scholarly journals FACTORS INFLUENCING TRIBAL FARMERS TO SHIFT FROM TRADITIONAL TO MODERN AGRICULTURE IN WAYANAD DISTRICT OF KERALA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 116-122
Author(s):  
ARAVIND V. RAMA DAS ◽  
DIPAK KUMAR BOSE ◽  
JAHANARA JAHANARA
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Tribal Community ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Modern Agriculture ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Agricultural Community ◽  
Tribal Farmers ◽  
Mass Media Exposure

Agriculture has always been a way of life and culture for the traditional farmers. The major occupation of the tribal communities has always been agriculture. The pressure to meet the growing demands of the increasing population forced countries like India to adopt modern methods of farming. This gradually brought about changes in the ancient farming systems that existed in the Country. Kurichiya tribal community in Wayanad district of Kerala is the first agricultural community in the district and has an important role in the agricultural sector of the State. Today, changes have taken place in various aspects of the farming they follow, as a result of influence fro0m several factors. The study was conducted in Wayanad district of Kerala purposively for analyzing the socio-economic profile and the association of selected independent variables with factors influencing the Kurichiya tribal farmers to shift from traditional to modern agricultural system. The study was conducted using Descriptive research design. A total of 120 respondents were selected for the study. Pre-tested schedule was used for collection of data and statistical tools were used for analyzing. Karl Pearsons’s Co-efficient of Correlation test was used to find the association between independent variables and factors influencing the respondents. The important findings of the study were that the factors influencing had a highly significant and positive relationship with Education, Mass Media exposure and Progressiveness.

scholarly journals The Role of Selected Ecosystem Services in Different Farming Systems in Poland Regarding the Differentiation of Agricultural Land Structure

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6673
Author(s):  
Lidia Luty ◽  
Kamila Musiał ◽  
Monika Zioło
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Soil Formation ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Organic System ◽  
Supporting Soil ◽  
Management Method ◽  
The Impact

The functioning of various agroecosystems is nowadays shaped by different farming systems, which may impair their functions, as well as being beneficial to them. The benefits include ecosystem services, defined as economic and noneconomic values gained by humans from ecosystems, through supporting soil formation and nutrient circulation, and the impact of agriculture on climate and biodiversity. Their mutual flow and various disturbances depend on the agroecosystem’s management method, which is associated with the type of management of agricultural land (AL) in individual farms. This paper raises a problem of transformation in the structure of three main farming systems in Poland, in 2004–2018, in relation to the implementation of 16 selected ecosystem services and their scale. Special attention was given to organic farming, as the most environmentally friendly and sustainable. The analysis demonstrates the increase in ALs in that type of production during the analyzed period of time. Disparities of transformation associated with the type of agricultural system were noticeable at the regional level, which were presented in 16 Polish voivodeships. The results of the analysis confirm that the organic system, which is an important carrier of various ecosystem services, gained a stable position. Moreover, areas with integrated farming still do not exceed 0.5% of total agricultural lands in such voivodeships. The analysis of factors influencing the deterioration or disappearance of selected environmental services characterizing agricultural systems indicates the need to depart from an intensive conventional management system.

scholarly journals Trends and Policy Correlates of Agricultural Production and Agricultural Production Sustainability Outcomes in Ghana and Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Olawale Emmanuel Olayide ◽  
Isaac Kow Tetteh ◽  
Labode Popoola
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Development ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Development Outcomes ◽  
Development Agendas

This paper analysed policy correlates of agricultural production and agricultural production sustainability outcomes in Ghana and Nigeria. It underscores the influence of political systems and international development agendas as correlates of agricultural production and agricultural production sustainability outcomes. This is to the extent of providing evidence policy on agricultural production and agricultural production sustainability outcomes. Ghana and Nigeria have comparable farming/agricultural system and policy environment. Data used for the analyses spanned five decades. Trends analysis and inferential statistics were employed. The results revealed that policy correlates can contribute to the current discourse in sustainable development agenda and to resolving the dilemma of agricultural policy implementation for sustainable agricultural development, especially in Ghana and Nigeria. The findings reinforce the need for appropriate policies in transforming the agricultural sector while ensuring sustainable development outcomes.

scholarly journals Factors influencing and dynamics of the agricultural insurance market

VUZF Review ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Nataliya Tanklevska ◽  
Vitalina Yarmolenko
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Agricultural Insurance ◽  
Agricultural Producers ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Factors Influencing

