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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4
Written by Leomarich F. CASINILLO

This article aimed to present the role of extension agents in improving rice farmers' income in Albuera, Leyte, Philippines. It also predicts the significant factors that influence the rice farmers' income to make policies that might improve the well-being of farmers as well as their rice production. Primary data were gathered through a developed structured questionnaire as a guide for a face-to-face interview of the sample farmers. The gathered data were summarized through some descriptive statistics and constructed an inference using econometric analysis in the form of a regression model. Results depicted that the average monthly income of rice farmers in Albuera, Leyte is close to 5,047.95 (₱) (SD=2,208.20 (₱)). On average, farmers’ perception score towards extension agents’ role revealed that they are “undecided” (Mean=3.28; SD=0.85) (score of 1 to 5) in regards to satisfaction. Additionally, the econometric model showed that farmer's ownership of the rice field (p-value=0.003), educational attainment of farmers (p-value=0.001), perception of farmers to extension agents as "organizers" (p-value=0.100), and perception of farmers to extension agent as "facilitator" (p-value=0.080) are the significant predictors of their monthly income. In conclusion, farmers in Albuera need assistance in regard to their agricultural production especially knowledge about new technologies and innovation to increase their economic profit. Hence, the study recommends that the Philippine local government must initiate organizing farmers' associations and cooperatives to address farmers' constraints and lack of agricultural training. Furthermore, the agricultural sector in the country must strengthen the agricultural extension agents by giving them proper training and education to effectively aid farmers.

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CASINILLO L.F. 2022, ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ON RICE FARMERS’ INCOME AS INFLUENCED BY EXTENSION AGENT’S ROLE . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 149-156.

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Written by Oleksandr SHUBALYI, Oksana LIASHENKO, Nadia RUD, Iryna SHUBALA, Inna MYLKO, Nataliia MYKHALCHYNETS

In the article determined and substantiated that the public opinion that the residents of rural areas, due to less strict observance of the regime of quarantine COVID restrictions on economic activity, lower population density in the settlement network, and technological features of agriculture, suffered smaller losses in terms of employment and income than other strata, turned out to be too optimistic. According to the results of the study, social alienation is increasing as a result of the deterioration of the entire spectrum of social and labour relations. Further research on the chosen subject may be related to strengthening the institutional capacity and financial self-sufficiency of communities due to the decentralization of powers and resources, the transition to a two-level model of inter-budgetary relations, the development of local self-government and changes in the administrative-territorial system, overcoming the social alienation of self-employed persons, provision of force majeure in circumstances similar to the COVID pandemic, economic access to food, health care services, education, culture, transport, and digital infrastructure.

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SHUBALYI O., LIASHENKO O., RUD N., SHUBALA I., MYLKO I., MYKHALCHYNETS N. 2022, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF THE RURAL POPULATION: A CASE STUDY OF UKRAINE. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 677-684.

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Written by Mevlüt GÜL, Sibel KÖSE, Bekir Sıtkı ŞİRİKÇİ, Bektaş KADAKOĞLU

In this study, the cost structure and profitability of tobacco production were examined in the sample of Uşak province. Esme and Ulubey districts in Uşak were the districts with the highest tobacco production. It was determined that 71 tobacco farmers, calculated according to the stratified sampling method, should be interviewed in the villages of these districts. Data were obtained through face-to-face interviews with farmers in the producer survey. Tobacco farming is an important income activity in the region where the family workforce is utilised. Labour force, land rent, and machinery rent were determined as the most significant cost factors in tobacco production. We found that large-scale enterprises are more profitably. In addition, it was determined that the organisation of tobacco farmers was insufficient. With the organisation, farmers will be able to provide the inputs used in tobacco production under more favourable conditions, and the development of marketing opportunities will make a positive contribution.

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GUL M., KOSE S., SIRIKCI B.S., KADAKOGLU B. 2022, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTION IN TURKEY: THE CASE OF USAK PROVINCE. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 279-286.

