Vital Role of IPFT in Development of New-Generation Pesticide Formulation for Crop Protection: Advancement Overview in Asian Countries

The agricultural sector of Asian countries supports 60% of the global population, accounting one-fifth of the world’s agricultural land. Despite the gap between demand and supply of food is gradually increasing due to the damages caused by insect and other pest attacks on the limited agricultural land, the pest attack has influenced the entire agriculture sector either directly or indirectly, causing socioeconomic losses. To combat, farmers have been using conventional agrochemicals nonjudiciously that lead to adverse effects such as pesticide resistance, environmental contamination, and non-target toxicity. In this regard, new-generation agrochemical formulation techniques are advantageous over conventional pesticides and play a vital role in sustainable agriculture by fulfilling the demand of over-rising food supply to feed the increasing population. These formulations exhibit desired bio-efficacy at lower doses and have minimum possibility to leave pesticide residues in crop products and the environment. Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT), Gurugram, is one of the leading institutes in Asia, which is actively engaged in developing new-generation formulations to deliver safer, efficient, and environment-friendly pesticide formulations. So far, IPFT has developed 60 pesticide formulations and transferred technologies to different agrochemical industries globally. The new-generation formulations developed by IPFT mainly include microemulsion, nanoemulsion, capsulated suspension, nano-encapsulation, an emulsion in water, mixed formulations including several botanical pesticide formulations. The new advancement in pesticide delivery systems is very supportive in combating the crisis faced by the agricultural sector. In this chapter, formulation of different new-generation pesticides and their advancement are summarized.

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Mentorship alliance between South African established and developing farmers for sustainable agriculture sector reform

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences ◽

10.4102/sajems.v9i4.1053 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 554-566 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

OO Olubode-Awosola ◽

HD Van Schalkwyk

Keyword(s):

South African ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Institutional Arrangement ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

Institutional Infrastructure ◽

Role Players ◽

The Government ◽

Near Future ◽

Corporate Business

The South African government provides access to agricultural land for people not adequately represented in the agricultural sector. However, the government lacks sufficient funds and institutional infrastructure to provide post-settlement support to the settled developing farmers. A farmer-to-farmer mentorship programme between established and developing farm types has been identified as an institutional arrangement that could complement the government’s efforts. However, at this stage government and other role-players lack frameworks for this type of mentorship programme.This study conceptualises a complementary mentorship alliance that is loosely structured, without the complicated legal and contractual processes involved in corporate business alliances. This alliance will hopefully lead to highly committed joint ventures in the industry in the near future. The study also provides frameworks within which the role-players could contribute to the success of mentorship programme.

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Outcome of capital investment on labor productivity in agriculture sector of Ukraine

Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research ◽

10.15549/jeecar.v7i1.355 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 12-25

Author(s):

Viktoriya Onegina ◽

Nikolay Megits ◽

Vitalina Antoshchenkova ◽

Oleksandr Boblovskyi

Keyword(s):

Labor Productivity ◽

Land Reform ◽

Capital Investment ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Fixed Capital ◽

Capital Investments ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

Machinery Export ◽

The U.S

Ukraine's agricultural sector accounts for 17% of the country's GDP and is continuously growing. For six consecutive years (2013-2018), Ukraine harvested over 60 million tons of grain annually, and 2018 export of ag commodities reached $18.6 billion. (State, 2020). The anticipated land reform envisions lifting the moratorium on the agricultural land sale, which should encourage capital investments in ag. The article analyzes the trends of investment opportunities in the Ukrainian ag sector for the last decade. The regression analysis of labor productivity with variables of fixed capital-worker ratio and yield of grain confirmed that the function of labor productivity depended on the value of fixed capital per worker. As the U.S. investment in ag machinery export to Ukraine plays a significant role, we evaluated its effect on the current level of labor productivity in the Ukrainian agribusiness, comparing it with the U.S. farming outcome.

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PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN BALI PROVINCE, 2013-2017

Agrisocionomics Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian ◽

10.14710/agrisocionomics.v4i2.6624 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 217-225

Author(s):

Wulandira Sawitri Djelantik ◽

Ida Ayu Listia Dewi

Keyword(s):

Growth Rate ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

National Level ◽

Location Quotient ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

Tourism Sector ◽

Dynamic Location ◽

Food And Drink

The agricultural sector has a multifunctional role in the development of an area. Bali Province is one of the provinces in Indonesia that uses rural areas as a gateway to the agricultural sector that supports the tourism sector. The contribution of the agricultural sector in 2017 amounted to 13.07 percent of the GRDP of the Province of Bali, number two of the 17 sectors (the sector of providing accommodation and food and drink occupy the first position, amounting to 22.82 percent. The purpose of this study was to map the growth typology of each sector in the Province of Bali, and evaluated the performance of the agricultural sector in the Province of Bali from 2013-2017. The location of the study was conducted in the Province of Bali, carried out deliberately (purposive) with the consideration that there has been a very alarming increase in the conversion of agricultural land functions in the Province of Bali. The typology used is Klassen, LQ (Location Quotient, and DLQ (Dynamic Location Quotient). The results of this study are the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors in quadrant II, namely the advanced but depressed sector, as a whole is a “prospective” agricultural sector, the sector it has a basic role during 2013-2017 but this sector does not have the potential to remain a base sector because the growth rate of the agricultural sector in Bali Province is slower than the national level.

