scholarly journals Future Trends in Cassava Production: Indicators and its Implications for Food Supply in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 60-74
Author(s):  
Edamisan Stephen Ikuemonisan ◽  
Adeyose Emmanuel Akinbola
Keyword(s):  
Food Supply ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Ceteris Paribus ◽  
Forecast Period ◽  
Historical Series ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Cassava Production ◽  
Production Output ◽  
Growing Population

The growing demand for cassava and its products has continued to stretch the supply of cassava globally. Nigeria is a leading producer of cassava in the world yet, there are concerns that if appropriate policy strategies are not adopted to increase production, the current fragile situation of food insecurity in Nigeria may be worsened. Besides the increasing number of gigantic cassava-based industries spring up in Nigeria, the rapidly growing population of consumers is another factor that may further disrupt the relatively stable cassava market in Nigeria in the future. Therefore, “ceteris paribus”, the study determined the appropriate quantitative models to forecast the trends in cassava production indictors in Nigeria. Using the historical series (1961 – 2018), 12-year period (2019 -2030) forecasts were made for each of the production indicators as follows: 106 million tonnes (production output), 7.7 tonnes/ha (yield) and 9.6 million hectares (cropped area) in 2030. The study extrapolated the expected food supply from the expected production output in the forecast period using the 2014 FAO estimates of food supply per caput. Thus, in 2030, cassava food supply per caput was found to decline from 267 Kcal/capita/day in 2014 to 239 Kcal/capita/day. The study concludes that despite keeping the future demand of the growing cassava-based industries constant, cassava production is expected to continually increase but future food supply per caput would decline. However, the growing cassava-based industries globally is expected to hugely influence the future cassava market dynamics.

Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications in Agriculture With the Future of Smart Agriculture Techniques

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-39
Author(s):  
Harshit Bhardwaj ◽  
Pradeep Tomar ◽  
Aditi Sakalle ◽  
Uttam Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Entire Society ◽  
Smart Agriculture ◽  
Growing Conditions

Agriculture is the oldest and most dynamic occupation throughout the world. Since the population of world is always increasing and land is becoming rare, there evolves an urgent need for the entire society to think inventive and to find new affective solutions to farm, using less land to produce extra crops and growing the productivity and yield of those farmed acres. Agriculture is now turning to artificial intelligence (AI) technology worldwide to help yield healthier crops, track soil, manage pests, growing conditions, coordinate farmers' data, help with the workload, and advance a wide range of agricultural tasks across the entire food supply chain.

How Man Fails to Use the Gifts of Nature and Science

1991 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 219-224
Author(s):  
John S. Marsh
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Foreseeable Future ◽  
World Today ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

At present, the world has the resources and the knowledge to feed its population both now, and for the foreseeable future, and yet, hunger is still a major issue in many parts of the world today. By analysing the socio-economic factors involved, this paper demonstrates how farmers, scientists, businessmen and politicians around the world must Work together, making good use of available knowledge and natural resources, if they are to ensure an adequate and secure food supply for the population of the world today and in the future.

Workplace Bullying in Digital Environments

2017 ◽  
pp. 803-825
Author(s):  
Leslie Ramos Salazar
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Workplace Conflict ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Digital Environments

Workplace bullying continues to be a prevalent workplace conflict issue in organizations around the world. The organizational reliance of communication technologies and digital media have enabled workplace bullying to evolve into workplace cyberbullying. Workplace bullying impacts individuals, relationships, organizations, and societies. For this reason, this chapter reviewed the transdisciplinary workplace bullying literature to conceptualize key constructs such as workplace bullying and workplace cyberbullying. This chapter also reviews the prevalence of workplace bullying, antecedent behaviors of workplace bullying, the consequences of workplace bullying, and the intervention approaches. Lastly, this chapter offers several recommendations for the future trends of workplace bullying scholarship.

