scholarly journals A Qualitative Analysis of Innovation Adoption in the Olive Oil Extraction Process

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-56
Author(s):  
Domenico Zoccali ◽  
Yiorgos Gadanakis
Keyword(s):  
Olive Oil ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Innovation Adoption ◽  
Early Warning Systems ◽  
Extraction Process ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Bad Weather ◽  
The Impact

Pressures on the Italian olive oil sector have increased over the past few years due to seasons of bad weather, small innovation capacity and limited long-term investment plans. Thus, it is of interest to explore signs of positive attitude towards innovation investment in the agricultural sector. The focus has been on technologies employed in the extraction process, since yield and quality of olive oil are mostly affected by this stage. To define the determinants of innovation adoption, 13 managers were interviewed. Questions covered organisation factors, personal factors, social factors, the impact of the olive oil value chain and the cost of the extraction machinery. The results of the thematic analysis showed that determinants of innovation adoption were: perceived usefulness, personal innovativeness, prior experience, influence of peers, training and managerial support, and the relative importance of quality, while major challenges are the lack of financial funds, demand pressure from customers, and lack of early warning systems to tackle bad weather conditions.

A Macroeconomic Analysis of Agricultural Sector in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Isah Funtua Abubakar ◽  
Umar Bambale Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Size Analysis ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Gdp ◽  
The Impact

This paper attempts to study the Nigerian agriculture industry as a panacea to growth as well as an anchor to the diversification agenda of the present government. To do this, the time series data of the four agriculture subsectors of crop production, livestock, forestry and fishery were analysed as stimulus to the Real GDP from 1981-2016 in order to explicate the individual contributions of the subsectors to the RGDP in order to guide the policy thrust on diversification. Using the Johansen approach to cointegration, all the variables were found to be cointegrated. With the exception of the forestry subsector, all the three subsectors were seen to have impacted on the real GDP at varying degrees during the time under review. The crop production subsector has the highest impact, however, taking size-by-size analysis, the livestock subsector could be of much importance due to its ability to retain its value chain and high investment returns particularly in poultry. Therefore, it is recommended that, the government should intensify efforts to retain the value chain in the crop production subsector, in order to harness its potentials optimally through the encouragement of the establishment of agriculture cottage industries. Secondly, the livestock subsector is found to be the most rapidly growing and commercialized subsector. Therefore, it should be the prime subsector to hinge the diversification agenda naturally. Lastly, the tourism industry which is a source through which the impact of the subsector is channeled to the GDP should be developed, in order to improve the impact of such channel to GDP with the sole objective to resuscitate the forestry subsector.

Agricultural sector value chain and government policy in Nigeria: issues, challenges and prospects

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 525-538
Author(s):  
Michael Oluwaseun Olomu ◽  
Moses Clinton Ekperiware ◽  
Taiwo Akinlo
Keyword(s):  
Structural Transformation ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Market Failures ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Value Addition ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chain System ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis paper systematically reviewed the contributions of the recent Nigerian government agricultural policies and the impacts on the agricultural value chain system in line with the structural transformation of the sector and the Nigeria's vision 20:2020. The study also suggest strategies to upgrading various segments of the agricultural value chain and argue that Nigeria's agricultural sector requires huge investments and innovative ideas to increase production and create value addition across the most profitable areas of the value chain.Design/methodology/approachThe authors systematically present evidences and data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (the apex monetary authority of Nigeria) and Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (oversees and publishes statistics for Nigeria) to estimate the impact of Government agricultural policies on the value chains system.FindingsThe study discovers that the various recent government policy interventions to tackle the austere challenges in the agricultural sector are yet to yield much significant solution. Given to the dwindling performance of the sector, the Nigerian agricultural value chain is somewhat affected with systemic and services gaps which underpin the market failures (missing markets and weak markets), although the agricultural value chain has the potential of triggering economic growth in a higher scale with a trickle-down effect to other sectors of the Nigerian economy.Practical implicationsOverall, the findings indicate strategies to upgrading the production and processing segments of the agricultural value chain and argues that Nigeria's agricultural sector requires huge investments and innovative ideas to increase production and create value addition across the most profitable areas of the value chain.Social implicationsThe study proves that enhancing value addition in the agricultural sector is imperative to achieving triple-benefits of increasing productivity by building resilient systems that leverage on finance opportunities, deepening economic inclusive growth and achieving great milestones.Originality/valueThis study is the first attempt to focus on agricultural value chain system in line with the structural transformation and the Nigeria's vision 20:2020.

