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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 1
Written by Chioma Udo NWAOBIALA, Victoria Uchechi UBOR

The study analyzed effectiveness of e – wallet system of Growth Enhancement Scheme (GESS) distribution among arable crop farmers’ in Imo State, South East Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select one hundred and twenty (120) registered Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) farmers. Data for the study were collected through a structured questionnaire and analyzed with descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (Probit regression and Z–test analysis). The result revealed that a high proportion (60%) of the respondents were males, with mean ages of 49.8 years, 35.50% acquired secondary education, mean farming experience of 16.50 years, mean farm size and household size of 1.1 hectares and 9.5 persons respectively. Result showed that farmers perceived the scheme was effective ( = 2.0) by enhancing timeliness of notification ( =2.8), increases responsiveness of staff to disburse inputs ( =2.5), effective in notifying clients through SMS and ensures quality to cost effectiveness of inputs, increases responsiveness of GESS staff to certify farmer’s notification of inputs and helps in the management of clients and inputs at the redemption centre with mean ratings of 2.1. The result of Probit regression showed that coefficients for availability, quality and cooperation were significant and influenced effectiveness of e – wallet system at 1% and 5% levels of probability respectively in the study area. Location of the redemption centres, bureaucratic bottlenecks, network problems and inadequate farm inputs were challenges encountered by farmers in the scheme. The study therefore recommends formation of cooperatives, easy access to redemption centres and improved telecommunication network to enhance input delivery and effectiveness of the system.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 1
Written by Mihai Alexandru CHIȚEA, Ion DONA

The concept of competitiveness still represents an important debate subject for the academic and economic environment. Differences of opinion regarding its nature, of macro or micro economic, continue to motivate the identification of common elements that can constitute a widely accepted framework. The common point of these approaches seams to be represented by productivity, regardless of the aggregation level. The different ways of expressing productivity, thou, lead to different models for evaluating competitiveness, of which, the best known are applied at national and regional level. For the evaluation of local competitiveness, specific models have been elaborated, at international and European level, based on representative indices for the investigating areas. The present paper aims to evaluate the competitiveness at county level, compared to the upper aggregation level, namely the Tulcea County and South-East development region, based on a model adapted to the local specifics, represented by the available data sources and structure of relevant indices for this level. The initial hypothesis is that the competitiveness at county level is strongly influenced by the dominant economic character and available resources, both of human and knowledge nature.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 1
Written by Beatrice N ONUNKA, Christopher Ogbonna EMEROLE, Chima Innocent EZEH

This study on gender factors in the production of African eggplant (Solanum gilo) was conducted in Abia State, Nigeria. Multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select 120 farmers (60 male and 60 female African eggplant farmers) on who structured questionnaire was administered in two of the three agricultural zones of the State. Data were presented and discussed using both descriptive and inferential statistical approaches in percentages, frequencies, tables and t-test analyses. The result showed that relatively more males (58.3%) than females (50%) had contact with and reported to extension agents by GSM calls/phone calls, more males (86.67%) than females (59%) had larger farmland, and received more production instructions on practices in form of advice from the extension agents. The study further revealed that extension agents procured and gave more production inputs (credit/grant, agrochemical and others) to male farmers than to the female farmers. Thus the mean output (10739.03tons/ha) of male African eggplant farmers appeared greater than that of the females (8300tons/ha) but there was no significant difference in output by the sexes. Availability of improved electricity supply and extension education was needful in the communities. It was recommended that extension agent’s capacity building and land reform policies should be sensitive on gender lines in the study area.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 1
Written by Titin RULIANA, Rina Masyitoh HARIYADI, Siti WINARSIH

Level of Health and financial performance of banks is the ability of a bank to conduct banking operations as normal and is able to meet all its obligations properly in a manner that complies with applicable banking. Increasing the effectiveness of health assessment of banks to cope with changes in the banking environment, the banks need improvement with risk approach. This research aims to examine and analyze the Assessment of the level of health of Commercial Banks, based on Bank Indonesia Regulation No. 13 / I / PBI / 2011. This study uses 32 banking companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange year period 2012-2014. The analytical tool used this study is the Assessment of the level of health of Commercial Banks against the risk factor using the ratio of net performing loans (NPLs) and Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR), a factor of corporate governance by using the report self-assessment of good corporate governance, the earnings factor using the ratio of return on assets (ROA) and net interest margin (NIM) and the factor of capital using the ratio of capital adequacy ratio (CAR). Based on the findings, it was concluded as follows: the Assessment of the level of health of Commercial Banks that are in the category of healthy and good assessment in 2012 until 2014. Banks that were rated best based on the health of banks use the following indicators: (1) Net performing loans obtained by PT. Nationalnobu Bank Tbk; (2) Loan To Deposit Ratio by PT. Nationalnobu Bank Tbk .; (3) Return on Assets: by PT. Bank Mestika Darma Tbk, and PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk; (4) Net Interest Margin: by PT. Bank Danamon Tbk, and PT. National Savings Bank Tbk .; (5) Capital Adequacy Ratio: by PT. Nationalnobu Bank Tbk.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 1
Written by Joseph Omotoso AJAYI, Esan Agbabiaka ADERINOLA, Jimoh Atanda AFOLABI, Simeon Dada Yomi ALFRED, James Olaniyi OKUNLOLA

