{"title":"Guatemalan Sugar Industry: Diversity and Trends","authors":"Michał Mrozek, Małgorzata Niwicka","doi":"10.22630/prs.2023.23.2.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22630/prs.2023.23.2.6","url":null,"abstract":"The scope of the paper is the presentation of sugar production and foreign trade trends in Guatemala. The following research questions were put forward: What is the diversification of sugar production trends in Guatemala? What is the change, in percent, of foreign trade in Guatemala? The studies that were conducted include documentation, statistical, comparative, and dynamics analysis. The results showed that the Guatemalan sugar industry had different tendencies. As much as 75% of the world’s sugar supply comes from Guatemala. Guatemala produces more sugar than any other nation in the world per acre of sugar cane. The sugar industry is an important sector from the point of view of the labour market. It should be underlined that export depends on quotas. Overall, the number of exports increased.","PeriodicalId":34485,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Naukowe Szkoly Glownej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Problemy Rolnictwa Swiatowego","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136369346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novel Foods and EU Law: Facing Ethical Lines","authors":"Ernestyna Niemiec","doi":"10.22630/prs.2023.23.2.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22630/prs.2023.23.2.8","url":null,"abstract":"Although the EU regulations on novel foods came into force in the 1990s, the threat of a famine and food crisis in Europe has appeared to such an extent only in recent years. The concept of novel foods, which can address challenges, is nevertheless associated with several ethical issues. In the individual aspect, it is the possibility of using widely innovative methods to produce food that successfully replaces meat or provides an alternative to sugar. On a broader scale, it is a replacement of products that are too expensive for the environment (i.e., greenhouse effect, deforestation) to provide an additional, entirely separate source of nutrition. This paper seeks to answer the research question regarding the role of law in the process of developing the concept of novel foods, with particular reference to whether and how the law addresses the ethical challenges that are posed by the novel foods. In addition to the main conclusions (multi-faceted dimension of novel foods, ethical and moral barriers to overcome), future prospects are also presented.","PeriodicalId":34485,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Naukowe Szkoly Glownej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Problemy Rolnictwa Swiatowego","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136369344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Access to Livelihood Capital and Food Security Status as Correlates to Empowerment Among Women on Irrigation Schemes in North-West Province, South Africa","authors":"Oladimeji Idowu Oladele","doi":"10.22630/prs.2023.23.2.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22630/prs.2023.23.2.7","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the empowerment, access to livelihood capital, and food security status among women in irrigation Schemes in North-West Province, South Africa. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 84 women farmers. Data was obtained with a female empowerment agricultural index questionnaire and analyzed with frequency distribution, percentages, mean and standard deviation, and Chi-Square. The results on the indices of empowerment show that women are disempowered in the use of income and access to productive capital and credit, but are empowered in leadership and decision-making. The Chi-square analysis reveals that significant relationships exist between levels of empowerment, livelihood capital, and food security. The paper concludes that there is a need to modify intervention programs if empowerment is to be attained.","PeriodicalId":34485,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Naukowe Szkoly Glownej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Problemy Rolnictwa Swiatowego","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136369332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Charakterystyka zrównoważenia rozwoju biogospodarki w wymiarze ekonomicznym w Polsce na tle UE-28 i Niemiec","authors":"Antoni Faber, Zuzanna Jarosz","doi":"10.22630/prs.2023.23.2.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22630/prs.2023.23.2.5","url":null,"abstract":"Celem badań była ocena zrównoważenia rozwoju biogospodarki w Polsce w wymiarze ekonomicznym. Do scharakteryzowania ekonomicznego wymiaru rozwoju biogospodarki wykorzystano analizę struktury oraz kształtowanie się dynamiki wartości dodanej sektorów stanowiących komponent biogospodarki. Dane obejmowały lata 2008-2019 dla Polski oraz 2019 r. dla UE-28 i Niemiec. Ponieważ rozwój biogospodarki wiąże się z zaspokajaniem popytu na biosurowce, aby przedstawić jej zrównoważony rozwój wykorzystano także zaproponowany przez Global Footprint Network wskaźnik śladu gruntowego. Oszacowano zależności pomiędzy wartością dodaną rolnictwa, leśnictwa i rybołówstwa a ich śladem gruntowym. Wskazanie zależności pomiędzy wartością dodaną a śladem gruntowym pozwoliło określić siłę ich sprzężenia, a tym samym zrównoważenie analizowanych sektorów. Przeprowadzone badania wykazały, że tylko ślad gruntowy rolnictwa ma tendencję do spadku w miarę wzrostu wartości dodanej. Wskazuje to, że rolnictwo może stać się w przyszłości bezwzględnie mocno zrównoważonym. Wymaga to rozpisanej na lata strategii rozwoju zrównoważonej biogospodarki cyrkulacyjnej oraz znacznych inwestycji.","PeriodicalId":34485,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Naukowe Szkoly Glownej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Problemy Rolnictwa Swiatowego","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136369345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Celestine Lumbonyi, Patrick Boni, Ibrahim Lumbonyi, A. Michael