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Written by Ľubica RUMANOVSKÁ, Jarmila LAZÍKOVÁ, Ivan TAKÁČ, Eric RENDÓN SCHNEIR, Aygul ISMAILOVA

The paper points out the quinoa trade between Peru and the European Union regarding selected economic issues of quinoa production and prices in Peru and import into the EU. Quinoa is known as superfood due to the high level of protein, fibre, micronutrients, and all amino acids. This caused an increased interest in its consumption in the EU which resulted in rising prices. High quinoa prices have motivated farmers in different parts of the world to try producing quinoa that is traditionally home to areas in South America. The increase in the quantity of quinoa offered led to its fall in prices. Quinoa price volatility creates uncertainty for Peruvian farmers and traders, for whom quinoa is one of the main commodities. The article focuses on the development of quinoa production and prices in Peru, a country that is one of the main producers of quinoa in the world at a time when quinoa has become a popular superfood. During this period, imports of quinoa into the EU, which is a major trading partner of Peru in relation to the quinoa, also increased. Based on the assessed economic situation in the quinoa market between Peru and the EU, the authors of the article are looking for tools that could make it easier for Peruvian farmers to be successfully established in the EU market, despite the high interest in growing this commodity in different parts of the world.

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RUMANOVSKA ?., LAZIKOVA J., TAKAC I., RENDON SCHNEIR E., ISMAILOVA A. 2022, ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF QUINOA TRADE BETWEEN PERU AND THE EUROPEAN UNION. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 635-644.

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Written by Kabiru Alani SHITTU, Omotayo Babawande ADEBOYE, Durodoluwa Joseph OYEDELE, Onyegbula Chike NWOKE, Wasiu Agunbiade LAMIDI, Abdul-salam Mosobalaje MURTADHA

Tillage is one of the major threats to soil health which often results into soil physical degradation if not properly manage. Zero tillage was an alternative option from both economic point of view and environmental protection of our invaluable soil resources. The goal of the present scientific paper is to evaluate the response of different tillage systems and evapotranspiration on productivity of cowpea (Vignaunguiculata)in Nigeria. The research was conducted in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Osun State, Nigeria. The research used replicated randomized complete block design with treatments consisting of Zero-tillage (ZT), Reduced tillage (RT), Conventional tillage + Mulch (CT + ML) and Conventional tillage (CT). Exchangeable cations (Ca2+, Mg2+, K+ and Na+) were extracted with neutral solution of 1.0 M NH4OAC.. The K+ and Na+ concentrations in the extract were determined using the flame photometer while Mg2+ and Ca2+ were determined using the atomic absorption. Actual evapotranspiration (ETa) was estimated using the soil water balance approach. Cowpea production on sandy loam top-soil can be optimally produced on Zero tillage system. Considering the profit over two years and the relative energy requirements, ZT system resulted in recording $ 573 profit, which was the highest profit margin among the treatments considered over the two growing seasons, RT ($ 89) had the least value.

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SHITTU K.A., ADEBOYE O.B., OYEDELE D.J., NWOKE O.C., LAMIDI W.A., MURTADHA A.S.M. 2022, ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF TILLAGE PRACTICES ON PRODUCTIVITY OF COWPEA IN ILE IFE, NIGERIA. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 669-676.

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Written by Raisa VOZHEHOVA, Andrii TYSHCHENKO, Olena TYSHCHENKO, Olena PILIARSKA, Vira KONOVALOVA, Viktor SHARII, Kateryna FUNDIRAT

