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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 4
Written by Oksana MAKARCHUK, Tetyana KUTS, Oleksandr LABENKO, Oleksandr KUTS

This paper aims to provide analysis of rapeseed market in Ukraine, perspectives and challenges that could appear due to internal and external factors. To conduct purposes in the article, the world and Ukrainian rapeseed markets were evaluated to show the importance of domestic rapeseed market development and growing demand on this crop at external markets. Analysing the rapeseed market during last years in Ukraine, it was noticed that rapeseed production has insignificantly suffered compared to other crops under the actual conditions. During the period of 2022-2023, the following trends were occurred: rapeseed area is expanding, even despite the import ban in neighbouring countries; production reached a volume of 3.5 million tons; rapeseed crushing increased to 21% inside the country compared to 6-10% in previous years; rapeseed oil and meal production and their further exports also increased. Ukrainian rapeseed is oriented to export, of which about 60% goes to the EU countries. The EU demand for rapeseed will grow due to the higher share of energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption accounting for 45% by 2030 in the frame of the REPowerEU plan, where demand for biodiesel fuel is projected to upward. In this regard, in the article the rapeseed prices were forecasted to evaluate their change in a short term period under a favourable external rapeseed market conjuncture. Getting results showed the domestic price decrease and at the end of 2024 it could reach 306 US dollar per tonne. The analysis showed that the Ukrainian prices are lower than the EU prices, but Ukrainian price volatility trend follows the EU price trend. However, despite of the uncertainty of country environment at present, it is expected an upward trend in rapeseed prices because of the decline in rapeseed production in the EU countries caused by unfavourable weather conditions and growing demand on rapeseed in biodiesel industry.

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MAKARCHUK O., KUTS T., LABENKO O., KUTS O. 2024, MARKET EVALUATION OF RAPESEED IN UKRAINE: PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 505-514.

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Written by Viorel TURETCHI

Entrepreneurial activity in the agricultural sector requires activities that, initially, involve a certain volume of financial resources. The correct planning and management of these expenses can only be executed following the analysis of a set of economic indicators that reflect consumption and production costs in the given sphere. Currently, through the use of some groups of technical procedures, both consumption and production costs in it represents cost rates, used in the process of planning technological production activities. The purpose of the given work is to reflect the methodology for developing the respective indicators, highlighting the main technical aspects of forming cost rates and the principles of using the given methodology. At the same time, the standard cost of agricultural and animal husbandry products is determined by means of the cost tariffs - an indicator that reflects the expenses for obtaining a plant/animal husbandry production unit on a certain area of land/head. In addition to the theoretical part of the given methodology, where the methods of determining the tariffs applied in the given sector are presented, the work also contains a practical demonstration of the use of tariffs in determining production costs for autumn wheat and autumn barley. In conclusion, the methodology of developing cost tariffs applied in the agricultural sector reflects the entire agricultural production process, is explicit and easily usable by agricultural entrepreneurs and serves as a reference for planning production processes in the sector.

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TURETCHI V. 2024, METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ELABORATION OF COST RATES APPLIED IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 869-876.

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Written by Mariana DOGA-MIRZAC, Viorica ATAMAN, Valeriu MIRZAC

The university business incubators represent an opportunity for students to learn and initiate small businesses through which they can materialize their innovative ideas. The incubator is a beneficial environment to integrate the knowledge of the faculty, institutional academic support, and the innovative enthusiasm of young entrepreneurs. Through this work, we aimed to investigate the willingness of universities to create and develop such incubators, the extent to which university openness aligns with state objectives in this field, and whether they are in line with the "Education 2030" development strategy. We also emphasized that any incubator must start with the idea that it is also a indirect profit centre; thus, all activities must be efficiently managed in terms of administration, marketing, and finance. Visibility and awareness of these incubator opportunities by students and teachers are crucial so that they can capitalize on their potential. In this value chain, there are also numerous challenges, which we highlighted in this study. Challenges that discourage potential companies proposed for incubation are due to students' poor knowledge of entrepreneurship, as well as ambiguous legislation and discouraging financing possibilities. Research from various states has shown that novice and recently established entrepreneurs are vulnerable to failure and bankruptcy, considering the current economic and financial policy situation. This phenomenon occurs because entrepreneurs starting a business lack experience and business skills, affected by various factors that make them more vulnerable to challenges during their activities.