{"title":"Economic Consequence of Human - Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious) Conflicts on Farming Livelihood in Rural Adamawa State, Nigeria","authors":"Celestine Lumbonyi, Patrick Boni, Ibrahim Lumbonyi, A. Michael","doi":"10.22630/prs.2023.23.1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22630/prs.2023.23.1.2","url":null,"abstract":"Human-animal conflict is posing a severe threat to wildlife conservation as well as the long-term viability of farming communities. This study assessed the economic consequence of human-hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious) conflicts on rural livelihoods in Adamawa state, Nigeria. The study had the following specific goals; describe the direct effects of Human Hippopotamus Conflict (HHC) on livelihoods in the study area, and estimate the agricultural economic losses incurred in the area as a result of HHC. A mixed research method was used to collect primary data from 371 crop farmers. The study relied on descriptive statistics in the analysis of the data collected between February to May 2019. The study found that Groundnut, Cowpea, and maize were among the most severely damaged crops at their mid-stage of development based on land size. In terms of the monetary value of the damages, sweet potato is the most affected. The study concluded that farmers should work as a team and adopt measures like fencing, scare tactics, or deterrents that will minimize significant crop losses. Also, there is the need for local awareness on the importance of Hippopotamus conservation in the area.","PeriodicalId":34485,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Naukowe Szkoly Glownej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Problemy Rolnictwa Swiatowego","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68312157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed Ngegba, E. Hinckley, Muctar Koroma, Alfred Ngegba, O. Oladele
{"title":"Implications of Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminthes (STHs) on Rural Farmers’ Productivity in Selected Districts of Sierra Leone","authors":"Mohamed Ngegba, E. Hinckley, Muctar Koroma, Alfred Ngegba, O. Oladele","doi":"10.22630/prs.2023.23.1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22630/prs.2023.23.1.3","url":null,"abstract":"Soil-transmitted Helminths (STH) are among the most prevalent parasitic diseases that impair childhood physical and mental growth, hence hindering economic development. The study was a cross-sectional-designed survey, conducted in three districts in Sierra Leone between December and March 2022 on 625 individual farmers to determine: 1) the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths; 2) the intensity of soil-transmitted helminths; 3) the effect of the prevalence and intensity on farm productivity, and 4) the implication of these effects on agricultural extension service delivery and the rural livelihood of the selected districts. Stool samples were collected from male and female farmers in fifteen chiefdoms in the selected districts and analyzed using the Kato-Katz technique. A total of 625 individuals were included, among whom 172 (27.0%) were vegetable farmers, 224 (35.8%) were tree-crop farmers and 226 (36.2%) were rice farmers. The result indicates a prevalence of parasitic infection among farmers shown by 58.4% eggs/ova in stool from the three districts. STH prevalence is higher in Bo (64.0%), Koinadugu (56.9%), and Kailahun (51,7%). STH infections, in various ways, affected extension services, delivery and the livelihoods of individual farmers. The recommendation is that farmers and children be periodically dewormed for STH infection in rural areas.","PeriodicalId":34485,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Naukowe Szkoly Glownej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Problemy Rolnictwa Swiatowego","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68311688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changes in the Vegetable Oil Market, with Particular Emphasis on Market Instability in Relation to the War in Ukraine","authors":"Wioleta Sobczak-Malitka, Emilia Sobczak","doi":"10.22630/prs.2023.23.1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22630/prs.2023.23.1.4","url":null,"abstract":"In the 21st century, the global production and consumption of oilseeds and their processing products are growing dynamically as a result of the globally growing demand for food and renewable energy. Globally, supply and demand factors have changed the edible vegetable oils industry. The production of vegetable oils is characterized by one of the highest dynamics among all agricultural raw materials, which results from the growing demand for vegetable oils for food, industrial purposes and the growing demand for protein feed. The cultivation of oilseeds plays an important role in Polish agriculture. On an industrial scale, the production of rapeseed oil dominates in Poland, and is a strategic product of the Polish agri-food sector. Sunflower and soybean oils are also of market importance. The scale of crude rapeseed oil production ranks Poland third in the European Union (after Germany and France) and sixth in the world. The country's share in EU rapeseed oil production is about 13%. Poland, despite the dynamic development of rapeseed production and processing which took place after 2004, has low self-sufficiency in the field of oilseed products, especially low in the field of oilseed meals (self-sufficiency at the average level of approx. 