The aim of the work was to study the influence of rhizobacteria, arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi and their combination on alfalfa seed productivity and the economic effect of their use. The research was conducted during 2018−2020 in a three-factor field experiment under different conditions of moisture (irrigated and non-irrigated) and three varieties of alfalfa under inoculation with bacterial and fungal preparations at the experimental field of the Institute of Irrigated Agriculture of the NAAS, located in the steppe zone of Southern Ukraine. In the first year of the life of the herbaceous plant, the seed yield under irrigation was 187.0 kg/ha, which was 83.5 kg/ha more than under natural irrigation conditions. Alfalfa cultivars also differed in seed yield. The minimum seed yield was obtained on the control variant (without inoculation) with irrigation - 147.9 kg/ha in the Unitro variety, 180.6 kg/ha in the Elehiya variety and 161.8 kg/ha in the Luyiza variety, while without irrigation 79 .9, 106.5 and 89.0 kg/ha, respectively. The highest seed yield was obtained by complex (AMF and Sinorhizobium) seed inoculation with Drugs 2 and 4. In the sum of two years, the lowest seed yield was also obtained by the control option (without inoculation) and amounted to 588.5 kg/ha when irrigated in the Unitro variety , of the Elehiya variety - 695.9 and 631.9 in the Luyiza variety, under natural moisture conditions - 386.5, 463.8 and 417.3 kg/ha, respectively. The highest seed productivity under complex inoculation (Drug 2 and Drug 4), which amounted to 715.7–725.7 kg/ha with irrigation in the Unitro variety, 842.2–864.0 kg/ha in the Elehiya variety and 769.9– 780.5 kg/ha in the Luyiza variety, while under conditions of natural moisture – 451.5–454.1 kg/ha, 534.9–547.2 and 485.4–488.0 kg/ha, respectively. The best indicators of economic efficiency were obtained with irrigation, namely the cost price was 1.30 €/kg, conditional net profit – 1,775.40 €/ha. The highest seed productivity was characterized by the Elehiya variety, which, when irrigated, had a seed cost of 1.19 €/kg, conditional net profit of 2,008.36 €/ha, under conditions of natural moisture 1.21 and 1,297.60, respectively. Among the inoculants, the lowest cost price and the largest conditional net profit were obtained with the use of drug 2, which amounted to 1.30 €/kg and 1,779.09 €/ha for irrigation in the Unitro variety, 1.10 €/kg and 2,288.00 for the Elehiya variety €/ha and 1.21 €/kg and 1,980.88 €/ha in the Luyiza variety. Under conditions of natural moisture, the values of these indicators in alfalfa varieties were: 1.39 and 1,074.06, 1.16 and 1,416.63 and 1.29 €/kg and 1,198.69 €/ha, respectively. Inoculation of seeds with fungal and bacterial drugs contributed to the increase of seed productivity, regardless of the year of life of the grass stand, variety and moisture conditions. However, the highest seed yield, and correspondingly the lowest cost and the highest profit, was obtained by complex (AMF and Sinorhizobium) seed inoculation.

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VOZHEHOVA R., TYSHCHENKO A., TYSHCHENKO O., PILIARSKA O., KONOVALOVA V., SHARII V., FUNDIRAT K. 2022, ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF APPLICATION OF BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL DRUGS ON SEED-USED ALFALFA. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 827-824.

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Written by Folasade O. OKE, Dare AKERELE

Food insecurity remains a challenge in the developing regions of the world and in particular among rural folks whose main source of livelihood is from farming and thus time bound. The study through primary data from 120 cassava farming households examined how income diversification strategies could improve food security. Descriptive statistics, USDA food security scale and logit regression model were employed for the analysis. 42.5% were food secure while 57.5% were food insecure. 'Cassava income + agricultural incomes’ (CA); 'Cassava income + non-agricultural incomes’ (CN) and 'Cassava income + both agricultural and non-agricultural incomes’ (CAN) were the diversification strategies identified. Income diversification strategies and increased farm size exerted significant positive influence on household food security. Promoting income diversification into other agricultural enterprises (beyond cassava production) and non-agricultural businesses is therefore vital to enhancing household food security. Efforts to transform cassava farmers into large scale commercial producers will also enhance food security substantially.

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OKE F.O., AKERELE D. 2022, EFFECT OF INCOME DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGIES ON SMALLHOLDER CASSAVA FARMERS' HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 477-486.