The article is aimed at identifying modern features of insurance in the agricultural sector of the Ukrainian economy and defining the factors of influence on the agricultural insurance market. The article discloses interpretation of the terms of «insurance» and «agricultural insurance» and also presents the types of possible risks arising in the activities of agricultural enterprises. The performance indicators of leading insurance companies in the field of agricultural insurance are analyzed. The current state and dynamics of insurance of agricultural risks, which arise both in the field of crop production and in livestock, are researched. This will allow predicting the future prospects of the market for insurance services and products, as well as finding possible optimal ways to solve the problems of product insurance, faced by the agricultural producers. The main factors influencing the efficiency of the insurance market in the agricultural insurance sector are allocated. The basic principles of insurance of agricultural products with the State support are analyzed. It is defined that the further development of agricultural insurance should be directed towards creating a profitable and safe environment for all participants in the agricultural market, which provides for the distribution of risks between agricultural producers, processing enterprises, banks, insurance companies and the State. The agricultural insurance of risks creates possibilities for advantageous harmonizing the interests of participants in the agricultural insurance market and the State as a party whose first priority is to ensure stable economic growth.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMILIHAN PROGRAM STUDI MANAJEMEN FAKULTAS EKONOMI DAN BISNIS UNIVERSITAS AHMAD DAHLAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Suryana Hendrawan
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Management Study ◽  
Simultaneous Effect ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Physical Evidence ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Multiple Analysis

This study aims to analyze the factors influencing physical evidence on student decisions in choosing the Management Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, either simultaneously or partially. This research is explanatory research with a quantitative approach. This study uses multiple analysis tests to find the partial and simultaneous effect between the dependent and independent variables. The validity and reliability used in this study have met the requirements. The results of this study indicate that facility exterior, facility interior, and other tangibles factors influencing the decision to choose the Management Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan. The result also shows that Physical Evidence Variables are simultaneously influencing the student's decision to choose the Management Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan.

scholarly journals ANALISIS DETERMINAN PENDAPATAN PEKERJA MISKIN DI PROVINSI ACEH TAHUN 2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-235
Author(s):  
Rudi Hermanto ◽  
Teuku Zulham ◽  
Chenny Seftarita
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Working Poor ◽  
Classification Analysis ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Multiple Classification Analysis ◽  
Multiple Classification

The purpose of this study is to see how the demographic characteristics of the working poor in The Province of Aceh and analyze the factors that determines the income of the working poor as well as the influence of each of these factors. The data used is the data of the National Socioeconomic Survey (Susenas) in 2015 using the model of Multiple Classification Analysis (MCA). Descriptive analysis showed that there is a significant relationship between income and each independent variable gender, region of residence, marital status, age, education level, field of business, sector employment and working hours. MCA results indicate that the independent variables simultaneously significant effect on income. From 8 demographic variables studied, the undertaking of independent variables, sex, age and level of education have a considerable effect on the incomes of the working poor. In an effort to alleviate the working poor, it takes real action especially the improvement of education and vocational training, the development of the agricultural sector, increased investment in potential rural areas, and the development of informal sector.Penelitian ini bertujuan ingin melihat bagaimana karakteristik demografi dari pekerja miskin di Provinsi Aceh dan menganalisis faktor-faktor apa yang menjadi penentu pendapatan dari pekerja miskin serta besar pengaruh dari masing-masing faktor tersebut. Data yang digunakan adalah data hasil Survei Sosial Ekonomi Nasional (Susenas) 2015 dengan menggunakan model Multiple Classification Analysis (MCA). Hasil analisis deskriptif menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara pendapatan dan masing-masing variabel bebas jenis kelamin, wilayah tempat tinggal, status perkawinan, umur, tingkat pendidikan, lapangan usaha, sektor pekerjaan, dan jam kerja. Hasil MCA menunjukkan bahwa variabel bebas secara simultan memberikan pengaruh yang nyata terhadap pendapatan. Dari 8 variabel demografi yang diteliti, variabel bebas lapangan usaha, jenis kelamin, umur dan tingkat pendidikan mempunyai pengaruh yang besar terhadap pendapatan pekerja miskin. Dalam upaya pengentasan pekerja miskin, maka dibutuhkan tindakan nyata terutama peningkatan pendidikan dan pelatihan kerja, pengembangan sektor pertanian, peningkatan investasi di daerah perdesaan yang potensial, serta pengembangan sektor informal.

