scholarly journals Soil fertility, financial support, and sustainable competitiveness: evidence from Ukraine

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatolii Kucher
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Time Range ◽  
Climatic Zones ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time

Purpose. The purpose of this paper was to highlight the results of the study of the influence of the soil fertility and financial support on the formation of sustainable competitiveness of Ukrainian agricultural enterprises. Methodology / approach. To achieve the purpose, we used such methods: correlation analysis (to identify and assess the close relationship between the ecological-agrochemical assessment of soils, financial support per hectare, and the sustainable competitiveness); econometric modeling (to develop a mathematical model of the dependence of the subindex of competitiveness by the yield on the ecological-agrochemical assessment of soils and the financial support per hectare); economic-statistical and monographic (for the assessment and analysis of the influence of the ecological-agrochemical assessment of soils and financial support per hectare on the formation of sustainable competitiveness); abstract-and-logical (for generalization and analysis of the research results); graphical (for the visual representation of the revealed dependencies). The study was performed on a selected sample of agricultural enterprises of districts of Kharkiv, Volyn and Chernihiv region, which represent all the soil-climatic zones of Ukraine. The time range of this research covers the years 2010–2016. The database of the 189 observations in Kharkiv region, 93 – in Volyn region and 88 – in Chernihiv region was as the empirical basis. Results. This paper presents empirical evidence for the impact of the soil fertility and financial support on the formation of sustainable competitiveness of enterprises. The obtained results prove the hypothesis of a positive relationship between the ecological-agrochemical assessment of soils, financial support per hectare, and the sustainable competitiveness of subjects, however, the level of impact of soil fertility differs significantly in different soil-climatic conditions. It is shown that soil fertility and financial support can sometimes act as substitutes, for example, in a zone of insufficient moisture or low soil fertility. Increasing the financial support for agricultural production per hectare may be a strategy to increase productivity when soils are less fertile. Originality / scientific novelty. For the first time, one- and two-factor linear and quadratic econometric models were developed, which made it possible to carry out quantitative assessment of the impact of the ecological-agrochemical assessment of soils and the financial support per hectare on the formation of the subindex of competitiveness by the yield in various soil-climatic zones of Ukraine. The provision on the formation of the subindex of competitiveness by the yield under the conditions of the economic law of diminishing returns, was further developed. Practical value / implications. The main results of the study can be used for (i) estimation and forecasting of the level of competitiveness depending on the ecological-agrochemical assessment of soils and the financial support per hectare; (ii) determining the effect of measures to improve the soil fertility on the competitiveness; (iii) determining the impact of soil degradation on competitiveness of agribusiness entities; (iv) identification of reserves to improve competitiveness.

scholarly journals ECONOMICS AND RISK MANAGEMENT OF BIOFUEL PRODUCTION IN AGRICULTURE

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (37) ◽  
pp. 271-279
Author(s):  
I. Perevozova ◽  
Iu. Samoilyk ◽  
О. Radchenko ◽  
N. Shportiuk ◽  
M. Demydova
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Production Management ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. The development of the biofuel market in the world has a positive dynamic for growth. The substantiation of the directions of further improvement of the methodology of production management of alternative fuels is taking into account the policy of climate change and the possibility of reducing dependence on external suppliers of traditional fuels. Ukraine has favorable natural and climatic conditions for the development of production of non-traditional fuels. The most common crops that can be grown in Ukraine for biofuels are rapeseed and corn. Based on the material and technical base and production conditions, rapeseed is the best crop for cultivation. Therefore, the object that we have chosen for this study is the production of biodiesel, which does not require significant capital expenditures by agricultural enterprises. For the purposes of the study, the risks were grouped according to various classification criteria (operational and production; marketing; financial; legal and infrastructural; weather; environmental) and the weights of their impact on the performance of agricultural enterprises. The structural scheme of the algorithm of the automated estimation of influence of risk factors for development of bases of the analysis and management of risks of production of biodiesel is constructed. The author's method of calculating the impact of the risk complex takes into account the limit values of the intervals of fuzzy quantities. To preserve soil fertility and reduce the corresponding risks, the proportion of rapeseed in growing areas should be at the limit of 17—18% (when also growing sunflower the upper limit is 12%), then all three analyzed farms can not only use their own land for rapeseed crops, but also, if necessary, rent the necessary plot, or, according to the results of the relevant analysis, its part. In some cases, farms even purchase some of the seeds needed to load the equipment. The results of calculations of the cost of production of biofuels showed that the increase in the cost for small and medium producers is not significant compared to large producers. Keywords: biofuels, biodiesel, risk management, agricultural enterprises, risk management, efficiency. JEL Classification O13, Q42 Formulas: 6; fig.: 1; tabl.: 5; bibl.: 19.

