Entrepreneurship Practices and Poverty among farmer entrepreneurs in Jos, Nigeria

The study seeks to examine the effect of Entrepreneurship practices on poverty among farmers in Jos, Nigeria. The study covered small and medium scale farmer entrepreneurs within Jos North, Jos South and Jos East. A sample size of 518 was obtained from the population of 834 at 5% error tolerance and 95% level of confidence, using Simple Random Sampling. 505(97.5%) of the questionnaire distributed were returned while 13(2.5%) of the questionnaire distributed were not returned. self-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. The study conducted a pre-test on the questionnaire to ensure the validity of the instrument. Data collected were presented in frequency tables. To measure the effect of entrepreneurship practices on poverty, Probit and order probit models were specified and analysis was based on FGT and MPI measures of poverty. The study revealed that a very high level of entrepreneurship practices among farmers will reduce poverty among farmers. The study recommends among other things that entrepreneurship practice intensity among the farmers be increase so as to help in improving their standard of living by reducing poverty through increased income resulting from high entrepreneurship activities. Keywords: Entrepreneurship Practice, Poverty and Entrepreneurship Index

Effect of Self-Esteem and Gratitude on Personal Growth in Indian Students

It is known that self esteem and gratitude play a pivotal role in the development of an individual. The purpose of this study was to find out about the exact role that self esteem and gratitude play in the development of Indian students of 16 to 24 years. Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale, Gratitude Questionnaire and Personal Growth Initiative Scale were administered on the participants who were selected for the study by the method of random sampling. Data was collected with the help of google forms as personally meeting the subjects was not possible during the pandemic. Findings suggests that most participants who participated in the study possessed high levels of gratitude and moderate levels of self esteem, thus showing good personal development. It was believed that increment in self esteem leads to the increment in overall personal development of a person, but in this research, it came out that rise in self esteem up to a certain level can positively impact personal development, more than that can create a negative impact on the development. It was also found out that gratitude and personal development were positively correlated to each other, i.e., rise in levels of gratitude leads to increment in personal growth of students.

Deixis: A Pragmatic Perspective

It can be said that the relationship between language and context is best manifested through the concept of deixis. It refers to a set of expressions whose interpretation depends on the context in which they appear. The current study tries to present a thorough review of the topic in question from a pragmatic perspective, enhancing its different categories, functions, and shedding some light on its relation to the phenomenon of indexicality. Deixis has not been given its due attention. Thus, this study attempts to bridge this gap in the literature through answering the following questions: What are the categories of deixis? What is the role of context in interpreting deixis? And what is the relation between deixis and indexicality?

Urban Biodiversity In The Light Of The Dynamics Of Industrial Activities In San-Pedro (South-West Of The Ivory Coast)

The town of San Pedro, located in south-western Côte d'Ivoire, benefits from numerous natural assets (forest, hydrographic, soil), which contrib ute to its economic and social development and the well-being of its population. This situation particularly contributes to the dynamism of industrial activities to the detriment of biodiversity resources. This study therefore aims to identify the negative effects of the expansion of industrial activities in this city on its biodiversity. The methodological approach used was based on a mixed analysis provided by documentary research and a field survey (interview, questionnaire and direct observation). The processing of the data collected in the field led to the conclusion that the expansion of industrial activities in the town of San Pedro has a strong impact on biodiversity resources. More than 70% of the economic actors and heads of households interviewed are speechless in the face of this alarming phenomenon in the locality.

United Nations Security Council Intervention Towards Gross Human Rights Violation of The Rohingya Ethnicity

Every human being has the rights to be protected from discrimination by any party, especially the act of gross human rights violations. In order to prevent this, the Security Council has a function to secure international peace and security from threats to international peace. One of the case that is becoming an international concern is the human rights violations on Rohingya by Myanmar Military. In its implementation, the UN Security Council can intervene a country known to violate human rights of its people, however the Security Council's intervention caused a controversy that questioned the validity of the intervention by Security Council. Thus, the purpose of this research is to find out whether the situation in Myanmar is valid for the UN Security Council to carry out humanitarian interventions. Accordingly, this research also analyzes legal measures by the UN Security Council in dealing with human rights violations in Myanmar. Keyword: Human Rights, Humanitarian Intervention, Rohingya, UN Security Council

Implementation of The Senge's Fifth Discipline: Strategy to Anticipate Change *)

The vision of ABFII Perbanas was launched on 23 October 2007 and as a sign of themerger of two institutions, namely STIE and STIMIK Perbanas into one.The institute's vision to become a leading institute in Asia in the field of banking andinformatics emphasizes the emphasis on the mission of educating students based onintegrity and knowledge as well as developing intellectual capabilities based onresearch in related fields. Achieving the vision and mission of the institution will belinked to the application of The Fifth Discipline theory, a theory developed by PeterSenge and friends, covering systems thinking, personal mastery, mental models,shared vision, and team learning. This paper will elaborate on the application of thistheory and its possible application in ABFII Perbanas.

