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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4
Written by Oluwatoyin Olatunde OLAGUNJU

This study looked at socio-economic factors that affect how farmers of arable crops adapt to climate variability. Using a multistage sample strategy, a structured interview was conducted to gather information from 150 farmers in rural communities across the local governments in the study area. Descriptive and inferential statistics, including chi-square and Pearson Product Moment Correlation, were utilized to analyse the study's data. The research showed that farmers’ socio-economic characteristics influence adaptation strategies. Household size (χ2=179.3), and farm size (χ2=136.4) positively influence adaptation strategies to be adopted by farmers at p<0.05. Additionally, there was a strong correlation between farmers' perceptions of climate variability and adaptation strategies (r=0.591, p<0.05). According to the study's findings, farmers' perceptions of climate unpredictability and socio-economic characteristics have a significant impact on their adaptation strategies. The study recommended that climate variability awareness and sensitization should be put in place at the Local, State, and Federal government level to have a community whereby the farmers are adeptly aware of the causes and effects of climate variability in the area.

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OLAGUNJU O.O. 2022, SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AMONG FARMERS IN AKOKO SOUTHWEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF ONDO STATE, NIGERIA. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 487-496.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4
Written by Damilola Toluse ADEOMI, Dorcas Tolulope FADOJU, Rahmat Olaitan OSENI, Lydia OGUNYA

The socioeconomic factors influencing livelihood diversification among rural farming households was explored in this study. To choose 300 respondents for the study, a multistage sampling technique was used. A well-structured questionnaire was used to collect data on rural farming household’s socio-economic characteristics, livelihood activities engaged in by farming households. Descriptive statistics, Simpson Index of Diversification and Fractional response model were used to examine the data. The result revealed that rural farming households were majorly headed by males who were in their late middle ages, with large household size. The study also revealed that sex of the household heads, marital status, household size, educational level, farm size, farming experience and amount of credit obtained were significant socio-economic factors influencing livelihood diversification among rural farming households. The study recommends that increased efforts should be made to make credit accessible to rural farming households. This will encourage diversification into various livelihood activities, leading to increased productivity and income.

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ADEOMI D.T., FADOJU D.T., OSENI R.O., OGUNYA L. 2022, SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION AMONG RURAL FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA: A FRACTIONAL RESPONSE MODEL APPROACH. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 21-30.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4
Written by Dragoș Mihai MEDELETE, Radu Lucian PÂNZARU

S. C. LuzardoPrestServL. L. C. is an economic agent with a considerable seniority in the field (founded in 2009), which appeared in the idea of satisfying the local requirements, related to the needs of the landowners regarding the execution of mechanical works in the agricultural field. In the course of time according to the Articles of Incorporation and due to the evolution of the economic environment, the company has achieved the diversification of its activity by focusing on the cultivation of field plants. The vast majority of the current activity is carried out on the territory of Bârca and Giurgița communes in Dolj County. During the period 2018-2020, the unit cultivated autumn wheat, barley, oats, corn, sunflower and alfalfa.The works follows the situation and the evolution of the financial indicators, starting from the profit and loss account of the unit. The economic operator recorded total revenues between 3,839,945 and 4,058,383 lei (2018 and 2020 respectively), variable total expenses from 3,022,907 lei in 2018 to 3,987,541 in 2020, and the net profit rate reached extremes of 0.97 and 26.05% in the case of the years 2020 and 2018. At the unit level, there is a need for an adequate management of inputs, as well as a more careful reporting on market realities in order to be able to cope with the current economic situation.

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MEDELETE D.M., PANZARU R.L. 2022, SOME ASPECTS REGARDING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ACTIVITY AT S.C. LUZARDO PREST SERV L.L.C. BÂRCA, DOLJ COUNTY, ROMANIA . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 419-426.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4
Written by Larisa CREMENEAC, Mariana CARAMAN

The article reflects the problem of organic waste management and the composting methods used to improve the ecological situation of the environment. Some methods of composting organic waste of various origins are synthesized. Composting represents the process of decomposition and transformation of solid organic substances by microorganisms (mainly bacteria and fungi) into a stable material, which can be used (depending on the characteristics), in agriculture, instead of chemical fertilizers or in land improvement works (soil improvement). Only some methods of composting are characterized: the traditional method, worm cultivation and the method of effective microorganisms. All composting methods are welcome for agriculture because they solve complicated environmental problems: complete processing of organic waste, obtaining organic fertilizers and ecological agricultural production and improving the ecological situation.