scholarly journals Application of Sustainable Prefabricated Wall Technology for Energy Efficient Social Housing

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1195
Author(s):  
Ravijanya Chippagiri ◽  
Hindavi R. Gavali ◽  
Rahul V. Ralegaonkar ◽  
Mike Riley ◽  
Andy Shaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Base Case ◽  
Mass Housing ◽  
Energy Peak ◽  
Present Design ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time ◽  
Real Scale

Under the India “Housing for all” scheme, 20 million urban houses have to be constructed by 2022, which requires the rate of construction to be around 8000 houses/day. Previous results by the team show that present design methods for affordable buildings and structures in India need improvement. The challenges are the disposal of solid waste generated from agro-industrial activities and the energy peak demand in extremely hot and cold seasons. The development of bio-based urban infrastructure which can adapt to the climatic conditions has been proposed. Inclusion of sustainable materials such as agro-industrial by-products and insulation materials has resulted in effective environmental sustainability and climate change adaptability. Precast components are highlighted as a suitable solution for this purpose as well as to fulfil the need of mass housing. India has a lesser record in implementing this prefab technology when compared to a global view. For the first time, a novel and sustainable prefab housing solution is tested for scale-up using industrial waste of co-fired blended ash (CBA) and the results are presented here. A model house of real scale measuring 3 × 3 × 3 m3 was considered as a base case and is compared with 17 other combinations of model house with varying alignment of prefab panels. Comparison was made with commercially available fly ash brick and CBA brick with a conventional roof slab. A simulation study was conducted regarding cost and energy analysis for all the 18 cases. Various brick and panel compositions with CBA for housing were tried and the superior composition was selected. Similarly, 18 model houses of real scale were simulated, with different combinations of walls made of bricks or panels and different building orientations, to check the impact on energy peak cooling and cost. Results show that peak cooling load can be reduced by six times with bio-based prefab panels. Prefab construction can be considered for mass housing ranging above 100 housing units, each consisting of an area of 25 m2.

scholarly journals The impact of climate change on the investment attractiveness of agricultural enterprises

2021 ◽  
Vol 915 (1) ◽  
pp. 012016
Author(s):  
N Davydenko ◽  
Z Titenko ◽  
A Buriak ◽  
O Polova
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Soil Degradation ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Agricultural Enterprise ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The trend of climate change has a direct impact on the economic development of any country. Ukraine is an agrarian country and climatic conditions have a direct impact on its economic stability. The purpose of this work is to highlight the tightness of climate change and their direct impact on the development of the agricultural sector of Ukraine’s economy on the example of a particular agricultural enterprise and develop recommendations for adapting the enterprise to climate change. The conducted research clearly shows the negative consequences of climate change and the forms of their manifestation, which threaten not only the studied enterprise, but also the agricultural sector of Ukraine. It is established that the main ones are the following: instability of temperature indicators, soil degradation and the spread of diseases and pests of crops.

scholarly journals Government Support and Firm Profitability in Vietnam

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 105-120
Author(s):  
Thanh Minh Nguyen ◽  
Tuyen Quang Tran ◽  
Long Thanh Do
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Firm Financial Performance ◽  
Firm Profitability ◽  
Regression Approach ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time

Existing studies on the linkage between government subsidies and firm financial performance often use a mean regression approach and focus mainly on developed countries. To fill the gap, this study, for the first time, considers the impact of government support activities on the profitability of manufacturing SMEs in a developing country, Vietnam. Using an unbalanced panel dataset covering the period 2009–2015, government financial supports show an insignificant linkage with firm profitability when using OLS. However, a fixed‑effect quantile approach reveals that government financial support is negatively related for firms with low profit but is positively related for firms in the high profitability percentile. Our findings also suggest that policymakers should focus on helping start‑ups instead of ineffective, informal firms.