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DOGA-MIRZAC M., ATAMAN V., MIRZAC V. 2024, MODEL SCHEME FOR INCUBATING ENTREPRENEURS FOR THE FORMATION OF A VIABLE BUSINESS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 261-272.

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Written by Manan ASLAM, Zhiwen LI, Muneeb Ahmad GUJJAR, Mubashar FAROOQ, Muneeb Ahmad ANSARI, Daniyal HASSAN, Rao Izhar ul HAQ

The study seeks to develop understanding of determinants affecting consumers’ buying behavior for fresh vegetables through information and communication technology (ICTs) mainly the use of mobile application in the study area. In this regard, those drivers which trigger consumer’s willingness to purchase these vegetables by using mobile commerce were identified. It might be greatly reduced the intermediate links of vegetable distribution and simplify the food purchasing in people’s daily life. This application of mobile technology would have an enormous potentials in marketers, food industries, farming community, decision makers, and consumers. Enabling consumers more informed about the novel innovative technologies for receiving and sharing information about market trends, prices, and avenues, among the ICTs smart phone applications are usually considered a quick method to approach markets, attain information about agricultural commodities and their prices in an effective and desired manner. In order to assess consumers’ willingness to pay for the fresh produce by using mobile commerce as it is critical to understand factors that affect its consumption. A sample size of 600 respondents including two metropolitan cities of Punjab viz. Lahore and Multan were selected purposively. According to the findings of research, income of the consumer, education of the consumer, distance of fresh vegetable from store outlet/mart, advertisement of fresh vegetables, prices of fresh vegetables, cognition of mcommerce and availability of fresh vegetables were significantly influencing consumers’ willingness to buy fresh vegetables by using mobile commerce whereas taste of fresh vegetables, age of consumer, no use of synthetic pesticide residue on fresh vegetables, availability of produce were affecting non significantly towards consumers willingness to buy fresh vegetables in the study area. There is a dire need to inculcate the importance of technology as well as the benefits of purchasing fresh vegetables to consumers through proper advertisement by employing information and communication (ICTs) gadgets.

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ASLAM M., LI Z., GUJJAR M.A., FAROOQ M., ANSARI M.A., HASSAN D., HAQ R.I.U. 2024, NAVIGATING DIGITAL FRONTIER: CONSUMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PURCHASE FRESH VEGETABLES THROUGH MOBILE COMMERCE IN PAKISTAN . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 59-68.

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Written by Radu Andrei IOVA, Daniela CREȚU, Oana Roberta CREȚU

In the context in which there is talk of “smart agriculture”, high precision technique, agriculture with high added value, but also increasingly sophisticated agricultural production marketing schemes, financial instruments available to farmers - the need for them to have access to all these news and innovations. All this is all the more relevant in a country like Romania, whose numerous small and medium-sized farms must produce really intelligently in order to be competitive and to resist the market. The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the farmers needs regarding agricultural consultancy services, from the point of view of the content of the consultancy but also of the sources they turn to satisfy these needs. In this sense, we initiated a survey based on an interview with 4 questions, on a number of 110 respondents from all categories of existing legal forms in agriculture, with predominant activity - plant growing, and we collected information on the situations in which they appealed to consultancy services, the need for such services, the efficiency of agricultural consultancy services, the sources of information they turn to, etc. The research was based on the method of interview-based survey and χ2 test. Analyzing the answers, it is found that farmers are relatively confused about the source they should turn to for the various types of consultancy regarding their business, the range being heterogeneous in this regard, from Agricultural Chambers, to private consultancy, internet, mass media, etc. These assessments of farmers needs, both in terms of required know-how content and preferred sources of agricultural consultancy, need to be updated and built on. In order to support farmers, it is needed to develop an integrated consultancy system into a regional ecosystem that also includes clusters, universities, information centers, research institutes.