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CREMENEAC L., CARAMAN M. 2022, SOME METHODS FOR COMPOSTING ORGANIC WASTE AND PRESERVING ENVIRONMENT AND SOIL BIODIVERSITY-A REVIEW. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 185-192.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 23 ISSUE 1
Written by Leomarich F. CASINILLO, Emily L. CASINILLO, Virgelio C. DARGANTES JR.

Rice farming is one of the main sources of income in many rural areas in the Philippines. The purpose of this study is to model the different constraints that influence the level of rice farmers' income in Albuera, Leyte, Philippines. Survey data from an available sample of participants were gathered through a face-to-face interview consisting of the rice farmers' income and its determining constraints. Some descriptive measures were calculated to summarize the gathered variables and ordinary least square (OLS) regression analysis was employed to predict the significant constraints of farmers' monthly income. Results revealed that the rice farmers' monthly income is below the poverty line as the Philippine poverty threshold is concerned, that is, rice farmers in rural areas are considered "poor". The farmers have said that their rice production and income level are “affected” by the following constraints: “high prices of agricultural inputs”, “inadequate capital”, and “pest and diseases”. Additionally, their rice production and income are moderately affected by “lack of credit facilities”, “lack of technical services”, and “weeds”. Moreover, the two constructed statistical models showed that the following constraints are significant factors affecting the income level of rice farmers: “high prices of agricultural inputs”, “lack of credit facilities”, “high cost of transportation", "low educational attainment", and "land rent". Conclusively, farmers are in need of assistance from the local government concerning access to credit for capital, adoption of new technologies in farming, and other facilities that might improve their production. Furthermore, farmers must undergo some seminars and training to strengthen their knowledge of rice farming and improve their practices to increase their level of production, well-being, and monthly income.

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CASINILLO L.F., CASINILLO E.L., DARGANTES JR. V.C. 2023, STATISTICAL MODEL FOR SOME CONSTRAINTS AFFECTING THE LEVEL OF RICE FARMERS’ INCOME. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 23 ISSUE 1, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 89-96.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4
Written by Veronica LUNGU, Daniel Valeriu ULIU, Marius VLADU

Organic farming promotes extensive agricultural practices, providing environmental public goods and responding to society's demand for the use of environmentally friendly agricultural practices, but also to increased consumer demand for organic products. Organic agriculture contributes to mitigating the greenhouse effect and global warming, through the ability to sequester carbon in the soil. Many practices used in organic agriculture (for example, incorporation of plant residues into the soil, use of green crops and crop rotation, the ability of vegetables and legumes to fix nitrogen in the soil), increase the return of carbon to the soil, increase productivity and promote carbon storage. Organic agriculture is a dynamic sector in Romania that has seen an upward evolution in recent years. Through the study carried out, we aimed to highlight the evolution of agriculture in an ecological system with the help of compensatory payments granted by the European Union, in the South - West Oltenia Region of Romania, in the period 2019 - 2021. It was found that the surface of 18,420 hectares in 2019 increased to 36,241 hectares in 2021, and until 2024 it is expected that the trend of the area cultivated in the ecological system also to grow.

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LUNGU V., ULIU D.V., VLADU M. 2022, STUDIES ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT ON THE TREND OF AREA CULTIVATED IN ORGANIC FARMING SYSTEM . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 367-372.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4
Written by Veronica LUNGU, Daniel Valeriu ULIU, Marius VLADU

Agri-environment and climate payments represent a key element necessary for the integration of environmental protection issues into the Common Agricultural Policy. In Romania, this measure aims to encourage farmers (users of agricultural land) to adopt, on a voluntary basis, agricultural practices that ensure the maintenance of the environmental value of rural areas, the maintenance of specific habitats of agricultural land important for priority wild species, the sustainable use of natural resources and the preservation of traditional landscapes. This paper presents the situation of accessing the agri-environment and climate compensatory payment measure for adaptation to the effects of climate change on agricultural land, in Romania, between 2015 and 2019, where a total of 212,413 beneficiaries were registered, with a total eligible area of 1,799,820 hectares and the eligible value of compensatory payments was 231,563,125.73 euros.

