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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 1
Written by Eugeniu ALEXANDROV

Organic viticulture is becoming increasingly popular around the world. This trend is based on a system of technological methods aimed at maintaining the biodiversity of grapevine, the successful cultivation and consumption of grapes with minimal use of chemical treatments, and therefore with minimal content of their residues in the crop. Viticulture would benefit from the creation of new varieties of grapevine, with stable productive potential, to produce high-quality derivative products. As a result of interspecific hybridization (Vitis vinifera L. ssp. sativa D.C. x Muscadinia rotundifolia Michx.), promising own-rooted table grape and wine grape varieties have been created and identified, for example: Malena, Nistreana and Algumax, and Augustina, Alexandrina and Ametist, respectively. The cultivation of interspecific genotypes of grapevine can reduce the negative impact on the environment by reducing the number of chemical treatments of plants.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 1
Written by Mariana BĂLAN

At the present conjuncture, high levels of youth rate employment and diminishing the unemployment phenomenon of this category of persons are the priority objectives of the economic policy of all the countries that can be achieved through the balance between supply and demand on the labour market. Thus, the issue of employment among young people and especially those from the rural areas has become more prominent at the beginning of the 21st century on national and regional development agendas. The challenge of youth employment in rural areas has its own dimensions and is present in all rural areas, regardless of their socio-economic development stage. The economic development of rural areas, the lack of employment opportunities, the low quality of education and training, without an adequate link between labour markets, the decline in young people's interest and motivation to engage in agricultural activities, are only some of the factors that generate pressures on youth labour market in rural areas. In addition, they have to enter a volatile labour market in the process of structural change under the intensified impact of the changes determined by the digitization and intensive automation of all sectors of activity that entails the destruction and disappearance of jobs, at a much faster rate than the economy and the productive sectors, services, etc., in creating and generating new jobs in particular. The paper presents a synthesis of youth’s labour market peculiarities in the Romanian rural areas.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 1
Written by Romulus IAGĂRU, Pompilica IAGĂRU

The present study starts from the premise that the grassland is an essential element for sustainable development systems due to its impact on animal fodder and animal welfare, but also on the maintenance of humus content in soil and of the micro-fauna, diseases and pests by interrupting their biological cycles, land lacking vegetation as a result of their grassing. It is important that these influences to be positive, which is why the functional structure of the meadows should not be disturbed by the inappropriate exploitation. For this purpose, at the level of institutions, key local factors, enterprises etc., it is necessary to adopt a specific management in which the manner of valorisation of meadows is established by pastoral arrangements under the law (GD 1064 11/12/2013). Concretely, the paper briefly presents the main elements of the realization of a pastoral arrangement in the commune of Bazna, Sibiu County.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 1
Written by Dan BODESCU, Gavril ȘTEFAN, Radu Lucian PÂNZARU, Radu-Adrian MORARU

The aim of the presented research consisted in determining the beekeepers’ behavior related to the sustainable development values and principles, based on the assessment of their acceptance level, as well as through the determination of the impact upon the apiaries’ economic performances, as a result of following them. The field research occurred by questionnaires applied during the last trimester of the year 2018, on a sample of 114 subjects. The gross profit of the studied population was about 0.9 thousand euro, the profit rate 12.0%, the capital productivity 0.34 % and the net income -0.9 thousand euro. The stated believes of beekeepers regarding the sustainable development have been favourable with an average score of 4.2 on a Likert scale from 1 to 7. Solid but negative correlations have been recorded between the gross profit of apiaries and the beekeeper attitude to equality, respect for nature and shared responsibility, with values of Pearson coefficient of: -0.84, -0.92 and -.84, respectively. These results reflect the necessity to strength the sustainable development values within the beekeeping from the studied area.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 1
Written by Veronica PRISACARU, Alina CARADJA

The basic objectives of this paper were as follows: reflecting on the performance indicators of higher education institutions around the world; making a systematization of the performance indicators specific for the professional education institutions of the Republic of Moldova in relation to the tasks of education for sustainable development relevant for the vocational education established by the Incheon Declaration „Education 2030”. The achievement of these objectives was possible by analyzing a series of bibliographic resources on the performance indicators used in the world’s professional education and also making a detailed examination of the performance indicators applied in the quality management system of higher education and vocational-technical institutions of the Republic of Moldova. As a result, the aspects of performance measurement that require interventions to best contribute to the achievement of objectives of education for sustainable development have been identified.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 1
Written by Slavica ARSIĆ, Maja BULATOVIĆ, Marica RAKIN, Zorica SREDOJEVIĆ