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IOVA R.A., CRETU D., CRETU O.R. 2024, NEED OF AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANCY PUBLIC SYSTEM FOR FARMERS. CASE STUDY, CĂLĂRAȘI COUNTY, ROMANIA . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 413-422.

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Written by Constantin DRĂGULESCU, Iuliana ANTONIE

Phytodiversity, representing the totality of plant species in a given habitat or territory, plays an essential role in maintaining ecological balance, perpetuating the floristic structure of plant communities and producing phytomass, food for consumers and a source of useful materials for the development of human civilizations. Our research was conducted in the ROSCI0093 site in the period 2011-2024. The aim of the investigations was to assess the diversity of plants in the Peri area, respectively to highlight the flora (elaboration of a floristic list, phytocenological surveys). The results can be used to understand the dynamics of the local ecosystem, to highlight potential threats diminishing phytodiversity, to develop conservation strategies.

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DRAGULESCU C., ANTONIE I. 2024, OBSERVATIONS ON THE PHYTODIVERSITY OF THE SITE OF THE STEPPE ISLANDS OF ȘURA MICĂ - SLIMNIC (SIBIU COUNTY), ROMANIA . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 281-286.

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Written by Leomarich F. CASINILLO, Jemboy M. CADENAS, Erika Joy J. TAMAYO

The main aim of this research article is to evaluate the forage management practices of ruminant raisers in the Municipality of Jaro, Leyte, Philippines. The study also predicted the statistically significant factors of forage management practices and described their implications. A validated developed questionnaire was used to gather primary data for selected ruminant raisers in the Municipality of Jaro. Descriptive measures were calculated to provide the necessary information to describe the collected data and summarize it in statistical tables. Additionally, regression models were constructed to determine the significant predictors of forage management practices. The results depicted that, on average, ruminant raisers are not implementing forage management practices regarding planting, care and management, harvesting, and feeding procedures. This means that ruminant raisers are not implementing agricultural technologies that might improve their productivity and profitability. The regression analysis revealed that male ruminant raisers are implementing forage management as opposed to female raisers. In addition, the regression model showed that ruminant raisers are observing forage management if they have more number of ruminant animals. Moreover, it is depicted that ruminant raisers are more likely to practice forage management to increase their income. Hence, to encourage the ruminant farmers to implement forage management, the local government must conduct a seminar and educational training to introduce to them the new existing technologies and their advantages in the production process.

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CASINILLO L.F., CADENAS J.M., TAMAYO E.J.J. 2024, ON THE EVALUATION OF FORAGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES APPLIED BY RUMINANT RAISERSUSING REGRESSION MODEL . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 151-160.

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Written by Cecilia P. PEÑAFLOR-ELORDE, Karen Luz P. YAP, Leomarich F. CASINILLO

The study determined the rice farmers’ perception of the performance of Local Farmer Technicians (LFTs) in selected major rice-producing areas in Eastern Visayas. It also determined the extent of effectiveness and impact of LFTs in delivering the services and support needed by the farmers. The relationship between the rice farmers’ profile and the extent of effectiveness and impact of LFTs was also observed. Descriptive-correlational research design and purposive sampling were used to cover 18 municipalities in six provinces of Region VIII reaching a total of 450 farmers. Results revealed that rice farmers were satisfied with the LFTs’ services and overall performance. Farm status, other sources of income, and the number of farming years have significant relationships with the effectiveness of LFTs. All profile variables, except other sources of income, were not significantly associated with the impact of LFTs. Other sources of income were significantly associated with the impact of LFTs on farmers’ farming practices and knowledge. All profile variables, except estimated family income were not significantly associated with the impact of LFTs’ on crop performance. Overall, LFTs were perceived by rice farmers as knowledgeable, very informative, and competent. However, few farm visits and failure to follow the scheduled meetings are the major drawbacks. Hence, it is highly recommended that the Department of Agriculture (DA) should increase the incentives and provide funding to expand targeted municipalities and collaborate with Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) and PhilRice to design a season-long training suitable for LFTs.