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The Causality Between Agriculture, Industry, and Economic Growth: Evidence from Indonesia

ETIKONOMI ◽

10.15408/etk.v18i2.9428 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 155-168

Author(s):

Abdul Bashir ◽

S. Suhel ◽

A. Azwardi ◽

Dirta Pratama Atiyatna ◽

Ichsan Hamidi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Industrial Sector ◽

Vital Role ◽

Added Value ◽

Short Term ◽

Agricultural Industry ◽

Vector Error Correction ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

Agriculture Industry

The industry is the current engine of the Indonesian economy over the past three decades; the economic structure in Indonesia has the transformation from the agriculture sector to the industry sector. The objective of this study is to examine the causality between agricultural, industry, and economic growth in Indonesia. By using the vector error correction model (VECM), this research finds that in the long-term, there is directional causality from the industry added value, economic growth on the agricultural added value. Meanwhile, in the short-term, the variable of industry added value and economic growth has the two-way causality. Besides, the agricultural added value can only affect the industrial added value and economic growth in the short-term. These findings support the idea that the agricultural sector plays a vital role in the economy, such as increasing economic growth and growth in other sectors, especially the industrial sector in this case.JEL Classification: F40, L60, O13, O47

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Building Models for Agricultural Land Fire Prediction Using Remote Sensed Environmental Data: A Case Study in Dien Bien Province, Vietnam (2003 – 2016)

10.20944/preprints202007.0535.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Thu Thi Nguyen ◽

Thi Dieu Tran ◽

Tran Vu Khanh Linh ◽

Thai Son Le ◽

Trang Thanh Pham ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Environmental Conditions ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Fire Management ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Fire Risk ◽

Important Variable ◽

Environmental Data ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

Relative Contribution ◽

Building Models

Agricultural land fires have been linked to various and adverse impacts on ecosystems, food security and the agriculture sector. Understanding the patterns and drivers of agricultural land fires is essential for effective agricultural land fire management. The key objectives of this study were to (1) analyze the temporal and spatial patterns of agricultural land fires using satellite remote sensed data, (2) assess a range of environmental conditions that could drive the occurrence of agricultural land fires, (3) determine the best model for predicting agricultural land fires and (4) determine the relative contribution of each environmental condition variable on the best predictive model. We used both univariate and multivariate regressions for the fire prediction capability of four independent environmental conditions (fuel, weather, topographic and anthropogenic). Analysis of historical satellite data revealed that agricultural land fires were more frequent than forested land fires. Our analyses also revealed that fuel condition was the most important variable for predicting agricultural land fires followed by weather, topographic and anthropogenic conditions. This study provides a novel multivariate model for predicting agricultural land fires that harbors the potential to improve agricultural land fire management and reduce fire risk within the agricultural sector.

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Local agricultural production in Kenya: legal framework, obstacles and challenges

KAS African Law Study Library - Librairie Africaine d’Etudes Juridiques ◽

10.5771/2363-6262-2020-4-581 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 581-593

Author(s):

George KASHINDI

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Sector ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Vital Role ◽

Institutional Reforms ◽

Rural People ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

Public Corporations ◽

Regulatory Instruments ◽

Private Actors ◽

International Instruments

Agriculture sector in Kenya is the fundamental part of the economy contributing 25 percent of the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and another 27 percent indirectly.1 The sector employs over 40 percent of the total population and over 70 percent of the rural people. In Kenya, the agricultural sector is large and complex, with a multitude of public corporations, non-governmental and private actors. It accounts for 65 percent of the export earnings and provides livelihood (employment, income, and food security needs) for more than 80 percent of the Kenyan population.2 As with any system the agricultural sector in Kenya is governed by extensive regulatory framework that provides guidance to the whole system. These include policies, laws and regulations. The sector is regulated broadly by the Constitution of Kenya as well as regional and international instruments. The biggest challenge, however, is how effectively these regulatory instruments are implemented.3 The good performance the agricultural sector ensures good performance of the entire economy. Therefore the policy and institutional frameworks governing the agricultural sector play a vital role for the development of the whole economy.4 As a result, since 2003, there been much activity in an attempt to revitalize Kenyan agriculture and this has been undertaken through a number of regulatory and institutional reforms as will be seen from the analysis of the legal framework below.