Global Futurity

On Trend ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 109-133
Author(s):  
Devon Powers
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

Chapter 5 takes on the trend industry’s global dimensions. In considering how trends travel around the world, the chapter argues that the trend business reflects a neoliberal agenda. It explores how globalization, protech optimism, and inequality are embedded into how the trend businesses both imagines and tracks the future. The chapter focuses primarily on Dubai and the Netherlands but includes insights from forecasters based in a number of additional countries. Keywords: Dubai, the Netherlands, futurism, future, trends, innovation

Inventing the Future of E-Health

2010 ◽  
pp. 2244-2248
Author(s):  
José Aurelio Medina-Garrido ◽  
María José Crisóstomo-Acevedo
Keyword(s):  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
The World ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
Definition Of

E-health involves the use of information and communications technologies to improve health in general and the healthcare system in particular (Alvarez, 2002; Chau & Hu, 2004; Roger & Pendharkar, 2000). Healthcare, one of the largest industries in the world, suffers from some inefficiencies and inequities in both service provision and quality. Some of these problems are due to the poor management of the information flows (Kirsch, 2002). In this respect, there are business opportunities for e-health. But to understand what the future holds for e-health, we need to find a precise definition of the concept and identify the possible sources of business. This article is structured as follows. The second section, the background, defines the concept of e-health. The third section outlines some of the business opportunities in the area of e-health based on the communications platform that is the Internet, and discusses some practical guidelines for e-health businesses to create value. The fourth section discusses the low level of adoption of e-health at present, as well as the future trends, in which e-health will presumably grow. e-health is also expected to be used to reduce the disparities in the population in access to healthcare, and for the treatment of the chronically ill. The fifth section is dedicated to the final conclusions.

Workplace Bullying in Digital Environments

2017 ◽  
pp. 132-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Ramos Salazar
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Workplace Conflict ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Digital Environments

Workplace bullying continues to be a prevalent workplace conflict issue in organizations around the world. The organizational reliance of communication technologies and digital media have enabled workplace bullying to evolve into workplace cyberbullying. Workplace bullying impacts individuals, relationships, organizations, and societies. For this reason, this chapter reviewed the transdisciplinary workplace bullying literature to conceptualize key constructs such as workplace bullying and workplace cyberbullying. This chapter also reviews the prevalence of workplace bullying, antecedent behaviors of workplace bullying, the consequences of workplace bullying, and the intervention approaches. Lastly, this chapter offers several recommendations for the future trends of workplace bullying scholarship.

Inventing the Future of E-Health

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
José Aurelio Medina-Garrido ◽  
María José Crisóstomo-Acevedo
Keyword(s):  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
The World ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
Definition Of

E-health involves the use of information and communications technologies to improve health in general and the healthcare system in particular (Alvarez, 2002; Chau & Hu, 2004; Roger & Pendharkar, 2000). Healthcare, one of the largest industries in the world, suffers from some inefficiencies and inequities in both service provision and quality. Some of these problems are due to the poor management of the information flows (Kirsch, 2002). In this respect, there are business opportunities for e-health. But to understand what the future holds for e-health, we need to find a precise definition of the concept and identify the possible sources of business. This article is structured as follows. The second section, the background, defines the concept of e-health. The third section outlines some of the business opportunities in the area of e-health based on the communications platform that is the Internet, and discusses some practical guidelines for e-health businesses to create value. The fourth section discusses the low level of adoption of e-health at present, as well as the future trends, in which e-health will presumably grow. e-health is also expected to be used to reduce the disparities in the population in access to healthcare, and for the treatment of the chronically ill. The fifth section is dedicated to the final conclusions.

Summary

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Lade ◽  
Paul Strickland ◽  
Elspeth Frew ◽  
Paul Willard ◽  
Sandra Cherro Osorio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Futures Studies ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Potential ◽  
Systems View ◽  
Over Time

In this book we have examined the current and future capabilities of the tourism, hospitality and events industry by exploring the opportunities available to shape the future through rebuilding, disrupting and developing greater resilience in the tourism industry. We set out in writing the book in times when there was economic prosperity and stability, however this changed all too quickly with the advent of Covid-19. Over the past months the developments across the world have resulted in unprecedented change and disruption, particularly to the travel, hospitality and events sectors. Yet we firmly believe the tourism industry will survive, however we acknowledge that it will take some time to rebuild traveller and consumer trust and there will be an indelible impact on business operators and the industry overall. As we have emphasised throughout the book, it becomes more important than ever to evaluate the future realising that change is inevitable and that there will be peaks and troughs within industries that have to be managed over time. Three features of futures studies set the tone of this book. First, a systems view of the industry was adopted allowing for a holistic understanding of the scale of industry, and the important inter-relationships existing between stakeholders likely to shape future scenarios. Second, the potential and probable future trends based on an analysis of the socio-cultural technological, economic, environmental, political and international dimensions were examined. Finally, a medium to long-term view of the future potential and opportunities available to the tourism industry was considered.

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