scholarly journals Contribution of apiculture in social and economic development of Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1559-1562
Author(s):  
I.S. Agboola ◽  
J.A George-Onaho ◽  
J.A. Ete ◽  
A.E. Ayandokun
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Royal Jelly ◽  
International Market ◽  
World Market ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
Good Source ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Small Scale Farmers

There is urgent need to rescue Nigerian economy from deluge of crisis it is been confronted with atthe present time. To achieve this, it is pivotal to explore various potentials available in the country to solve her problem. Therefore, this paper examines the potential of apiculture industry in social and economic development of the nation. Hive products such as beewax, propolis, pollen and royal jelly are known to have contributed largely to the economic development of advanced countries like China, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina, Hungary, Australia and Canada. While the practice provides job opportunities for people of all classes, it also boosts productivity of other agricultural crops. Honey from Nigeria will command higher demand and prices in the world market for its medicinal and antimicrobial qualities, thereby serving as a good foreign exchange commodity in international market. As part of its contribution to economic growth, apiculture is a good source of income for beekeepers, it involves the use of little land. It empowers small scale farmers and also does not damage the environment. The paper also stressed that apiculture is not only important for generating income, it also curbs against rural migration. Apiculture protects the environment and also an important non-timber forest product.

scholarly journals The Role of Technical Education in the Socio-Economic Development of Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 236-242
Author(s):  
Edward Olusola OSUNTUYI
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
High Status ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Developed Countries

The high status of socio-economic development in Nigeria can only be attained if both hands are joined together to embrace technical education. The notion that many Nigerians wish to enjoy the fruits of technical education as rightly witnessed in the developed countries without due recognition of technical personnel had made this country not been able to get its acts together in stimulating a national consciousness that can propel self-motivated development. Since technical education holds the master key to socio-economic development, Nigeria‟s wish for social and economic development will be fully attained if she has that master key which is „TECHNOLOGY”. Hence, Nigeria needs technical education to provide her subjects with social infrastructures such as a good transportation system, constant power supply, good and adequate water supply scheme, adequate food and shelter. She also needs the technical know-how to turn the wheel of her industrial progress and provide job opportunities for the entire citizenry. Technical education fosters all-round development for the country that acquires it but until Nigeria is able to realize herself, identify those problems confronting technical education, tackle and solve them, the situation of neglect presently experienced with technical education in Nigeria will continue to militate against our efforts at achieving social, economic and technological development.

scholarly journals Possibilities of Slovak municipalities to participate in regional development in context of globalization

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 05013
Author(s):  
Katarína Liptáková ◽  
Zuzana Rigová
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Almost All

Nowadays, globalization affects almost all aspects of social life. It is sensible to respond flexibly to these trends and to be prepared for their benefits or potential risks. The local self-government represented by municipalities has an increasingly important role in the economic development of individual regions of Slovakia. Are municipalities prepared for the process of globalization and its impacts? Do they have tools in their hands to respond to its trends? One of the most important tasks of the municipality is to serve as an activator of regional, social and economic development and to influence the conditions for entrepreneurship by attracting potential investors to start business activities in the municipality territories. The new entrepreneurial activities and investments are a potential source of new job opportunities resulting in increased living standards of the local residents. This paper deals with indicators that express the financial capacity of the municipality and thus the ability of the municipality to participate in the process of development of a particular region. The analysis evaluates data obtained from financial statements of Slovak municipalities for year 2017. Its results show that the available financial resources of municipalities are limited and therefore the municipalities are unable to support regional development from their own financial sources.

scholarly journals The Influences of Livelihood and Land Use on the Variation of Forest Transition in a Typical Mountainous Area of China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9359
Author(s):  
Longhui Lu ◽  
An Huang ◽  
Yueqing Xu ◽  
Raymundo Marcos-Martinez ◽  
Yaming Duan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Mountainous Area ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Forest Transition ◽  
Development Path ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
Small Scale Farmers

