scholarly journals A Historical Overview of Protected Agriculture in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico: Implications for Improving Rural Prosperity

Author(s):  
Luis Flores ◽  
M. Craig Edwards

Economic development is an important phenomenon that can positively impact societal problems such as poverty, lack of education, and insufficient infrastructure, among other ills. In this regard, technological advances are essential to making better use of resources. The agricultural sector is no exception. With the passage of time, advances in agriculture have allowed processes to be optimized, improving production practices and minimizing risks, by using innovative technologies (Schenkel, Finley, & Chumney, 2012). For this reason, the adoption and use of approaches to protected agricultural production grew steadily in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico during the last century and until today. Such technology assisted significantly in the economic development of the region. This inquiry sought to understand factors and forces that augmented expansion of protected agriculture, especially regarding tomato production, and its advantages compared to traditional systems, as experienced by producers in Sinaloa. Understanding such a phenomenon may provide important implications for improving the economies of similar contexts in need of economic development where agriculture is a viable sector. Keywords: economic development; protected agriculture; Sinaloa tomato industry; technological innovation

2020 ◽  
pp. 90-96
Author(s):  
А.И. Голубева ◽  
Ю.В. Шуматбаева ◽  
В.И. Дорохова ◽  
А.В. Коновалов ◽  
К.В. Павлов

Дана краткая характеристика двенадцати этапов реформирования аграрной сферы России за период с середины XVI века по настоящее время, отмечено, что всегда аграрные реформы проводились «сверху» без учёта мнения крестьян и в основном заключались в повышении изъятия их доходов без оказания существенной поддержки. Лишь реформы 1906 года (столыпинской) и периода 1965–1991 гг. были направлены на улучшение условий жизни работников сельского хозяйства: повышались цены на сельскохозяйственную продукцию, сельхозпредприятиям предоставлялась возможность получения льготного кредита, повышались доходы крестьян, укреплялась материально-техническая база сельхозорганизаций, обеспечивался рост производства сельскохозяйственной продукции. Аграрная реформа, начавшаяся с 1991 года, в связи с переходом к рыночным отношениям, основанным на свободе ценообразования, и самоустранением государства от выполнения функций управления сельским хозяйством, привела к резкому спаду производства сельхозпродукции, сокращению и субъектов аграрной сферы, и численности работников, неиспользованию большого количества сельскохозяйственных угодий по назначению. Данные проведённого нами анализа показателей социально-экономического развития сельских муниципальных районов Ярославской области свидетельствуют о деградации ресурсного потенциала и обезлюживанию большинства сельских территорий, что не способствует дальнейшему развитию аграрного сектора и росту объёмов производства сельскохозяйственной продукции в регионе, а уровень продовольственной независимости области по молоку и мясу на четверть меньше норматива. В последние годы отмечена положительная тенденция в модернизации животноводческих помещений крупными сельхозпредприятиями региона. Несмотря на это, авторы характеризуют сложившуюся ситуацию в регионе как негативную, требующую коренного изменения аграрной политики государства в части пространственного размещения производительных сил, поддержания доходности сельскохозяйственных предприятий и возобновления развития социальной сферы села. A brief description of the twelve stages of reform of the agrarian sphere of Russia for the period from the middle of the 16th century to the present is given, it is noted that always agrarian reforms were carried out "from above" without taking into account the opinion of peasants and mainly consisted in increasing the withdrawal of their income without providing significant support. Only the reforms of 1906 (Stolypin) and the period 1965–1991 were aimed at improving the living conditions of agricultural workers: prices for agricultural products were increased, agricultural enterprises were given the opportunity to receive a preferential loan, peasant incomes were increased, the material and technical base of agricultural organizations was strengthened, agricultural production was increased. The agrarian reform begun in 1991 due to the transition to market relations based on freedom of pricing and the self-removal of the state from performing the functions of agricultural management, led to a sharp decline in agricultural production, a reduction in both the subjects of the agrarian sphere and the number of workers, and the non-use of a large number of agricultural land by intended purpose. The data of our analysis of indicators of the socio-economic development of rural municipal areas of the Yaroslavl region indicate the degradation of resource potential and the depopulation of most rural territories, which does not contribute to the further development of the agricultural sector and the growth of agricultural production in the region, and the level of food independence of the region for milk and meat is a quarter less than the standard. In recent years, a positive trend has been noted in the modernization of livestock buildings by large agricultural enterprises in the region. Despite this, the authors characterize the current situation in the region as negative, requiring a radical change in the agrarian policy of the state in terms of spatial placement of productive forces, maintaining the profitability of agricultural enterprises and resuming the development of the social sphere of the village.


