scholarly journals Modeling the relationship between the characteristics of agricultural holdings and the presence of organic farming

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (52) ◽  
pp. 123-130
Author(s):  
Svetlana Roljević-Nikolić ◽  
Desimir Knežević ◽  
Vesna Paraušić
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Livestock Density ◽  
Agricultural Areas ◽  
Large Farms ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intensive Growth

Organic farming is a fast growing market segment in the global food industry. Ecological and health benefits of organic farming are frequently emphasized. In addition, we have recently witnessed the promotion of its role in the development of rural areas by means of creating jobs and strengthening ties with local economies. This paper analyzes the relationship between the presence of organic farming and the main characteristics of agricultural holdings in the case of European Union countries. The objective is to identify factors which have a significant relationship with the organic farming sector and which can affect its future development. The results have shown that large farms are dominant in farm land management in the EU, which is related to the fact that there is a significant correlation between the availability of agricultural areas and the economic value of farms (r = 0.881**). There is a positive and significant correlation between the economic value of a holding and the number of livestock units on the farm (r = 0.940**), which indicates that animal husbandry has strong economic potential. When it comes to the relationships between the structural and economic indicators of agricultural holdings and the presence of organic farming, the results have shown that the number of organic producers is positively and significantly correlated with the available agricultural areas (r = 0.675**), and a strongly positively correlated with the economic value of farms (r = 0.810**). The areas under organic farming are also directly correlated with the utilized agricultural area (r = 0.836**), as well as with the number of livestock units (r = 0.793**), but they are slightly negatively correlated with livestock density (r = -0.211). Therefore, high livestock density can be a limiting factor for the further intensive growth of organic farming areas, considering the significant impact of animal husbandry on the environment.

Conversion of Waste Into Different By-Products of Economic Value in India

2020 ◽  
pp. 259-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khursheed Ahmad Wani ◽  
Ashaq Ahmad Dar ◽  
Azad Gull ◽  
Lutfah Ariana
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Agricultural Areas ◽  
By Products

The management of solid waste has become a major problem even in rural areas of India, due to shrinkage of agricultural land and depletion of forest areas. During the recent past, people in rural areas were decomposing the waste, and finally, it was used as a manure in their agricultural areas. However, the trend is completely changing the Indian scenario of converting the backyard waste into manure. Now with the help of scientific knowledge, the waste is utilized as an energy resource, and waste from the rural areas is considered a raw material for this process. Different technologies in India are available to convert waste into energy apart from the technologies that have impact on the environment.

scholarly journals Current Conditions and Opportunities of Biofarming in Hungary

2004 ◽  
pp. 150-156
Author(s):  
Petra Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Energy Flow ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Organic Farms ◽  
External Resources ◽  
State Subsidies ◽  
Agricultural Yields ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of organic farming is not to maximize income, but to achieve optimal product quality. It is completed by the tightest possible material, and energy flow within the farm. Organic agriculture significantly reduces external inputs by avoiding the use of chemo-synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and pharmaceuticals. Instead it works with nature to increase both agricultural yields and disease resistance. Total independence of external resources can not be achieved in Hungary due to the small-scale of organic animal husbandry. Some materials in limited quantities can be purchased from external resources, though the group of these materials is strictly regulated. Organic farming harmonizes with the concept of European multifunctional agriculture, because besides farming, it includes social considerations, as it helps to maintain natural resources and the relationship between people and their environment, and provides a living for those living in the region.As regards organic farming the fertility of the soil and the health of vegetation can be influenced in various ways. Farmers have to be highly skilled and able to manage a farm with great expertise. Generally it can be stated that as the use of non-organically produced products is limited, the opportunities to correct failures made by the farmer are minimal, contrary to conventional farming. Farmers must be intent on developing the tightest material- and energy flow. This means that organic farms ideally have both animal husbandry and crop production. This energy and skill demanding system of farming is compensated by state subsidies, growing market share and relatively high prices for organic products.