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LUNGU V., ULIU D.V., VLADU M. 2022, STUDIES ON THE LEVEL OF 'AGRO-ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE’ COMPENSATORY PAYMENTS GIVEN TO ROMANIAN FARMERS. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 373-378.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 23 ISSUE 1
Written by Adrian CHIRA, Lenuța CHIRA, Elena DELIAN, Elena SĂVULESCU

The 3-year research on Alexander Lucas and Santa Maria pear varieties followed the influence of the time interval from harvest to storage of the fruit on quality characteristics, weight loss, quality depreciation and storage length. The results showed that in both varieties harvested at the optimal time and put into storage 24 hours after harvest (V1), the quality characteristics, weight loss, quality deterioration and storage length were significantly higher (better) than for the variants in which the fruit was kept for 6 days (V2) and 12 days (V3) at 10-14 C before being put into the cooling room. Thus, the weight losses at the end of storage varied between 9.2-9.6% in V3 (fruit stored 12 days after harvest) compared to 6.4-7.2% in V1 (fruit put into storage after 12 hours), as the storage period was longer in V1. The qualitative losses at the end of storage ranged from 5-5.8% in fruit placed in the cooling room 24 hours after harvest, compared to 7.6-8.2% in fruit where storage in the cooling room was delayed by 12 days. The optimal storage period of the pear fruits, stored as soon as possible after harvesting, belonging between 90 days for the summer variety Santa Maria and 115 days for the winter variety Alexander Lucas, in cold storage room.

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CHIRA A., CHIRA L., DELIAN E., SAVULESCU E. 2023, STUDIES REGARDING THE INFLUENCE OF THE PERIOD BETWEEN HARVESTING AND THE BEGINNING OF STORAGE UPON THE QUALITY OF SOME PEAR VARIETIES. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 23 ISSUE 1, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 111-118.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4
Written by Alexandru Valentin TACHIANU, Liviu MARCUTA, Alina MARCUTA

The purpose of this study is to objectively analyze the situation of agricultural holdings in Dambovita county, both in terms of their size and dimension, but also their evolution, with the aim of highlighting the existing gaps compared to the European Union average, problems and dysfunctions what characterizes the agricultural sector, but also its prospects for development and performance growth. The research methodology first of all assumed the analysis of specialized literature regarding the importance of agriculture for the economy and its role in increasing income for farmers, and on the other hand, the collection and processing of national and county statistical data regarding agricultural holdings. Based on the analyzed data, conclusions and recommendations were formulated regarding the reduction of existing gaps between Romanian agriculture, Dambovita County and community agriculture. It was thus established that compared to the average size of the agricultural holding registered at the national level, of 2.37 ha, at the level of Dambovita county, it is 4.37 ha. This is due to the specific relief and activity. However, the average size of agricultural holdings is well below the average size of existing holdings at European Union level, where it is 152.4 ha in the Czech Republic, 90.4 ha in the United Kingdom or 77.5 ha in Slovakia.

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TACHIANU A.V., MARCUTA L., MARCUTA A. 2022, STUDY ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL FARMS, THEIR AVERAGE SIZE AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN DAMBOVITA COUNTY, ROMANIA . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 723-730.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4
Written by Cristina-Anca DANCIU

Cereals production, storage, processing and commercialization have to be done according to the rules and procedures mentioned in The Food Grain Grading Handbook in order to ensure a high quality along the whole process from raw material to final product. The storage of wheat in separate cells, based on the quality indicators mentioned in the Grading Handbook, facilitates the optimal milling blends, in order to obtain the assortment of flour required by bakery processors. In this context, this study aimed to present the importance of using wheat batches, graded according to the wheat grading system, to obtain milling blends in the technological wheat grinding process. Considering the hectoliter weight (kg/hl) indicator used as a benchmark in the grading process, two wheat samples were used: a grade 1 wheat sample (81.3 kg/hl) and a grade 2 wheat sample (75.2 kg/hl). Also, the research highlights the main quality indicators, which are taken into account when putting together milling blends: moisture, wet gluten, falling number, mechanical work. The use of graded wheat samples and the establishment of the proportion of wheat samples in the milling blend through rheological analyzes and baking tests, led to obtaining the type of flour with the intended bread manufacture properties. If it is not applied the grading system, the consequence is that mixing a small amount of lower quality wheat with a higher quality batch, will depreciate the final quality of the milling blend.

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DANCIU C.A. 2022, STUDY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF USING THE GRADING SYSTEM IN WHEAT BLEND QUALITY MANAGEMENT . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 193-198.

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