after the riots began to be addressed by involving religious institutions. Religious institutions work together in creating communication forums between communities. in terms of the psychological condition of the people after the riots, some victims experienced trauma from witnessing firsthand the atrocities that occurred.<strong></strong></p>


2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-328
Author(s):  
KATHIRVEL N

Agriculture, which is considered the backbone of the Indian economy, has taken a back seat due to the apathy of government policies in the last two decades. The percentage of cultivable land has come down. Meanwhile, nearly 70 percent of the population depending upon agriculture for their daily livelihood directly or indirectly is currently undergoing a transformation. The economic development of a country depends on the development of the core industry in which the majority of its people have been engaged for quite a long time. Indian economy has been largely based on agriculture from time immemorial. Multi-stage stratified random sampling has been adopted for the present study with Karur District as the universe, the taluk as the stratum, the village as the primary unit of sampling and the betel leaf farmers as theultimate unit. Primary data required for the study were collected from the 300 selected respondents of Karur district in order to analyze the technical efficiency of the farmers.Suggested this study, the Government can pay attention by providing transport facilities,maintaining good roads and providing subsidiaries for suckers and fertilizers, so that the small and medium farmers may be benefited.


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