Agro tourism potential of Uzbekistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Askar Axrorovich Siddikov
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Traditional Food ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
Agrarian Sector ◽  
Tourism Potential ◽  
Agricultural Areas ◽  
The Relationship

This paper investigates agro tourism potential of Uzbekistan while learning possible touristic resources. Moreover, major advancements of tourism in agrarian sector are categorized as whole. Uzbekistan is one of several other countries that have transformed their economies by developing their tourism potential. On this case, agro-tourism is a way of sustainable tourist development and multi-activity in rural areas through which the visitor has the opportunity to get close awareness with agricultural areas, agricultural occupations, local products, traditional food and the daily life of the rural people, as well as the cultural elements and traditions of the local communities. This paper attempted to discuss the relationship between the environment, social benefits, and facilities as the relevant construct by observing their significant role in assessing agro tourism potential.

scholarly journals Economic valuation of grassland utilization improvement in the Western Balkans

2021 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 01002
Author(s):  
Vaško Željko ◽  
Gordana Rokvić
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Great Part ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Quantitative Modelling ◽  
Livestock Density ◽  
Agricultural Areas ◽  
Grazing Livestock

Grassland is land permanently overgrown with grasses that can be used for grazing or preparing fodder. When identifying and delineating grassland areas from other agricultural areas, criteria can be their purpose (land cover) or their use (land use). The processes of depopulation and deagrarization of rural areas increase the surfaces of unutilized grasslands and decrease of their use for agricultural purpose. The purpose of research presented in this paper is the analysis of transformation of grassland area in six Western Balkans countries/territories from covered to used status. During the research, the methods of quantitative modelling and simulation were combined. Starting from existing grassland areas (which are equalized with permanent meadows and pastures), the intensity of their use was determined by calculating the grazing livestock density (GLD) index. Generally, grasslands are used extensively for feeding ruminants in the WB region, and great part of the area is not used at all, so the average GLD index is 0.88 with significant variations between countries. Three countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia) have a GLD of 0.5 or less and there is space for them to increasing the number of ruminants up to 1.1 million livestock standard units (LSU) and increasing livestock density up to one LSU per ha of grassland. The conclusion is that, depending on the scenario, i.e. the structure of ruminant stock (cattle, sheep and goats), the value of livestock production in the Western Balkans could increase from 498 to 655 million EUR, still without environmental pressure of grazing on grassland area.

Regime of soil humus rural residential areas organic farming systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (95) ◽  
pp. 78-81
Author(s):  
L.I. Shkarivska
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Humus Content ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Organic Substrates ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Typical Chernozem ◽  
Podzolic Soils ◽  
Organic Farming System

The changes of the soil’s humus soil within the rural areas are investigated for the organic farming system. The most significant impact of organic agriculture on humus content over 55% was observed on soddy podzolic soils (V>75%), the lowest –7,5% on typical chernozem (V≈16%). Changes in the qualitative composition of humus for the introduction of various types of organic substrates are analyzed.

The Relationship between the Development of Human Capital and the Agricultural Economy in Rural Areas

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
B.A. Voronin ◽  
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I.P. Chupina ◽  
Ya.V. Voronina ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Standard View ◽  
Household Factors ◽  
Economic Transformations ◽  
The Relationship

The article discusses a non-standard view of the formation of human capital for work in organizations of the agricultural sector of the economy, in the context of modern socio-economic transformations. In the classical sense, human capital for agriculture should be formed and developed in rural areas. But in real life, this is not always the case, because there are many factors that prevent the classical solution of this problem. First, the demographic factor affects, second, social and household factors, and third, in many rural areas there are no working agricultural organizations where qualified agricultural specialists can work. All these and other circumstances actualize the problem of the quality of human capital in rural areas in relation to the development of agricultural production.

ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЕ АСПЕКТЫ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ ПИЩЕВОГО БЕЛКОВО-ЖИРОВОГО БАЛАНСА И СТРАТЕГИИ РАЗВИТИЯ ЖИВОТНОВОДСТВА

2019 ◽  
pp. 10-13
Author(s):  
V.I. CHINAROV
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Necessary Conditions ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Russian Population ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Animal Fats ◽  
Labor Resources

В 2018 году дефицит белка и жиров животного происхождения в питании населения России составил 11,8 и 5,5, соответственно. Продолжает оставаться высокой импортозависимость по белку животного происхождения на уровне 10,3, по животным жирам 8,8. Интенсификация развития животноводства соответствует стратегической цели социального развития и повышения жизненного уровня населения нашей страны на ближайшую и отдаленную перспективы. В соответствии с Доктриной продовольственной безопасности взят курс на наиболее полное обеспечение и улучшение структуры питания людей за счет роста потребления ценной в питательном отношении молочномясной продукции собственного производства. Россия располагает всеми необходимыми условиями и имеет реальные предпосылки полностью решить проблему обеспечения населения животными жирами и пищевым белком животного происхождения, но с каждым годом усложняется ситуация с трудовыми ресурсами на селе.In 2018, the deficit of protein and animal fats at the diet of Russian population was 11.8 and 5.5, respectively. High import dependence on animal protein remains at the level of 10.3, and on animal fats 8.8. Intensification of animal husbandry corresponds to the strategy of social development and improvement of living standards of countryside population in near and longterm period. In accordance with the Food Security Doctrine it was taken the course on the most complete provision and improving the structure of peoples diet due to increasing in the consumption of valuable dairy and meat products of own production. Our country has all the necessary conditions and has real prerequisites for fully solving the problem of providing the population with animal fats and protein, but every year the situation with the labor resources in rural areas becomes more complicated.

CONCEPT OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF A KEY PUBLIC SPACE (USING THE EXAMPLE OF «ALLEY OF ARCHITECTS», VORONEZH)

2020 ◽  
pp. 97-109
Author(s):  
С. Л. Подвальный ◽  
О. А. Сотникова ◽  
Я. А. Золотухина
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Ecological Condition ◽  
Territory Design ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The City ◽  
Modern Technologies ◽  
Intensive Growth

Постановка задачи. В настоящее время формирование современной комфортной городской среды приобретает особое социально-экономическое значение и выдвигается в число приоритетных государственных масштабных программ. В связи с этим необходимо разработать концепцию благоустройства ключевого общественного пространства, а именно: определить основные и сопутствующие функции данной территории, создать эскизное предложение проекта благоустройства с учетом всех необходимых норм и стандартов, внедрить современные технологии. Результаты. Выполнен эскизный дизайн-проект «Аллеи архитекторов» по ул. Орджоникидзе г. Воронеж, включающий в себя основные элементы по зонированию территории, проектированию акцентных объектов и внедрению инновационных технологий «умного города», позволяющих повысить уровень комфорта горожан. Выводы. Благоустройство населенных мест приобретает особое значение в условиях дискомфорта среды. С выполнением комплекса мероприятий, направленных на благоустройство, и с внедрением современных технологий значительно улучшается экологическое состояние, внешний облик города. Оздоровление и модернизация среды, которая окружает человека в городе, благотворно влияет на психофизическое состояние, что особенно важно в период интенсивного роста городов. Statement of the problem. Currently the formation of the modern comfortable urban environment is gaining a special social and economic value and moving forward in the priorities of state large-scale programs. The purpose of development of the concept of improvement of public space is definition of the main and accompanying functions of this territory, design of the outline offer of the project of improvement considering all necessary norms and standards and implementation of modern technologies. Results. The conceptual project of “Alley of Architects” includes the basic elements of territory zoning, design of accent objects and implementation of technologies of a “smart-city”. These elements allow one to increase the level of comfort of inhabitants. Conclusions. Improvement of the inhabited places is of particular importance in the conditions of discomfort of the environment. Carrying out a complex of the actions directed to gardening and improvement, introducing modern technologies, the ecological condition, the physical appearance of the city considerably improves. Improvement and modernization of the environment which surrounds the person in the city influences a psychophysical state well that especially important during intensive growth of the cities.

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