Whey represents the least utilized by-product in the Serbian food industry, although it is very nutritious and poorly used in nutrition. More than a half of nutrients present in milk are also present in whey, including proteins (around 20%), wherefore it is considered as the most valuable product in nutritive sense. The first part of the article covers the statistical results, which show the production of milk and whey (whey in different forms of sale (a product code)) that occurs during the production of cheese in Serbia (2014-2017) and they comprise the results of a realized production, supplies at the end of the year and the quantity of sales. In the second part of the article the authors compared the obtained results, which were shown during the technological-economic profitability testing of the production plants: lactose and the whey protein concentrate, a functional drink based on whey and carrot during the production of cheese, as well as the whey protein bioactive hydrolyzes described in two scenarios, A and B, which have given a positive result in industrial production. There are numerous applicable techniques for the assessment of an economic profitability. The Super Pro Designer simulation software was used in this article for the results obtained. It is equipped with a wide spectrum of processes and is a powerful tool that can be used for the mathematical assessment of economic parameters.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 1
Written by Dengle Yuniyus GIROH, Apagu Dawa MEDUGU, Dauna YAKUBU

Nigeria is fundamentally an agricultural country, at least 71% of Nigerian workforce is engaged in agriculture and over 90% of Nigerian agricultural output comes from small holder farmers most of whom dwell in remote rural and sometimes hard to reach areas. It is in these rural areas that over 60% of the over 180 million Nigerian population live and work. Despite all these abundant human and natural resources, Nigeria is still unable to feed her citizens due to low productivity which could be attributed to low fertilizer use, low improved seed utilization and low government expenditure on agriculture. The success of any agricultural revolution is not only on access of farmers to modern agricultural inputs, especially fertilizer and seeds but efficient allocation of resources. The study was conducted to examine Productivity and Resource Use Efficiency among Beneficiaries of E-Wallet Input Distribution System Component of Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) in Adamawa State Nigeria where data on 315 beneficiaries were collected and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result of the socio-economic analysis revealed that respondents were small scale farmers who were young with mean family size of five people and with mean experience of 7 years. Production function analysis showed that the Cobb-Douglas functional form was selected as the lead equation and showed that the coefficient of multiple determination (R2) of 0.7781 implied that about 77.81% of the variations in total output of respondents were explained by production factors included in the model. The overall model is significant at 1% level as shown by the magnitude of the F-statistics. Return to scale (RTS) was 1.45 showing increasing return to scale on the production surface (rational zone of production). The estimated coefficients for seeds, fertilizers, herbicides, farm size and hired labour were positive and statistically significant at 1% level. Marginal analysis of input utilization among respondents revealed that fertilizers, farm size and hired labour were over utilized while seeds and herbicides were underutilized. This shows that beneficiaries of the E wallet system are not efficient in their production. The study recommended the need for government to increase extension support services for farmers, consistent and sustainable policies to encourage production in the country.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 1
Written by Zarewa Muhammad NALAMI, Sikiru Adekunle OLAYIWOLA, Sunusi Abdullahi BELI

The study analyzed the profitability of layer poultry production in three local Government Areas (Rogo) Kumbotso and (Gezawa) of Kano State Nigeria. Random sampling techniques were used to select 150 layer poultry farmers. Data collection was by administration of questionnaires. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Net farm income model to achieve the objectives of the study. The results from the costs and returns analysis shows the poultry layer production in the study area was profitable. The average returns per Naira invested the farmer will realize 0.58. Thus, the net farm income obtained is higher than the total costs incurred by the layer poultry farmer in the study area. Income can still be improved upon with appropriate pricing, adoption of proper management practices and accessing low cost inputs through bulk purchasing by farmers’ cooperatives. The constraint faced by the layer farmers are limited access to credit, high cost of feed, frequent outbreak of diseases and high cost of vaccine and medication. It is recommended that appropriate input pricing, formation of society with the aim of purchasing feed mixing equipment which will help to reduce the cost of feed and adoption of proper management practices will improve income.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 1
Written by Maria NICA, Ionut Laurentiu PETRE

In this paper proposes assessment of the quality of milk products from two perspectives, conventional and organic products. In the first part of the paper, by studying literature, will bring attention to their views about the relationship between prejudice and conventional and organic products in terms of quality and price. The main research methods used throughout the paper method will be: SAIN-LIM, with which it will be able to appreciate the level of quality of such products and the method of comparative analysis of the results obtained after calculating the two indicators. In the second part will choose a product ecological and conventional for several categories of dairy products to determine the value of the indicators described above. Thus, with the help of these results can appreciate differences in terms of the quality of certain conventional and ecological products and their impact on population health.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 1
Written by Aleksandr NESMYSLENOV, Svetlana NOVIKOVA

The article examines the influence and interrelation of factors of production - capital and labor on the economic sustainability of facilities operating in the system of irrigated agriculture. The studies were conducted on the basis of statistical data of agricultural producers who use irrigation technology. The article examines a significant differentiation of the basic parameters of agricultural production (security of labor, land, material and technical resources), significantly affecting the conditions and performance of the studied farms. The relationship of production factors and the increase in the value of gross output is considered taking into account the basic performance parameters. The article uses the most universal and acceptable Cobb-Douglas production function for the agricultural production industry, which represents the interrelation of production factors - in our case for a quantitative assessment of the interrelation of fixed assets, labor resources and their impact on the sustainability of production. The results show a relative change in the volume of production, expressed as a percentage, with a relative increase in the corresponding factor of production by 1%.

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