Impact of Digital Technologies on Agricultural Production: Methodical Aspect

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
Z.Ch. Pak ◽  
◽  
D.P. Kravchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Impact

The article examines the impact of digital technologies on agricultural production. Digital technologies are classified according to the degree of influence on the development of agricultural enterprises. Groups of technologies with high average and low impact on the configuration of the value chain in agricultural production are identified. The basic (main) and auxiliary (possible) conditions for digitalization of agricultural production are defined, which are the starting point for implementing digital transformations in the agricultural sector of the economy. Along with significant advantages, the key problems of implementing digital innovations in agricultural production are identified.

scholarly journals Building Resilient Value Chains After the Impact of the COVID-19 Disruption: Challenges for the Coffee Sector in Central America

2022 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Fromm
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Central American ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
External Shocks ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Coffee Farmers ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
Coffee Sector ◽  
The Impact

Coffee is an important agricultural sector in Central American, directly employing over 1.2 million people in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Although export revenues from coffee trade have an overall positive effect on the gross domestic product (GDP) of these countries, poverty still prevails. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed additional pressure on the sector which is vulnerable to fluctuations in the international coffee prices, low productivity levels, and climate change effects and damages caused by pest and diseases. This paper examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and analyzes if the sector is resilient to withstand unexpected external shocks such as the pandemic and the hurricanes which impacted the region in the last months of 2020. The capacity to absorb, adapt, and/or transform to these shocks was assessed from the perspective of small-scale coffee farmers, traders, exporters and the entire sector in two time periods—immediately after the start of the pandemic and after the coffee harvest. Although the actors in the coffee value chain absorbed these shocks and could withstand them, adaptation to the disruptions has been challenging for small-scale farmers. Despite the vulnerability to unexpected external shocks, results indicate that a long-term transformation of the sector to build resilience is likely to be slow.

scholarly journals Investigating The Effects of Rainy Season On Open Cast Mining Operation: The Case of Wescoal Khanyisa Colliery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mashudu Tlhatlhetji ◽  
Peter Kolapo
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Mining Operation ◽  
Extraction Process ◽  
Coal Extraction ◽  
Pumping Rate ◽  
Open Cast Mining ◽  
Water Pumping ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Open Cast

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of rainy season in open cast mining and possible factors that could contribute to production loses during these rainy periods. The major issue at Wescoal’s Khanyisa Colliery is the impact that rainfall has on the coal extraction process during the rainy season. The opencast mine operation loses a significant amount of time that is supposed to be used to run the mining value chain by trying to deal with the effects of the rainfall. This study made use of acquired data from Khanyisa Colliery between the period of December 2019 and January 2020 rainy months in South Africa. This data includes, the amount of daily and weekly rainfall, the water pumping rate, frequency of breakdowns and success rate of load and haul. The average weekly rainfall was found to be 69 mm over the 8 weeks of the summer season. However, the adopted method of managing the mine water was not efficient enough as a result of a low capacity pump and their pumping rate in comparison to the volume of water in the pit. This has affected some sections in the mine as productivity dropped due to reduction in loading and hauling activities from the pit to the stockpiles. In order to improve the productivity, the authors made some suggestions than can enhance production during rainy seasons.

Utilising information and communication technologies (ICT) for development

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-248
Author(s):  
Ali Salman ◽  
Mohd Yusof Hj. Abdullah ◽  
Jamaluddin Aziz ◽  
Abdul Latiff Ahmad ◽  
Chang Peng Kee
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Programme Implementation ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
The Impact

Research in ICT has contributed significantly to the needs of the country in terms of policy formulation, programme implementation and hence the volume of investments in the sector. When Malaysia embarked on ICT as a tool for development of the country with the introduction of the Internet in 1987 by the Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems (MIMOS) through its Rangkaian Komputer Malaysia (RangKom) project, research on the impact of ICT was encouraged and done aggressively. Studies on the impact of ICT have helped in identifying factors that may influence the adoption of ICT and the resulting benefits to the society. This paper discusses the factors that affect the acceptance of ICT among users. The discussion is based on the findings from a quantitative study conducted on 300 internet users. This study gauges the users’ opinion on what motivates them to use ICT and the perceived usefulness of ICT usage. From the findings, ‘perceived usefulness’ and ‘personal factors’ are the main motivating factors in accepting and using ICT. Thus, it encouraged them to use ICT positively in their daily lives as the findings revealed. The findings are crucial for the country in shaping future ICT policies, strategising steps in improving ICT implementation, and in revealing the challenges that need to be addressed. It also enriches the literature on technology acceptance by way of extending the Technology Acceptance Model to include other factors responsible for technology acceptance.

scholarly journals Impact of Government Expenditure on Agricultural Value Chain in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 192-204
Author(s):  
Eneji Mathias Agri ◽  
Agri Angela Iyaji ◽  
Felix Nanwul Diyemang ◽  
Offorma Jecinta Chioma
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Percent Level ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
The Impact