As one of the countries which has been experiencing a forest transition, China provides important insights into and theoretical and empirical knowledge of forest transition. In this study, through the framework of Sustainable Livelihood Analysis (SLA) and questionnaire surveys, we examined forest transition, farmers’ land-use activities and livelihood changes in Chicheng county, a typical mountainous area in Northern China, during 1975–2018. Most villages of Chicheng county experienced forest transition during the period of 2003–2005, but some villages experienced forest transition in 2010–2015. Forest transition variation over time was influenced by land use and livelihood changes. Livelihood resources, policy and institutional constraints and livelihood strategies had significant influences on land use and then caused variation in forest transition characteristics. The process of “livelihood–land use–forest transition” was the key to achieving and maintaining forest transition, and the interaction between livelihood and land use was a negative feedback relationship between society and ecology. The dominant path of forest transition in Chicheng county was the “economic development path”. Moreover, the “intensive agriculture path of small-scale farmers” enhanced the “economic development path”, and the “forest scarcity path” promoted both of the above two paths. This implies that the feedback and interactions between society and ecology should be taken into account so as to achieve a sustainable human and environmental system.

scholarly journals The Contribution of the International Coffee Agreement (ICA) to the Development of Export Markets for Small Scale Coffee Farmers in Manicaland, Zimbabwe

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanislas Bigirimana ◽  
Reason Masengu
Keyword(s):  
International Market ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Export Markets ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Lower Extent ◽  
Coffee Farmers ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
International Coffee Agreement ◽  
Coffee Sector

<p>The International Coffee Agreement (ICA) aimed at strengthening the global coffee sector through the promotion of its sustainable expansion in a market-based environment for the betterment of all participants in the sector. This goal was meant to be achieved through five strategies, namely, (1) promoting international cooperation on coffee matters, (2) encouraging consumption that balances demand and supply, (3) providing market development, (4) facilitating fair-trade and (5) enhancing coffee financing for small scale farmers in developing countries. An exploratory study aiming at assessing to what extent the ICA has contributed to the development of export markets for small scale coffee growers in Manicaland, Zimbabwe showed that the ICA is failing to promote international market development. 99% of the respondents agree that it is doing it to a lower extent. This study recommends that the ICA should put in place a platform to incorporate the small scale farmers so that they increase their market spectrum in order to increase its export volumes and sustain the sector.</p>

Russian Federalism at the Critical Stage of Development

2008 ◽  
pp. 70-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bukhvald
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations ◽  
Critical Stage ◽  
Municipal Reform ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Basic Course

Transformations in the sphere of federal relations concern the most important directions of the reforming processes in the country. However, not all proposed and actually developing components of the federal reform seem well-argued and corresponding to long-term, strategic interests of the Russian statehood. The basic course of reform should meet the objective requirements of further decentralization of governing economic and social processes and the need to ensure strengthening the responsibility of RF subjects’ executive bodies and local self-management for steady social and economic development of their territories. The solution of these problems calls for a new model of federal policy of regional development, specification of some important components of the municipal reform as well as inserting certain amendments into the system of intergovernmental fiscal relations in order to stir up their stimulating function.

Waiting for a New Model of Growth: Russia’s Social and Economic Development in 2013

2014 ◽  
pp. 4-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Mau
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
New Model ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Economic Risks

The paper deals with Russian social and economic development in 2013 and prospects for the next year or two. The author discusses the logic and trends of the global crisis started in 2008. This is the basis for further analysis of current Russian economic performance with special emphasis on the problem of growth rates deceleration. Special attention is paid to economic risks and priorities of economic policy.

Structural Alternatives of Russia’s Social and Economic Development

2008 ◽  
pp. 71-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Shastitko ◽  
S. Afontsev ◽  
S. Plaksin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Economic System ◽  
Competitive Markets ◽  
Russian Government ◽  
Social And Economic Development

The article contains a general comparative study of four strategies of social and economic development: "Inertia", "Renter", "Mobilization", and "Modernization". The context for comparison is explanation of correlation between adaptive features of Russia’s contemporary economic system and particularities of the mentioned strategies with corresponding ways of managing economic development problems. The comparison is based on description of strategies essence, ways and tools to achieve results. Perspectives of achieving strategic purposes as well as expected results of implementation of each strategy are shown. Special comparative study of four strategies on the base of development of competitive markets as one of strategic aims of the Russian government is presented.

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