2018 ◽  
pp. 42-48
Author(s):  
O. Nikolyuk ◽  
A. Livinsky

The article analyzes the state of development of agrarian production in Ukraine. It is determined that the most difficult issues are the questions of adaptation of the domestic agricultural sector of the economy to the conditions and requirements of the European Union. The indexes, which characterize the development of the research potential of the industrial infrastructure of agrarian production, are analyzed. It is defined that in Ukraine the tendencies towards increasing the level of social and economic development of agrarian production continue to grow. However, they are growing not fast enough. They are also uneven in the type and component aspect. Such situation requires the implementation of a levelling regulatory effect.


2020 ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
A. U. Tatikova

The development of small business, agriculture is one of the key areas of economic development of the republic and has great potential and signifi cant reserves. However, this area of economic activity has a number of specifi c features, consisting not only in the seasonality of agricultural production as the basis for the formation of cluster formations and in the presence of a large number of unforeseen risks associated with natural and climatic unpredictable changes, and, according to the authors, agricultural businessmen are not suffi ciently motivated for production activities.


Author(s):  
Stilianos Alexiadis ◽  
Stilianos Kokkidis ◽  
Maria Markou

Although there have been numerous studies examining the process of regional economic development using the Shift-Share analysis, the agricultural sector has received far less attention. One important implication of this methodology is the possibility to detect groups of regions with certain growth characteristics. This paper contributes to the literature by applying the technique of Shift-Share over the period 2000-2015 using data for the production of cereals across the 13 regions of Greece. One important conclusion to emerge is that, in the case of Greek regions, applying the taxonomic procedure of Shift-Share analysis, it is possible to identify the necessary policies for the improvement of agricultural production in each region.


2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (2_suppl2) ◽  
pp. S312-S322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinna Hawkes

Background Diet-related chronic diseases are now a serious global public health problem. Public health groups are calling for the agricultural sector to play a greater role in tackling the threat. Objective To identify potential points of policy intervention in the agricultural sector that could be leveraged to promote healthy diets and tackle obesity and diet-related chronic diseases. Methods A review of the literature on the dietary implications of agriculture, a conceptual analysis of the issues, and the identification of relevant examples. Results There are two main potential points of intervention in the agricultural sector that could be leveraged to promote healthy diets: agricultural policies and agricultural production practices. Agricultural policies and practices affect diet through their influence on food availability, price, and nutrient quality, which in turn affects food choices available to consumers. Agricultural policies amenable to intervention include input, production, and trade policies; agricultural production practices amenable to intervention include crop breeding, crop fertilization practices, livestock-feeding practices, and crop systems diversity. Conclusions It is well-known that agricultural policies and production practices influence what farmers choose to grow. Agricultural policies and production practices could also play a role in influencing what consumers choose to eat. To identify how agricultural policies and practices can usefully contribute toward promoting healthy diets and tackling obesity and diet-related chronic diseases, health policymakers need to examine whether current agricultural policies and production practices are contributing to—or detracting from—efforts to attain dietary goals; where and how could agricultural intervention help achieve dietary goals; and whether there are trade-offs between these interventions and other important concerns, such as undernutrition and the livelihoods of agricultural producers. Given the potential of agriculture to contribute to large-scale, population-level dietary improvements, these questions warrant closer attention from health policymakers.


Author(s):  
Jason Stratton Davis

In developing nations, particularly in Africa, agrarian and land reform is part of economic development. The main reason is that no country sustained a transition out of poverty without raising productivity in its agriculture sector (Timmer, 2005). This article examines the process of balancing land and agrarian reform in the agricultural sector in South Africa, where the need for social justice has to be weighed against the potential loss of agricultural production. The process has been likened to balancing deck chairs on the Titanic (Davis, 1993). In addition, the article seeks to measure the level of success achieved since 1994 and to suggest ways forward, by drawing on Brazils experience, where the process has evolved to developing ecological citizenship and agro-ecological production.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (23) ◽  
pp. 186-199
Author(s):  
Romzi Ationg ◽  
Mohd Sohaimi Esa ◽  
Mohd Azri Ibrahim ◽  
Irma Wani Othman ◽  
Mohd Nur Hidayat Hasbollah Hajimin ◽  
...  

Poverty eradication through the agricultural sector has been one of the most important agendas in Sabah. To understand this matter, an examination of poverty eradication history in Sabah is immensely valuable. Accordingly, by examine the documents such as books, official government reports journals, and newspapers, this paper discusses the poverty eradication efforts in Sabah. Based on the information obtained, it shows that the rural areas' economic development in Sabah through the agricultural sector has been the focus of both the state and the federal governments. This was carried out due to the need of ensuring the people of Sabah be able to improve their standard of living, particularly in terms of socio-economics well-being as they generally linked with the issue of poverty.