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Synthesis and Technology of Nanoemulsion-Based Pesticide Formulation

Nanomaterials ◽

10.3390/nano10081608 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 1608 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Isshadiba Faikah Mustafa ◽

Mohd Zobir Hussein

Keyword(s):

Plant Protection ◽

Crop Protection ◽

Agricultural Practice ◽

Preparation Methods ◽

Agricultural Industry ◽

Pests And Diseases ◽

Pesticide Formulations ◽

Pesticide Formulation ◽

The Subject ◽

Unique Chemical

Declines in crop yield due to pests and diseases require the development of safe, green and eco-friendly pesticide formulations. A major problem faced by the agricultural industry is the use of conventional agrochemicals that contribute broad-spectrum effects towards the environment and organisms. As a result of this issue, researchers are currently developing various pesticide formulations using different nanotechnology approaches. The progress and opportunities in developing nanoemulsions as carriers for plant protection or nanodelivery systems for agrochemicals in agricultural practice have been the subject of intense research. New unique chemical and biologic properties have resulted in a promising pesticide nanoformulations for crop protection. These innovations—particularly the nanoemulsion-based agrochemicals—are capable of enhancing the solubility of active ingredients, improving agrochemical bioavailability, and improving stability and wettability properties during the application, thus resulting in better efficacy for pest control and treatment. All of these—together with various preparation methods towards a greener and environmentally friendly agrochemicals—are also discussed and summarized in this review.

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Energy Consumption in Agriculture Sector, environmental cleanliness and Economic Growth: An Empirical Evidence of South Asian Countries

Review of Economics and Development Studies ◽

10.26710/reads.v5i3.690 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Zia Ullah Khan ◽

Muhammad Khyzer Bin Dost ◽

Muhammad Wasim Akram ◽

Pirzada Sami Ullah Sabri

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Energy Consumption ◽

Gross Domestic Product ◽

Granger Causality ◽

South Asian ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Domestic Product ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

The Impact

This study plays its role in the literature by investigating the impact of energy consumption on agriculture sector, and environmental cleanliness on Gross Domestic Product, in five South Asian countries from the period of 1990 to 2015. Energy is now becoming a challenge for the South Asian countries especially country like Pakistan. Developing countries are in a race to gather more and more resource for the production of energy. The main objective of research is to examine the short-run and long-run relationship between economic growth and energy consumption on agriculture sector of economy in South Asian countries. Granger causality test and Error correction model is employed to get the results. The empirical results showed the presence of co-integration among the variables and it indicates gross domestic product has a positive relationship with energy consumption in agriculture sector and environmental cleanliness. Granger causality results showed that unidirectional causality is present between gross domestic product and agricultural sector while no causality is present among environment cleanliness.

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Climate Changes and its Impact on the Agriculture Sector in Selected South Asian Countries

International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology ◽

10.46660/ijeeg.vol10.iss4.2019.360 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 97-101

Author(s):

Asad Imran ◽

Zahoor Hussain Javed ◽

Muhammad Shabbir ◽

Liqat Waseem ◽

Ali Asad Naqvi

Keyword(s):

South Asian ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Climate Variation ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Explanatory Variables ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

Distributed Lag ◽

Distributed Lag Model ◽

Weather Variation ◽

Negative Effect

This study depicts an inclusive estimation of climate variation and its effects on agriculture sector in theselected South Asian countries (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri-Lanka) over the period of 1990-2014. Agriculture sector plays vigorous role in the economy of selected South Asian states because more than 60%people work in this sector. The rapid growth of industrialization and weather variation causes the raise of thetemperature level by which reduce production of agriculture crops and the people face heavy losses. Therefore, mainobjective of this study is to detect the influence of the global weather variation in agriculture sector of selected SouthAsian countries. Agriculture sector is used as dependent variable. CO2 emission, gross capital formation, labor forceand temperature are used as explanatory variables. Auto regressive distributed lag model is employed to examine theinfluence of climate variation on the agricultural sector. For analysis panel data were collected from selected SouthAsian countries. The existence of the short and long term relationship between dependent and independent variables isalso assessed by this model. Thus, findings show the climate variation has significant effect on the agricultural sector.In a policy recommendation, government should use sector-wise policies and friendly environmental policies whichminimize the negative effect of climate change.

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Evaluation of Low-Carbon Sustainable Technologies in Agriculture Sector through Grey Ordinal Priority Approach

International Journal of Grey Systems ◽

10.52812/ijgs.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 5-26

Author(s):

Shajedul Islam

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Ghg Emissions ◽

Vital Role ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Agricultural Technologies ◽

Global Food Security ◽

Sustainable Technologies ◽

Agriculture Sector

The agriculture sector plays a vital role in the economy, society, and environment, the three dimensions of sustainability. The agriculture sector contributes 12% to 14% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere, negatively impacting climate change. Using low-carbon and sustainable agricultural technologies can help mitigate climate change and global food security issues. But selecting and prioritizing the best technologies among all alternatives has always been an issue for decision-makers because of various uncertainty related to the agricultural sector. Therefore, the current study intends to identify and prioritize the key low-carbon and sustainable agricultural technologies. The current study makes a pioneering attempt in employing the Grey Ordinal Priority Approach (OPA-G), a modern multi-attribute decision-making technique, for the evaluation of low-carbon and sustainable technologies for the agricultural sector.

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