This research examined the impact of government expenditure on agricultural value chain in Nigeria. It uses annual time series data for the period 1998-2018. Statistical Techniques, survey, simple percentages and the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) methods were adopted. The OLS result using Multiple Regression analysis revealed an insignificant positive relationship between government expenditure and Agricultural value chain, proxy by Aggregate importation of rice (AMR). Imports had a negative sign; it is a leakage on the economy. It however, showed that agricultural gross domestic product (ADP) has a positive relationship with government expenditure, at 5 percent level. The pair-wise Granger causality tests showed that government expenditure on agriculture (GEA) granger causes aggregate importation of rice (AMR), this was indicated by their respective F-statistics and probability values which stood at 0.39420(0.6815).. In conclusion, government expenditure, with supportive policies, would have huge impact on agricultural value chain in Nigeria. The agricultural sector is the engine of economic recovery, growth and development, therefore an improvement in government spending to the sector is recommended. This study contributes to the downstream linkages in the agricultural sector.

scholarly journals Impact of covid-19 public health containment measures (lockdown) on agricultural activities and livestock sub-sector: A case of Southwest, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 240-252
Author(s):  
J. T. Ojediran ◽  
T. K. Ojediran ◽  
G. E. Fanifosi ◽  
R. G. Adeola ◽  
O. A. Ajao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Containment Measures ◽  
Southwest Nigeria ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown surpasses the health sector. A multi- disciplinary team of experts in agriculture including crop, livestock, economics and extension drew out a questionnaire on areas of impact, mitigation and constraints imposed by COVID-19 and accompanied lockdown. The survey was administered online to farmers in South-west, Nigeria. A total of 1,080 respondents from Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo and Lagos States (319, 225, 119, 213, 202 and 78, respectively) responded. Obtained data for this study were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency count, percentage, mean and standard deviation). The study revealed that COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown had a devastating impact on Agriculture/livestock activities and the value chain. Most of the respondents were married, active males (x=44 years) and livestock farmers. The respondents perceived that producer/farmers and marketers (64-66%) were profoundly affected while agro-processors and input/agrochemical merchants (53%) were moderately affected. Majority of the respondents agreed that the pandemic and lockdown changed agriculture with the threat to life and livelihoods (94.44%), with looming food/feed crises (92.96), increased cost of food/feed production (90.65%), economic loss (x WMS = 4.32), reduced quality food availability (x=4.18), increased income insecurity (x=4.18) and social vices (x=4.50) as a result of logistical (transportation/ movement) restrictions and border closures. Our study, therefore, suggests that there is a need for collaborative effort from the government and the stakeholders to strengthen the agricultural sector through finance to increase production and enhanced value chain. This will go a long way in achieving self- sufficiency in food and industrial raw materials post-COVID-19 period.     L'impact de la pandémie et du confinement du COVID-19 dépasse le secteur de la santé. Une équipe multidisciplinaire d'experts en agriculture, y compris les cultures, le bétail, l'économie et la vulgarisation, a élaboré un questionnaire avec les domaines d'impact,   Impact of COVID-19 public health containment measures (lockdown)   d'atténuation et les contraintes imposées par COVID-19 et le confinement accompagné. L'enquête a été administrée en ligne aux agriculteurs du sud-ouest du Nigéria. Au total, 1 080 répondants des États d'Oyo, d'Osun, d'Ekiti, d'Ogun, d'Ondo et de Lagos (319, 225, 119, 213, 202 et 78, respectivement) ont répondu. Les données obtenues pour cette étude ont été analysées à l'aide de statistiques descriptives (nombre de fréquences, pourcentage, moyenne et écart-type). L'étude a révélé que la pandémie et le confinement du COVID-19 avaient un impact dévastateur sur les activités agricoles / de bétail et la chaîne de valeur. La plupart des répondants étaient mariés, des hommes actifs (= 44 ans) et des éleveurs. Les répondants ont perçu que les producteurs / agriculteurs et les commerçants (64-66%) étaient profondément affectés tandis que les agro-transformateurs et les commerçants d'intrants / agrochimiques (53%) étaient modérément affectés. La majorité des répondants ont convenu que la pandémie et le confinement ont changé l'agriculture avec une menace pour la vie et les moyens de subsistance (94.44%), avec des crises imminentes pour les denrées alimentaires et les aliments pour animaux (92.96), une augmentation du coût de la production de denrées alimentaires / aliments pour animaux (90.65%), des pertes économiques (x=4.32), une disponibilité alimentaire de qualité réduite (x= 4.18), une insécurité accrue des revenus (x= 4.18) et des vices sociaux (x= 4.50) en raison des restrictions logistiques (transport / mouvement) et des fermetures de frontières. Notre étude suggère donc qu'il est nécessaire de déployer des efforts de collaboration de la part du gouvernement et des parties prenantes pour renforcer le secteur agricole par le biais du financement afin d'augmenter la production et d'améliorer la chaîne de valeur. Cela contribuera grandement à atteindre l'autosuffisance en matières premières alimentaires et industrielles après la période COVID-19.

