AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: THE PHILOSOPHY, IMPLEMENTATION AND POLITICS OF THE RIVERS STATE SCHOOL-TO-LAND PROGRAMME

1995 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
F. O. Nyemutu Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Food Crisis ◽  
State School ◽  
National Economic ◽  
The Right ◽  
Rivers State

Over the years, Nigerian governments have shown concern for agricultural development by adopting various agricultural development programmes. Until the early 1980s, these programmes failed to make the right impact in the sector. Subsequently, the global economic recession which had pronounced effects in the developing countries worsened the situation. Its particular expressions became, inter alia, an undeniable food crisis and massive unemployment. The potential for social dislocation posed by these’ twin phenomena” apparently emphasized the need for continued state intervention. Under the Buhari-Idiagbon dispensation (1984-85), State governments, in particular, initiated various “revolutionary” programmes. Arguably the most prominent of these was the Rivers State School-to-Land Programme. As declining national economic prospects once again force state officials to sharpen their focus on the agricultural sector, this study assesses the philosophy, implementation and politics of agricultural development in Nigeria as represented in the school-to-land programme, and points to the limits of state intervention in the sector

scholarly journals Agricultural Policies and Rural Development in Nepal: An Overview

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-46
Author(s):  
Deepak Chaudhary
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
National Economic ◽  
The Government ◽  
Rural Nepal

This paper analyzes agricultural development in terms of policy and implementation in Nepal. More than two-thirds populations in Nepal reside in the rural area and most of them depend on agriculture. Subsistence form of agriculture is common in Nepal. Rural Area and agriculture are interrelated; like two parts of the same coin. The contribution of agriculture to national Gross Domestic Product is remarkable; however, it is declining over the decades. In fact, the agricultural sector cannot attract young people; the trend of migration from rural to urban is significantly increasing. The poverty is exceedingly marked in rural Nepal. The Government of Nepal emphasizes agriculture development in for poverty alleviation. Order to alleviate poverty, rural development, and national economic growth through the policy level. However, available data and qualitative analysis reveal that the outcome from the agricultural sector is not satisfactory due to several factors. In such situation, more than half of the population has been facing food insufficiency. Because of weak policy and implementation, the agriculture sector s been suffering poor outcome. In that way, the government of Nepal along with concerned authorities should effectively implement agriculture policies in order to reduce poverty and rural development. The agriculture-rural accommodating policies and successful performance are crucial for poverty alleviation and rural development.

scholarly journals A Framework for Empirical Assessment of Agricultural Sustainability: The Case of Iran

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siavash Fallah-Alipour ◽  
Hossein Mehrabi Boshrabadi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Zare Mehrjerdi ◽  
Dariush Hayati
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Agricultural Sustainability ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Social Construct ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Empirical Assessment ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
The Right

In developing countries, agricultural development is still a fundamental means of poverty alleviation, economic development and, in general, sustainable development. Despite the great emphasis on sustainable agricultural development, it seems that there are many practical difficulties towards empirical assessment of agricultural sustainability. In this regard, the present study aims to propose a comprehensive framework for the assessment of agricultural sustainability and present an empirical application of the proposed framework in south-east Iran (Kerman province). The framework is based on a stepwise procedure, involving: (1) The calculation of economic, social, environmental, political, institutional and demographic indicators, covering the actual and potential aspects of unsustainability; (2) the application of Fuzzy Pairwise Comparisons and Analytic Hierarchy Process to construct composite indicators, with the purpose of incorporating the concept of social construct into the assessment process; and (3) the application of Sustainability Maps, diagrams and Barometer of Sustainability for presenting and analyzing the results. The output of the framework is a comprehensive and yet easy-to-understand picture of agricultural sustainability numerically and visually for the selected counties of the province in 2003 and 2015 —via the variety of comparisons and rankings— which allows us to identify the weaknesses and strengths of agriculture in each county in various sustainability levels (comprehensive, overall actual and overall potential, dimensional, and base indicators). It also enables us to monitor and analyze the trends in sustainability changes over the years. By providing such information, this framework can be a useful tool to support agricultural sector decisions that would help planners and policymakers find the right path and move toward sustainability, or modify policies to stay in the right direction over time. Overall, the results suggest that the proposed framework can be an effective tool for the assessment of agricultural sustainability. Of course, it is necessary to examine and validate its capabilities through practical applications in different agricultural areas and systems.