43% in 2018-2020) and oils vegetable crops (self-sufficiency at the average level of approx. 63%); therefore, it remains a permanent, large net importer.","PeriodicalId":34485,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Naukowe Szkoly Glownej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Problemy Rolnictwa Swiatowego","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49254459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Charakterystyka zrównoważenia rozwoju biogospodarki w Polsce - wymiar ekologiczny","authors":"A. Faber, Z. Jarosz","doi":"10.22630/prs.2023.23.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22630/prs.2023.23.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"Celem opracowania było określenie, czy istnieją w Polsce możliwości rozwoju zrównoważonej biogospodarki bez narażania się na przekroczenie granic ekologicznych. Do oceny wykorzystano zaproponowane przez Global Footprint Network wskaźniki: biopojemności i śladu gruntowego. Przeprowadzono analizę i ocenę kształtowania się biopojemności i śladu gruntowego oraz wielkości eksploatacji biopojemności w latach 1961-2018. Badane wskaźniki przedstawiono na tle Niemiec i różnych regionów Europy. Na podstawie uzyskanych wyników określono perspektywy rozwojowe silnie zrównoważonej biogospodarki w Polsce. Przeprowadzone badania wykazały, że eksploatacja biopojemności w 2018 r. wynosiła 93% i była bliska gruntowej bariery ekologicznej. Oznacza to, że ekologiczny potencjał zwiększenia produkcji biomasy w Polsce jest mały. Większe możliwości rozwoju biogospodarki z ekologicznego punktu widzenia istnieją w całym regionie Europy Wschodniej i Północnej.","PeriodicalId":34485,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Naukowe Szkoly Glownej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Problemy Rolnictwa Swiatowego","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49443876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Zmiany w produkcji i handlu zagranicznym miodem w Polsce na tle krajów Unii Europejskiej i świata","authors":"A. Borowska","doi":"10.22630/prs.2022.22.4.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22630/prs.2022.22.4.13","url":null,"abstract":"Celem artykułu jest ukazanie kształtowania się wolumenu i wartości produkcji miodu naturalnego, jego importu i eksportu oraz cen w Polsce na tle sytuacji w pozostałych krajach w Unii Europejskiej w latach 2000-2020 oraz w porównaniu do zmian zachodzących na świecie. W opracowaniu wykorzystano wtórne źródła informacji pochodzące głownie z bazy danych FAOSTAT 2022. Produkcja miodu zarówno w Polsce, jak i w krajach UE i na świecie charakteryzowała się w analizowanym okresie tendencją wzrostową. Największym producentem miodu są Chiny, które dostarczają na rynek co czwarty kilogram produktu, podczas gdy UE około 13%. W pierwszej trzydziestce największych producentów miodu naturalnego jest 11 państw z Europy, w tym 9 z UE - na czwartej pozycji jest Polska. Samowystarczalność wspólnoty w zakresie miodu wynosi jedynie 60%, dlatego Ilościowo i wartościowo dynamicznie zwiększały się obroty handlu zagranicznego miodem. Ogółem w UE saldo handlowe miodem było ujemne. Zmieniła się struktura eksportu i importu miodu z i do UE, co jest wynikiem z jednej strony czynników losowych tj. pandemia Covid-19, agresja Rosji na Ukrainę a także ekonomicznych, demograficznych, społecznych i środowiskowych.","PeriodicalId":34485,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Naukowe Szkoly Glownej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Problemy Rolnictwa Swiatowego","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68312020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Indian Agriculture and Rural Economy in Terms of the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Michał Mrozek","doi":"10.22630/prs.2022.22.4.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22630/prs.2022.22.4.15","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the paper is the analysis of the changes in Indian agriculture during the pandemic. The following research questions were put forward: What is the diversification of the Indian agriculture and rural economy in terms of COVID-19?; What is the percentage change in overall agricultural commodities production, in farm-gate prices for commodities in agriculture and the allied sector and in the availability of agri-inputs? The theoretical part of the paper depicted the following issues: India’s role in global farming; rural economy issues, economic recovery, and the agricultural sector in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic. The studies that were conducted include: documentation, statistical, comparative, and dynamics analysis. The results showed that the Indian agriculture and rural economy in terms of COVID-19 had different tendencies. With businesses across all industries forced to shut down, the economy ground to a halt. Even while farming operations were spared during the lockdown’s early stages, the agricultural value chain nonetheless experienced widespread disruptions. This was devastating to the rural Indian economy.","PeriodicalId":34485,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Naukowe Szkoly Glownej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Problemy Rolnictwa Swiatowego","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68312108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}