The Southwest geo-political zone of Nigeria is a blend of both educational advancement and abundant natural resource endowment. The region is rich in petroleum, bitumen, agricultural and forest resources. Despite the revenues from oil and other resources, poverty is very common among the citizens. The study was conducted to evaluate households’ perception of the causes of poverty in southwest Nigeria. The study made use of a multi-stage sampling technique to select two hundred and forty (240) respondents, who were household heads across two (2) southwest States of Ekiti and Ondo. Data for the study were collected with the aid of well-structured questionnaires administered on the household heads. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. The analysis of households’ perception of the causes of poverty in southwest Nigeria indicated that corruption, weak institutions and poor governance was perceived “very high” cause of poverty in the study area with 51% of responses.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 1
Written by Ľubica RUMANOVSKÁ

The paper aims to analyze the implementation of CAP 2014-2020 on development of agriculture in SR. Based on the findings we can evaluate that the CAP 2014-2020 measures implemented changes mainly in I. pillar. The most significant changes include reassessment of direct payments, greening, a new tool in I. Pillar, which is intended to pay for environmental services. Greening can be understood as a suitable tool for Slovak farmers to increase the possibilities for additional payments. As other positive measure for Slovak farmers is the payment for young farmers, which is being applied in SR for the first time. For young farmers in Slovakia (0,02% share on total EU young farmers) is supposed to be such a measure crucial for reaching competitiveness for their farms and even to increase the number of young farmers. As a negative impact of CAP reform for Slovak agriculture is the expiration of milk quota, which may negatively impact the livestock production. The II. Pillar remains unchanged and allows SR to focus on its specific priorities in rural development with new measure to realize flood control measures. According the evaluation of main economic indicators of Slovak agricultural farms we can state still negative economic development. Implementation of CAP and realization of EU financial support for agriculture in Slovakia represents main financial support and the support of Slovak government and national funding needs to be revised and increased.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 1
Written by Octavian Constantin BURGHELEA, Oana Camelia IACOB, Ana-Maria VOLINTIRU, Anca CRISTEA

This article aims to highlight the fact that Romania's accession to the European Union had a major impact on all sectors of the national economy, particularly on agriculture, due to the application of CAP-specific funding tools and mechanisms for addressing farms producing for the market. Since EU mechanisms for supporting agriculture are diverse and will evolve further in this direction, Romania must simplify and redirect their support so that the current types and forms, highly diversified and with difficult to estimate favorable effects, will be able to insure convergence with CAP.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 1
Written by Violeta Maria SIMIONESCU, Marioara RUSU, Ion BULICA

The present paper makes an analysis of the results obtained on the long-term experience with chemical and organic fertilizers with regard to the chemical condition of soils (pH, total nitrogen content, soluble phosphorous and humus). After thirty years of experiments, we like to make known the importance of systematic fertilizer application for preserving and/or increasing soil fertility, as sustainable development measure. Through long-term experiments with chemical and organic fertilizers, located in representative pedo-climatic area of Romania, important information werefound. They covered crop fertilization with adequate fertilizer application rates for obtaining maximum and economically optimum yields, the best use of nutrients and gaining high quality harvests; at the same time, important information could be acquired on the complex interactions between crops x soil x weather, necessary data for conserving and/or increasing soil fertility and for environment protection. The use of nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizers, on large scale, in Romania determined us to investigate the results under the fertilization variants with these macro-elements. At the same time, we also took into consideration the results on the evolution of the soil chemical condition through the application of organic fertilizers (manure) every four years. The pH level in the variants chemically fertilized with nitrogen and/or phosphorous decreased.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 1
Written by Tamara LEAH

The paper presents the information on quality state of soil and water resources of Moldova. Currently, over 50% of soils are degraded by different natural and anthropogenic factors. Annual economic damage from soil degradation and land degradation consists 1.5-3.0 billion lei (MDL). Due to anthropogenic activities the content of humus in soils decreased from 5.6% (1870) to 2.5-3.0% (2015), the surface of eroded soils increased up to 850 thousand ha, which represents over 35% of the agricultural land area. It increased land area affected by landslides, which constitutes over 55 thousand ha of active landslides and 350 thousand ha of stagnation landslides. The water quality of small rivers after hydro-chemical indices was worsened. Water quality of small rivers is characterized by a high degree of pollution with ammonium ions, nitrite, oil products, phenols, anion-active detergents, etc. Irrigation with unconditional quality of waters leads to salinization and alkalization of soil cover. Preventing the soil degradation and water pollution can be achieved only through profound changes of awareness, behavioral and population management of natural resources.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 1
Written by Viorel ION, Georgeta TEMOCICO, Adrian Gheorghe BĂŞA

Triticale is a cereal species obtained by crossing the wheat with rye, and therefore it has specific traits between those of the parental species. There are two important factors in establishing the resistance to plant lodging: the plant height and thickness of straw. These two traits with importance upon the plant lodging are determined by the plant genetics and are influenced, between some limits, by the environmental and technological factors. In this respect, the aim of the paper is to present the results obtained at different triticale varieties under different technological and climatic conditions regarding the biometrical traits plant height and straw thickness. The experimental data were obtained in field experiments located in South Romania. In the agricultural year 2012-2013, ten triticale varieties were studied. In the agricultural year 2013-2014, two triticale varieties were studied under three technological conditions: two preceding crops (sunflower and maize); two soil tillage (ploughing and harrowing); six nitrogen application variants (respectively 0+0+0, 40+40+40, 40+80+0, 0+40+80, 0+80+40, and 0+120+0 kg.ha-1). For each triticale variant and replication and in each experimental year, there were measured the plant height and stem diameter at soil level. The obtained results showed that the plant height and straw thickness do not correlate each other according to the triticale variety. But, for a given triticale variety, the plant height correlates negatively with the straw thickness, according to the plant water supply, preceding crop and soil tillage. However, nitrogen application determined the increasing of both studied plant traits, respectively the plant height and the straw thickness, the effect being different according to the split nitrogen applications.

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