scholarly journals Influence of Harvest Time and Malaxation Conditions on the Concentration of Individual Phenols in Extra Virgin Olive Oil Related to Its Healthy Properties

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 2449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Diamantakos ◽  
Triada Giannara ◽  
Maria Skarkou ◽  
Eleni Melliou ◽  
Prokopios Magiatis
Keyword(s):  
Olive Oil ◽  
Total Phenolic Content ◽  
Phenolic Content ◽  
Virgin Olive Oil ◽  
Extra Virgin Olive Oil ◽  
Extraction Process ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Harvest Time ◽  
Phenolic Fraction ◽  
The Impact

The phenolic fraction of the extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) has been studied over the past two decades because of its important health protective properties. Numerous studies have been performed in order to clarify the most crucial factors that affect the concentration of the EVOO’s phenolic fraction and many contradictory results have been reported. Having as target to maximize the phenolic content of EVOO and its healthy properties we investigated the impact of harvest time, malaxation temperature, and malaxation duration on the concentration of individual phenols in extra virgin olive oil. Olive oil was prepared in a lab-scale olive mill from different varieties in Greece. The extraction process for cultivar (cv) Koroneiki samples was performed at five different harvest periods from the same trees with three different malaxation temperatures and five different malaxation duration times (N = 75). Similar types of experiments were also performed for other varieties: cv Athenolia (N = 20), cv Olympia (N = 3), cv Kalamata (N = 3), and cv Throubolia Aegean (N=3) in order to compare the changes in the phenolic profile during malaxation. The quantitative analysis of the olive oil samples with NMR showed that the total phenolic content has a negative correlation with the ripening degree and the malaxation time. The NMR data we collected helped us to quantitate not only the total phenolic content but also the concentration of the major phenolic compounds such as oleocanthal, oleacein, oleokoronal, and oleomissional. We noticed different trends for the concentration of these phenols during malaxation process and for different malaxation temperatures. The different trends of the concentration of the individual phenols during malaxation and the completely different behavior of each variety revealed possible biosynthetic formation steps for oleocanthal and oleacein and may explain the discrepancies reported from previous studies.

scholarly journals Protected Geographical Indications for EVOO in Tunisia: Towards Environmental, Social, and Economic Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11201
Author(s):  
Maria Lisa Clodoveo ◽  
Ahmed Yangui ◽  
Mahdi Fendri ◽  
Simona Giordano ◽  
Pasquale Crupi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Olive Oil ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Geographic Indications ◽  
Certified Organic ◽  
The Impact

In a globalized scenario characterized by cogent challenges, sustainable development represents a fundamental objective, according to the agenda of policymakers. This is particularly true with regard to farming, and those agricultural systems that are fully consistent with sustainability in society (health, employment), environment (methane emission, water resource and so on), and economy (source of wealth). Tunisia is one of the world’s top olive oil-producing countries. It is also the country with the largest certified organic olive-producing areas in the world. Moreover, a larger volume of Tunisian olive oil is produced using nearly organic practices, without actually being certified. Given the growing demand for certified products, Tunisia should strengthen its market position by building on its reputation for sustainable farming, through the promotion and the creation of new geographic indications for EVOO. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of GIs and how such kinds of labeling can be more effective, operational, and sustainable, to support the country’s development strategy in this sector. Through an ad hoc quanti-qualitative analysis of Tunisian olive oil value chain, representative of the natural resources, the deep understanding of cultures and traditions of the country, a comprehensive and precise SWOT analysis carried out on the Tunisian olive sector has been performed. This study bears significance as it depicts a specific roadmap that should allow a better application and extension of GI’s initiatives referring to the three pillars of Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, and by building on the position of Tunisia as an organic origin focusing on five strategic lines: organizational and institutional framework; capacity building improvement; communication and networking roles; the role of TIC and the emergence of new opportunities; financial and support products availability. The final outcome should also aim to shorten the distances between all stakeholders to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda in the Mediterranean basin, by removing behavioral and institutional barriers that inhibit the transformations needed to achieve more sustainable economies and societies, by means of a cross-disciplinary dialogue around olive oil chain sustainability and narrowing the gap between research and policymakers.

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