Ekonomika APK ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 312 (10) ◽  
pp. 38-48
Author(s):  
Inna Bezhenar ◽  
Larisa Malik ◽  
Andrii Shvets

The purpose of the article is to determine the directions of integration processes in the development of entrepreneurial activity in the agricultural sector of the economy. Research methods. Using statistical and graphical methods, the state and trends of integration transformations of agricultural enterprises in Ukraine were assessed. Research results. The dynamics of changes in the number of agricultural enterprises in Ukraine during 2013-2019, their structure on the basis of legal status, scope and results of activities are analyzed and the relevant conclusions on the ways of development of integration processes in the agricultural sector are formed. The functioning of agrarian business entities of different sizes has been studied. The integration potential of small business entities in the agricultural sector has been identified. The dynamics of the main production indicators of small and micro enterprises is given, their share in the total volume of agricultural production is determined. Also, small forms of management due to integration and cooperative processes provide an opportunity to develop in rural areas, making financial contributions to local budgets, while large enterprises (agricultural holdings) usually have minimal impact on the development of rural economy and rural areas. The main segments of agricultural production (such as potatoes, vegetables, fruits and berries) in which households play a key role are identified. Priority areas for the development of personal farms have been identified, in particular, through the creation of family farms and their association in cooperatives, etc. The information base of the study is the scientific achievements of leading domestic and foreign scientists, analytical data of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. On the basis of the obtained results the social and economic expediency of development of cooperative forms of management in the countryside and integration of small-scale agricultural producers is substantiated. Scientific novelty. It is proposed to turn personal peasant farms into family farms as components of integration formations in agrarian business. Practical significance. The state of business structures of the agricultural sector of the Ukrainian economy is assessed and the prospects and advantages of the development of integration formations and cooperation in the sustainable development of rural areas are outlined. Tabl.: 8. Figs.: 1. Refs.: 20.


Ekonomika APK ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 314 (12) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Liubov Vodianka ◽  
Tetiana Yurii

The purpose of the article is to reveal the modern significance of digitalization and digital platforms for the economic development of the subjects of the agricultural sector of the economy. Research methods. The following methods were used in the research process, in particular: abstract-logical method (when studying the theoretical foundations of digitalization of the economy), monographic (to clarify the essence of the relevant categories), comparative analysis (when studying the level of digitalization of agricultural holdings «Dream» and «Svarog West Group») economic-statistical (in identifying trends and patterns of development of the state economy), illustrative (for a visual representation of the digital platform of agriculture), as well as methods of systematic approach, grouping and generalization, other methods in the field of economic research. Research results. The need to use a digital platform, especially for small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises, has been identified. In particular, this system will allow: public authorities (to make a plan of visits and yields; to report on the allocation of subsidies, as well as their use; to conduct a financial audit for each enterprise; to assess the competitive advantages of each enterprise; enterprises (to analyze data from weather stations; to study information on the condition of soils; choose crops for sowing; assess the risks of crop loss; obtain data on climatic risks). Scientific novelty. Theoretical provisions on the impact of digitalization of the economy on agricultural production and the need for digitalization of production and economic processes have been further developed. Practical significance. As a result of the implementation of the proposed digital platform in agriculture, the following benefits will be obtained: increased crop yields; the field planning system will improve; reduce production costs based on efficient use of resources and science-based approaches Figs.: 1. Refs.: 17.


Author(s):  
I. F. Yurchenko ◽  

Purpose: study, analysis, assessment of opportunities, advantages and prospects, as well as difficulties, barriers, risks and feasibility of creating, introducing and using innovative technologies for managing agricultural production on reclaimed lands. The methodological basis of the work is based on the study, generalization and comparison of structural, functional, technological, ergonomic and other significant factors of information systems that characterize their shortcomings and opportunities for the development of highly productive and environmentally sustainable agricultural production. Results: an analysis of the formation of digitalization of domestic agricultural production showed the need to attract actively private investment in the agricultural sector of the economy, which in turn led to the need for large-scale information coverage of the benefits and risks of digitalization as a powerful factor in increasing the investment attractiveness of agribusiness. The priority and promising directions of digitalization of the reclamation sector of the economy are identified and characterized. The advantages of using automated technologies for managing the reclamation regime of agroecosystems are shown, which ensure the cost-effectiveness of automation. Along with the indicators of the expected effect, the factors characterizing the complexities, difficulties and risks of failure to achieve the planned investment efficiency, which consideration contributes to the leveling (elimination) of these restrictions, are considered. Proposals are formulated to improve the information and analytical resource for substantiating the effectiveness of digitalization and the state influence on its formation based on the development of platform technologies. Conclusions: intensification of work on the analysis, assessment and coverage of the state of digitalization of the crop production system with the ability to access it for all interested participants in agribusiness will motivate the entrepreneurs to invest in the latter.


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