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PENAFLOR-ELORDE C.P., YAP K.L.P., CASINILLO L.F. 2024, ON THE PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL FARMER TECHNICIANS IN RICE-PRODUCING AREAS IN EASTERN VISAYAS, PHILIPPINES . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 595-606.

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Written by Peter ŠEDÍK, Ingrida KOŠIČIAROVÁ, Zdenka KÁDEKOVÁ, Cristina Bianca POCOL

The study investigates the factors influencing Slovak consumers' perceptions, consumption, and purchasing behaviors regarding vegan products across different dietary styles. It examines the varying motives behind purchasing decisions among vegans, vegetarians, flexitarians, and omnivores, differences in their consumption and buying frequencies, and the significance of selected factors during the purchase process. Research questions were derived from a literature review, and research gaps were identified. Data were collected via an online questionnaire with criteria including the purchase of vegan products and a minimum age of 18. The final sample included 915 respondents from an initial 2,011 participants. A Likert scale measured motives for purchasing vegan products, consumption patterns, and the importance of various criteria during purchase. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics Grad Pack 28.0 and XL Stat version 4.1, employing non-parametric tests like the Kruskal-Wallis test with Dunn-Bonferroni post hoc method, the Friedman test with Nemenyi's multiple pairwise comparisons, and Categorical Principal Components Analysis (CATPCA). Findings revealed that vegans, vegetarians, flexitarians, and omnivores all consume vegan products to some degree, with approximately 38% consuming only vegan products. Vegans and vegetarians strongly endorsed ethical and health reasons for purchasing vegan products, while omnivores and flexitarians cited positive past experiences. All groups disagreed on the financial aspect. The primary factors influencing the purchase of vegan products were taste, based on previous positive experiences, followed by product composition, price, and ecological considerations.

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ŠEDIK P., KOŠICIAROVA I., KADEKOVA Z., POCOL C.B. 2024, PERCEPTIONS, CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, AND PURCHASING BEHAVIOURS OF VEGAN PRODUCTS IN SLOVAKIA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FLEXITARIANS, OMNIVORES, VEGANS, AND VEGETARIANS . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 733-744.

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Written by Tarek FOUDA, Nourhan KASSAB

The process of smoking fish uses heat resulting from burning biomass fuel, which is a source of greenhouse gas emissions. There are many ovens that use electricity and firewood as a source for energy. The study aimed to calculate the amount of emissions resulting from burning wood, such as nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and carbon dioxide equivalents, and to determine the carbon footprint of fish smoking factories to reduce the negative effects of greenhouse gas emissions. The results showed that the amount of Nitrogen oxides gas produced from the factory per year was 0.007 ton NOx, Sulphur dioxide was 0.0009 ton SO2, Particulate Matter was 0.0438 ton PM, Volatile Organic Compounds was 0.0876 ton VOCs, Carbon Monoxide was 0.613 ton CO, Carbon dioxide was 6.92 ton CO2, the emissions from the amount of fuel used was 788 ton CO2-eq, the emissions of electricity use was equal to 38.3 ton CO2-eq. In the end, the total amount of emissions produced from the factory is 99.5 ton of CO2-eq yr2=-1.

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FOUDA T., KASSAB N. 2024, PREDICTING THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTANTS EMITTED OF WOOD BURNED FOR FISH SMOKING . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 311-320.

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