Forecasting the Financial Results of an Agricultural Organization, Taking into Account State Financial Support

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
V. Timofeev ◽  
Natalya Timofeeva
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
State Support ◽  
Financial Strategy ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Agricultural Organization

Currently, the relevance of the effective use of state support for agricultural enterprises is considered both from the position of increasing the volume of agricultural production, and the impact of this support on the financial results of the company. The paper analyzes the production indicators of an agricultural organization, the dynamics of financial support for agricultural production, suggests approaches to forecasting financial indicators and developing a financial strategy for the enterprise.

scholarly journals Linking Future Hydroclimatological Changes With Past Climatic Conditions In Southeastern Iran: Insights From Models And Observations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Vaezi ◽  
Joyanto Routh ◽  
Arun Rana ◽  
Mohsen Nasseri
Keyword(s):  
Baseline Period ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Radiation Budget ◽  
Paleoclimatic Changes ◽  
The Future ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Rcp 8.5 ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Earth’S Radiation Budget

Abstract We compare the predicted results of future hydrological changes based on a thirty-year (1989-2019) weather dataset with paleoclimatic changes inferred based on established proxies from the Jazmurian playa in southeastern Iran. Parallels between expected changes in the future were compared to past climatic conditions to trace the impact this region has undergone in the distant past. The study area is affected by the Indian Ocean Summer Monsoon (IOSM) and the Mid-Latitude Westerlies (MLW). The maximum and minimum temperatures and precipitation were predicted for the future (2061- 2080) by statistical downscaling outputs of 5 GCM models (EC-EARTH, GFDL-CM3, HadGEM2-ES, MIROC5, MPI-ESM-MR) under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5. The results show that the 20-years average of the mean temperatures ((Tmax + Tmin)/2) will increase in the range of 3.2 to 4.6 °C under RCP 8.5 compared to the base period. The trends suggest that the region will experience drier conditions than the baseline period in the future under both scenarios. In addition, the GCM predicts a considerable decline in MLW precipitation and little change in future IOSM precipitation under both scenarios compared to the baseline. The decrease in MLW precipitation is consistent with other GCM predictions and real paleoclimatic changes that happened during past warm/wet periods in the region. However, considering the close relationship between the increase in the Earth’s radiation budget and enhanced IOSM precipitation in southeast Iran since the late Pleistocene, we postulate that more intensive IOSM activity can be expected in the future.

Impact of roof shading on building energy performance in warm & humid climatic places of India

2020 ◽  
pp. 50-64
Author(s):  
Kuladeep Kumar Sadevi ◽  
Avlokita Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
General Assumption ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Passive Cooling ◽  
Base Case ◽  
U Value ◽  
The Impact

With the rise in awareness of energy efficient buildings and adoption of mandatory energy conservation codes across the globe, significant change is being observed in the way the buildings are designed. With the launch of Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) in India, climate responsive designs and passive cooling techniques are being explored increasingly in building designs. Of all the building envelope components, roof surface has been identified as the most significant with respect to the heat gain due to the incident solar radiation on buildings, especially in tropical climatic conditions. Since ECBC specifies stringent U-Values for roof assembly, use of insulating materials is becoming popular. Along with insulation, the shading of the roof is also observed to be an important strategy for improving thermal performance of the building, especially in Warm and humid climatic conditions. This study intends to assess the impact of roof shading on building’s energy performance in comparison to that of exposed roof with insulation. A typical office building with specific geometry and schedules has been identified as base case model for this study. This building is simulated using energy modelling software ‘Design Builder’ with base case parameters as prescribed in ECBC. Further, the same building has been simulated parametrically adjusting the amount of roof insulation and roof shading simultaneously. The overall energy consumption and the envelope performance of the top floor are extracted for analysis. The results indicate that the roof shading is an effective passive cooling strategy for both naturally ventilated and air conditioned buildings in Warm and humid climates of India. It is also observed that a fully shaded roof outperforms the insulated roof as per ECBC prescription. Provision of shading over roof reduces the annual energy consumption of building in case of both insulated and uninsulated roofs. However, the impact is higher for uninsulated roofs (U-Value of 3.933 W/m2K), being 4.18% as compared to 0.59% for insulated roofs (U-Value of 0.33 W/m2K).While the general assumption is that roof insulation helps in reducing the energy consumption in tropical buildings, it is observed to be the other way when insulation is provided with roof shading. It is due to restricted heat loss during night.