Chinese Statistics Up-dated

1980 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 737-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Klatt
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Early Years ◽  
International Agencies ◽  
National Economic ◽  
State Statistical Bureau ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Right ◽  
First Time ◽  
Official Sources ◽  
Previous Occasion

Ten months after the PRC's State Statistical Bureau (SSB) published -for the first time in two decades - a reasonably comprehensive set of national economic data (XINHUA, 27 June 1979), these were amended, up-dated and supplemented in an even fuller statement, issued by the SSB at the end of April (and early in May) 1980 and covering the results of the national plan for 1979. As on the previous occasion, most of the items published were given in such a way as to facilitate comparisons with the information available for the year prior to the first plan (1952) and the year in which it was completed (1957). Whilst the data for the early years fall short in part, particularly in the agricultural sector, of being perfect, the years 1952 and 1957 nevertheless serve as useful landmarks on China's long, and often winding, path from the past to the present. Thus the China-watcher now has a dossier of economic and social data from official sources against which he can check his own estimates and those made - in the absence of official statistical documentation - by various national and international agencies concerning themselves with the successes and shortcomings of the PRC since its inception in 1949. Where he is not satisfied with the newly published information, he must, of course, reserve the right to ask questions even where no answer may be given for some time to come.

scholarly journals The Right to (Agricultural) Development under Socialism with Chinese Characteristics: the current Sino-Brazilian Relationship

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Mariana Yante Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Chinese Foreign Policy ◽  
Dependency Theory ◽  
Chinese Characteristics ◽  
Theory Point ◽  
The Right

This paper aims at introducing some theoretical and first analytical reflections on the possible implications or directions that the Chinese foreign policy under the premises of Socialism with Chinese characteristics to Brazil could have in the agricultural sector. The underlying hypothesis it intends to explore is that, although incipient, the international trade on primary commodities, specifically on food, may offer room to reframe the implications that models such as the dependency theory point out as a challenge to balanced tradeoffs in the Latin American context. The theoretical analysis offers an initial approach to the interconnections between socialism's international political economy with Chinese characteristics and the Chinese South-South cooperation. Afterward, it places the debate in Brazil's peasantry movement by exploring its correlation with the agribusiness sector and food security, discussing threats and potentialities for alternatives to trade cooperation under a capitalist framework.

scholarly journals POPULATION AND WATER AS DEVELOPMENT FACTORS: THE ISRAELI AND MACEDONIAN CASE

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 1479-1485
Author(s):  
Jordanka Galeva
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
Jordan Valley ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Agricultural Communities ◽  
Western Asia ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Right

The State of Israel is located in Middle East (Western Asia) on the southeastern coastline of the Mediterranean Sea and northern shore of Red Sea, with total area of 21,640 sq km². The landscape is mixture of coastal lowland, central hillside area, Jordan Valley and Negev Desert, which occupies one-half of the total land. Taking into account the population (which at the moment of the creation of the Israeli state is 806,000 habitants), as well as, the large area of desert land, the Israelis faced two challenges: to increase the population (with aim to increase labor force and territorial settlement) and find a sustainable method to use and recycle water (as a key element for agricultural development). To accomplish the first goal, on July 5, 1950, the Israeli Assembly approved the Law of Return, which gives Jews the right to come and live in Israel, while for realization of the second goal, the largest contribution comes from the innovations of agricultural communities, known as kibbutz. The first part of the paper identifies Israel's immigration policies and Kibbutz water innovations that contributed to the development of the state. In order to find out whether population and water are factors for development in the Macedonian reality, the second part of the paper presents the situation of the population and the phenomenon of emigration, as well as the real state of the water resource and its use in agriculture. The research has demonstrated a completely different situation in the Macedonian case. While Israel is pursuing a liberal immigration policy to unite all Jews in its country, the Macedonian state faces constant emigration of its citizens to other countries. Low salaries and lack of a concrete strategy to motivate young people to stay in their country are the cause of increased emigration. Regarding the second factor, although there are good conditions for development of agriculture (such as climate, fertile soil and water) this sector is not a leader in contributing to the economy of the country and the state is ranked between the first countries to irrational use of water. The purpose of this paper is to examine how population factor and water factor-related to innovations and their use in the agricultural sector, have contributed to the development of the Israeli economy and whether Israeli experience can be applied to macedonian case.

scholarly journals Food Estate Management as Global Food Crisis Prevention Through the Implementation of the BNI Tani Card Program at Pulang Pisau

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 3136-3152
Author(s):  
Abiwodo Abiwodo ◽  
Dhany Marlen
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Food Crisis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Crisis Prevention ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Global Food ◽  
Global Food Crisis

Needs realization of the food estate concept partially in strengthening food security in the agricultural sector cannot be done by the government and society, but also involves corporations. One form of corporate involvement in this research is a program from BNI in the form of farmer cards. The farmer card program is expected to provide efficiency for farmers so that they can receive the distribution of government support in the right amount, the right type, the right time, the right place, the right quality and the right price. This study aims to measure the implementation of the BNI farmer card implementation to provide a pattern of relationship to the potential development of the food estate concept in Pulang Pisau. implementation of BNI farmer cards in the Pulang Pisau community through indicators of understanding and compliance (X1), behavior and culture (X2), economic conditions (X3), policy issues (X4), facilities and infrastructure (X5), and stakeholder support (X6) for Realization food estate concept. The research design was carried out in a cross-sectional manner using a quantitative approach through smart PLS. The results show the value of the six factors measured through the implementation of the BNI farmer card, which later on this value will become a basis for sustainability and policy adjustments in the realization of food estate in the region itself through government, community and corporate cooperation in realizing food security against global food crisis.