Public Policies for the Development of Agroecosystems Resilient to Climate Change

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J. Mikery-Gutiérrez ◽  
A. Pérez-Vázquez ◽  
J.P. Martínez-Dávila ◽  
O. Ruiz-Rosado ◽  
J.C. García-Albardo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Factors Associated

Objective: Analyze public policies in Mexico facing climate change in agriculture that allow the development of resilient agroecosystems. Design/methodology/approach: An analysis of research on resilience to climate change in the agricultural and rural sectors, as well as analysis of literature on public policies formulated to climate change in the agricultural sector (period 2013-2019), was realized. Results: Multiple sources of resilience for agroecosystems are present. Policies could be oriented to identify such sources and to strengthen capacities according to different scales and contexts. There is the possibility of considering factors associated with the evolution of these systems to employ strategies that are consistent and that allow coordination between political levels. Limitations of the study/Implications: This is a theoretical study restricted to the available literature published until 2019. Findings/Conclusions: Public policies require integrating the perspective of the dynamics of the complex agricultural system and the multiple sources of resilience at different scales and contexts, articulating the development of resilient agroecosystems to climate change.

Death in Rural Georgia: A Historical Comparison of Georgians and Ossets in the Kistauri Commune

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-478
Author(s):  
Tinatin Zurabishvili ◽  
Rennie Lee ◽  
Rebecca Jean Emigh
Keyword(s):  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Republic Of Georgia ◽  
Age At Death ◽  
Proportional Hazards Models ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Historical Comparison ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards Models ◽  
Residency Status

This article examines the factors influencing age at death in the multiethnic villages, comprised mostly of Georgians and Ossets, in the Kistauri commune in the eastern Republic of Georgia between 1897 and 1997. The data are analyzed with Cox proportional hazards models using age at death as the dependent variable, and ethnicity, gender, marital status, residency status, and year of birth as the independent variables. The results show that Georgians lived longer than Ossets. Individuals who had ever been married lived longer than those who had not. The results perhaps reflect harsher living conditions for Ossets, the ethnic minority, despite Soviet ideologies about equality.

scholarly journals Socio-ecological factors determine crop performance in agricultural systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Libère Nkurunziza ◽  
Christine A. Watson ◽  
Ingrid Öborn ◽  
Henrik G. Smith ◽  
Göran Bergkvist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Spring Barley ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Crop Performance ◽  
Latent Structures

AbstractAgricultural production systems are affected by complex interactions between social and ecological factors, which are often hard to integrate in a common analytical framework. We evaluated differences in crop production among farms by integrating components of several related research disciplines in a single socio-ecological analysis. Specifically, we evaluated spring barley (Hordeum vulgare, L.) performance on 34 farms (organic and conventional) in two agro-ecological zones to unravel the importance of ecological, crop and management factors in the performance of a standard crop. We used Projections to Latent Structures (PLS), a simple but robust analytical tool widely utilized in research disciplines dealing with complex systems (e.g. social sciences and chemometrics), but infrequently in agricultural sciences. We show that barley performance on organic farms was affected by previous management, landscape structure, and soil quality, in contrast to conventional farms where external inputs were the main factors affecting biomass and grain yield. This indicates that more complex management strategies are required in organic than in conventional farming systems. We conclude that the PLS method combining socio-ecological and biophysical factors provides improved understanding of the various interacting factors determining crop performance and can help identify where improvements in the agricultural system are most likely to be effective.

scholarly journals Fatalism, Climate Resiliency Training and Farmers’ Adaptation Responses: Implications for Sustainable Rainfed-Wheat Production in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasir Mahmood ◽  
Muhammad Arshad ◽  
Harald Kaechele ◽  
Muhammad Faisal Shahzad ◽  
Ayat Ullah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Multinomial Logit Model ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Extension Services ◽  
Rainfed Farming ◽  
Rainfed Wheat

Climate change is a severe threat to the agricultural sector in general and to rainfed farming in particular. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors that can potentially affect the adaptation process against climate change. This study focused on wheat farmers and farming systems in the rainfed agroecological zone of Pakistan. Farmers’ data related to climate change fatalism, the availability of climate-specific extension services, socioeconomic and institutional variables, and farm characteristics were collected. A logit model to assess farmers’ decisions to adopt an adaptation measure and a multinomial logit model to assess their choice of various adaptation measures were used. The results showed that fatalistic farmers were unlikely to implement climate change adaptation measures. The variables related to the climate-specific extension services, including farmers’ participation in training on climate-resilient crop farming and the availability of mobile communication-based advisory services, had highly significant and positive impacts on farmers’ decisions and their choice of adaptation measures. Input market access and tractor ownership also had positive and significant impacts on farmers’ decisions to adapt and their choice of adaptation measures. This study highlights the need to improve rainfed-wheat farmers’ education levels to change their fatalistic attitudes towards climate change. Furthermore, government action is needed to provide climate-specific extension services to ensure sustainable production levels that will ultimately lead to food and livelihood security under a changing climate.

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