THE ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH LEGAL CHANNELS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN FOUR ASIA PACIFIC COUNTRIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 298
Author(s):  
Muhamad Marwan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Access To Finance ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to determine the impact of networking on SME’s ability to access government financial support through legal channels in Asia Pacific. This study is quantitative in nature in which the data has been gathered from 281 employees and managers working in SMEs through survey questionnaire. The SEM technique was utilised for the purpose of analysing and testing the mediation effect. The study found that there is a partial mediation of government financial support through legal channels among the relationship between networking with officers and access to finance. This study is restricted to the SMEs operating in the region of Asia Pacific.

ЗУБРЫ НА СЕВЕРЕ РОССИИ — НАСТОЯЩЕЕ И БУДУЩЕЕ

2019 ◽  
pp. 42-44
Author(s):  
I.V. GUSAROV ◽  
V.A. OSTAPENKO ◽  
T.V. NOVIKOVА
Keyword(s):  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
European Bison ◽  
Rare And Endangered Species ◽  
The North ◽  
Rare And Endangered ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

Впервые в мире создана популяция зубров на территории 60 градусов северной широты. В новых климатических условиях разведения и сохранения зубров определены и проанализированы факторы существования вида на севере Европейской части РФ. Выявлены признаки, динамика численности, которые являются составной частью системы, предназначенной для управления биоразнообразием. Интродукция, являясь процессом введения в экосистему нехарактерных для нее видов, может усиливать изменения биоценозов как положительно, так и отрицательно. Насколько быстро и успешно проходит процесс адаптации заселенного вида, и усматривается его влияние на окружающую среду зависит дальнейшее существование зубров и в целом биоразнообразия. В статье обсуждаются вопросы взаимоотношения зубров с другими видами копытных и хозяйственной деятельностью человека, а также дальнейшим использованием зубров в сельскохозяйственном производстве. Пластичность зубров, выявление изменений и их анализ при вселении видов в новые условия обитания необходимы не только для определения развития или деградации биоценозов и в целом экосистемы, но и прогноза социально-экономических последствий интродукции как одного из методов сохранения редких и исчезающих видов фауны.For the first time in the world, a bison population has been created in an area of 60 degrees north latitude. In the new climatic conditions of breeding and preservation of bison, the factors of the species existence in the north of the European part of the Russian Federation are identified and analyzed. The signs, dynamics of abundance, which are an integral part of the system designed to manage biodiversity are identified, since the preservation of biological diversity on the planet is one of the main problems of our time. Introduction, being the process of introducing non-typical species into an ecosystem, can enhance changes in biocenoses, both positively and negatively. The question posing sounds especially when it comes to such a large hoofed animal as the European bison. How quickly and successfully the process of adaptation of the universe takes place and its environmental impact is seen depends on the continued existence of bison and biodiversity in general. The article discusses the relationship of bison with other types of ungulates and human activities, as well as the further use of bison in agricultural production. How these issues will be resolved positively depends on the future of these animals. Thus, the plasticity of bison, the identification of changes and their analysis, with the introduction of species into new habitat conditions is necessary not only to determine the development or degradation of biocenoses and the ecosystem as a whole, but also to predict the socio-economic consequences due to the introduction as one of the methods of preserving rare and endangered species of fauna.

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