Factors of Agroeconomic Growth in Conditions of Innovative and Technological Transformation

2020 ◽  
pp. 38-40
Author(s):  
Zh.S. Zhangorazova ◽  
◽  
E.S. Bakkuev ◽  
F.S. Zumakulova ◽  
L.H. Kunizheva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Technological Transformation ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Key Factor

The article discusses the conditions and factors of growth of the agricultural sector in the conditions of innovative-technological transformations of national economic systems. Global and national scientific and technological trends create new conditions for growth in the agricultural sector, where advances in digital technologies are a key factor. The use of advances in robotics, biotechnology in agriculture, the introduction of platform solutions for management, create new breakthrough conditions for agroeconomic growth. A number of conditions are formulated under which traditional factors of agroeconomic growth are transformed into an innovative resource for achieving sustainable agricultural development.

COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN JOS-NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-36
Author(s):  
Ejembi Adakole ◽  
◽  
Akwen Gabriel ◽  
Ejembi Patricia ◽  
Ejembi James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Local Government ◽  
State Government ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Food Crisis ◽  
Plateau State ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The current state of food insecurity engendered by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, especially in Jos-North Local Government Area of Plateau State is quiet worrisome and alarming. This paper critically assesses the impact of COVID-19 on food security in Jos-North Local Government Area of Plateau State. This study analyzes the factors responsible for the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria, examine the impact of COVID-19 disease on food security, and examine the strategies used by the Plateau State government to avoid food crisis. Based on the objectives, the following research questions were asked to provide answers: What factors significantly influence the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria? How does COVID-19 disease affect food security? What are the strategies used by the Plateau State government to prevent a food crisis? Both primary and secondary data were used for this study. The paper identified an increase in the price of food commodity, loss of job/salary reduction, reduction in food purchase, reduction in food production and distribution, disruption of food availability and accessibility as the main effects of the global pandemic on food security in the Plateau State. It concludes that the inability of government (Federal and State) to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has weakened efforts at achieving food security. Based on the above conclusion, the paper recommends that governments at all levels should step up the fight against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Providing testing capacities in all Primary healthcare centres, and security for local farmers to keep the agricultural sector going would be efforts in the right direction.

scholarly journals Statistical analysis of current development of agriculture in Russian regions

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 520-558
Author(s):  
Nikolai I Ivanov ◽  
Tatiana V Shevchenko ◽  
Vladimir S Gorbunov
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Industry Specialization ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Complex Development ◽  
General Dynamics ◽  
Degree Of Participation

Regional social and economic development is characterized by presence of wide imbalances in structure of industry specialization, which are largely due to spatial development of individual territories. As part of a statistical study of agro-industrial complex development in regions of Russia, uneven agricultural development of certain territories, their involvement, as well as degree of participation in single national economic complex of the country are reflected. At the level of statistical significance, two of the region’s most important in terms of accumulated agro-industrial potential are identified - Krasnodar Territory and Rostov Region. Based on the account of a wide range of socio-economic indicators, the subjects of the Russian Federation were ranked by integral indicator of development of agricultural sector and by urbanization level. The regions dominating for certain types of agricultural indicators were identified and their general dynamics over a long period of statistical observations were reflected. In the process of the research, a general conclusion is made step by step about development opportunities of agro-industrial complex in the regions in strategy for sustainable development of rural territories not only at the territorial level, but, more significantly, at the federal and local levels. In order to develop rural territories, among other things, it is necessary to create imperative social conditions that will preserve existing national economic potential and ensure fulfillment of not only production, but also demographic, cultural, historical and laborfunction in the village.

DISSEMINATION AND USE OF INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY: A CASE STUDY OF FARMERS IN MALUGA AND CHIBELA VILLAGES IN SEMI-ARID CENTRAL TANZANIA

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Elia ◽  
Stephen Mutula ◽  
Christine Stilwell
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change And Variability ◽  
Semi Arid

This study was part of broader PhD research which investigated how access to, and use of, information enhances adaptation to climate change and variability in the agricultural sector in semi-arid Central Tanzania. The research was carried out in two villages using Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations theory and model to assess the dissemination of this information and its use by farmers in their adaptation of their farming practices to climate change and variability. This predominantly qualitative study employed a post-positivist paradigm. Some elements of a quantitative approach were also deployed in the data collection and analysis. The principal data collection methods were interviews and focus group discussions. The study population comprised farmers, agricultural extension officers and the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa project manager. Qualitative data were subjected to content analysis whereas quantitative data were analysed to generate mostly descriptive statistics using SPSS.  Key findings of the study show that farmers perceive a problem in the dissemination and use of climate information for agricultural development. They found access to agricultural inputs to be expensive, unreliable and untimely. To mitigate the adverse effects of climate change and variability on farming effectively, the study recommends the repackaging of current and accurate information on climate change and variability, farmer education and training, and collaboration between researchers, meteorology experts, and extension officers and farmers. Moreover, a clear policy framework for disseminating information related to climate change and variability is required.

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