De bassin cotonnier à bassin anacardier: facteurs explicatifs de l’expansion de la culture de l’anacarde à Fronan en Côte d’Ivoire

Traditionnellement culture industrielle des paysans de la Sous-Préfecture de Fronan dans la Région du Hambol en Côte d’ivoire, le coton a désormais fait la place à la culture de l’anacardier. Les paysans tagbanan de cette localité ont abandonné l’agriculture cotonnière au profit de celle de l’anacarde. La présente étude examine les facteurs qui ont milité en faveur du basculement des paysans. Il s’agit de connaitre les causes de l’expansion de la culture de l’anacarde sachant qu’elle n’a pas bénéficié d’une stratégie de vulgarisation et surtout ne bénéficie pas d’un encadrement de proximité à l’image du coton. Les données ont été collectées au moyen de guides d’entretien avec les anciens acteurs de la filière coton notamment les anciens responsables de GVC et des anciens cultivateurs de coton, les planteurs d’anacarde. Ces informations ont été complétées par une observation du terrain et l’exploitation de la documentation relative à la question. Il en ressort que les facteurs qui ont favorisé le dynamisme de la culture de la noix de cajou à Fronan sont nombreuses. L’étude relève d’une part des raisons économiques et structurelles. Elles sont relatives aux difficultés de la filière cotonnière dans les années 1980. Elle note également que des prédispositions sociales et psychologiques favorisées par les investissements de planteurs de café et de cacao de retour au village ont influencé leur choix. Ainsi, en procédant par comparaison avec la culture de coton, les agriculteurs d’anacarde ont trouvé cette dernière plus avantageuse et plus rentable. Mots clés : Agriculture, économie de plantation, coton ; anacarde, Fronan, Hambol

The Jurisprudence of Human Rights in a Global Context

This paper is a study of the conceptual dimensions of human rights gleaned from the writings of scholars and jurists, judicial precedent, and domestic and international human rights instruments, particularly under the United Nations System. Human rights have become an international subject and have today attained the status of a jus cogens rule of international law. The need to determine and clarify the history and dynamics of this subject has given impetus and inspiration to this paper. Applying a theoretical and doctrinal methodology, the paper set out to appraise the different dimensions, and for that matter ramifications, to the concept of human rights and how they affect our everyday life. The paper found, among other things, that human rights law and its observance are much more entrenched at the international forum than in domestic jurisdictions. The paper concluded that human rights issues are no longer a matter of domestic affairs of any nation in the light of extant international instruments to which nations are committed. It therefore recommended that national governments should be more sensitive and responsive to the growing status of human rights as an international subject.

Implementation Of Assessments In Determining Victims Of Narcotics Abuse In Rehabilitation Efforts In Covid-19 Pandemic Conditions In District Of Karawang Indonesia

The problem of narcotics has become a very serious threat to all countries in the world, including in Southeast Asia. Indonesia as part of the Southeast Asian region sees the phenomenon of abuse and circulation of narcotics in the country as a serious threat that must be fought. The Covid-19 pandemic has not dampened the illicit narcotics business. Narcotics Abusers during the Covid-19 Pandemic have the right to obtain rehabilitation efforts through an assessment process, the Narcotics Law aims to ensure the arrangement of medical and ssocial rehabilitation efforts for abusers and narcotics addicts. An addict and a victim of narcotics abuse is a victim of narcotics so he deserves to be called a sick person. As a result, an addict and a victim of narcotics abuse must undergo treatment by admitting it to a medical and / or social rehabilitation institution.

Common Perceptions of the Interests of Employers, Workers, and the Government to Prevent Mass Layoffs During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Since the outbreak of the first case of the Covid-19 coronavirus infection in early March 2020 to break the chain of spread, the government has taken a policy by limiting community activities that have an impact on economic and business training to reduce losses, business actors have made efficiency, among others by laying off workers or Even carrying out mass layoffs of employment, the role of all parties concerned in HI (employers, workers, or government) is needed to prevent or reduce mass layoffs and employers to reduce losses can still carry out efficiency. This study aims to analyze the shared perceptions of employers, workers, and the government to prevent mass layoffs in Indonesia. The method used in this research is a descriptive analysis using a normative juridical approach. This study concludes that in the perspective of interests, each party has different interests, namely the interests of employers to make efficiency to reduce losses, the interests of workers do not occur mass layoffs, the presence of Collective Labor Agreement (PKB) among them is to integrate and coordinate these different interests. So as not or to minimize the conflict between interests. for this reason, PKB must protect the interests of all parties in HI by limiting the interests of the parties in HI, namely, on the one hand, the PKB must safeguard the interests of employers in carrying out efficiency to reduce losses, on the other hand, PKB must protect the interests of workers, so that mass layoffs do not occur. Employers to make efficiency can only be done by limiting or reducing the interests of workers 'rights both in terms of labour legislation and terms of employment, and PKB also limits employers' interests to reduce workers' rights, namely reducing the rights of these workers. This can only be done as long as the entrepreneur has suffered losses for 3 (three) consecutive years as evidenced by a financial audit from a public accountant, the government's interest, in this case, the institution responsible for the human resources sector for strength in the legality aspect, can ratify the PKB. Therefore, from a systems perspective, all parties with interest in HI have a very close attachment and synergize with one another in harmonizing the implementation of HI (industrial peace) in the end during the Covid-19 pandemic through PKB can create a shared perception between the interests of entrepreneurs, workers and government