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Written by Wasiu Agunbiade LAMIDI, Kabiru Alani SHITTU, Elijah Olufemi AKINRINADE

Three different heights of prevailing wind: 0 m, 1 m and 2 m and two organic treatments (poultry manure, PM and rice bran, RB) were used. Organic treatments were divided into eight, namely 5 tons/ha RB (RB5), 10 tons/ha RB (RB10), 5 tons/ha PM (PM5), 10 tons/ha PM (PM10), 5 tons/ha each of RB and PM (RB5PM5); 10 tons/ha RB and 5 tons/ha PM (RB10PM5); 5 tons/ha RB and 10 tons/ha PM (RB5PM10), 10 tons/ha RB and 10 tons/ha PM (RB10PM10) at 3 × 2 × 6 × 3 factorial with control experiment. Measured were plant height, number of leaves, number of branches, stem girth. Results revealed that RB5PM10 yielded tallest plant (27.5 ± 8.15 cm), high number of leaves (15.75); highest leaf area (397.50 ± 18.22 cm2); stem girth (1.70 ± 6.25 cm), all at 1 m wind height, respectively translating to 48.64, 0.01, 47.22 and 21.43% more than their corresponding values in control experiment. Application of RB and PM in ratio 1:2 respectively to soil enhanced all yield components and vegetative development provided heights of okra are maintained at 1 m from soil surface for winds’ effectiveness.

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LAMIDI W.A., SHITTU K.A., AKINRINADE E.O. 2022, EFFECT OF ORGANIC AMENDMENTS ON THE VEGETATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF OKRA (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS L. MOENCH) AT DIFFERENT WIND’S DIRECTIONS. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 359-366.

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Written by Tarek FOUDA, Mohamed GHONAME, Shimaa SALAH, Zinab SHAKER

The drying characteristics of apricot were determined usingOpen Sun and three Greenhouse Drying (Black Mesh Shading, white and black poly film plastic in as absorbers plate covering greenhouse. pretreatments (control, sucrose syrup and Sodium bicarbonate ) were used before drying conditions at ( Open air , White and Black poly film plastic greenhouse). The color values (L*, a* and b*),beta carotenoids, total soluble sugar and ascorbic acid content were also measured for the different fresh and dried apricot.The fresh apricot fruit initial moisture content was 80.03% d.b. The color values Lightness (L* was 71.14,) Red/Green Value( a* was 21.36) and Blue/Yellow Value (b* was 70.23), Browning Index (BI, was 223.47)hue angle, Hº was73.08 and chroma, relative saturation(C was 73.41). Results showed that the moisture, beta carotenoids, total soluble sugar and ascorbic acid were highest in sodium bicarbonate blanched sample and color attributes were found maximum in sodium bicarbonate blanched sample, immediately after dehydration. The values of the dried apricot color spaces (L*, was 14.22, a* was 13.17 and b* was 18.04) while chroma, hue angle, and Browning Index was 22.33, 53.87and 390.12 Black Mesh Shading with pretreatments at Sodium bicarbonate ) There was not much change on the ascorbic acid contents of fresh and dried apricot.

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FOUDA T., GHONAME M., SALAH S., SHAKER Z. 2022, EFFECT OF SUN DRYING AS PRESERVATION METHOD ON APRICOT COLOR SPACES AND SOME CHEMICAL PROPERTIES. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 263-270.

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Written by Abdulmuthallib Isa UMAR, Sikiru Adekunle OLAYIWOLA, Maryanne Odufa EGBEADUMAH, Kokorimam KEFAS, Jeffrey Calvin ALAHIRA

The study assessed the effects of information and Communication Technology usage among poultry farmers in Jalingo local government area of Taraba State, Nigeria. The data was collected using well-structured questionnaires and inferential and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Multi-stage random and purposive sampling techniques were used to select ninety (90) respondents using for the study. Socio-economic characteristics of the respondents showed that 84.4% were male and 15.5% were female and 40.5% of them were within their productive age while 53.6% were married and majority was literate. The study also revealed that the most accessible and used ICT facilities in the area included: radio, mobile phones and television. The access and use of ICTs in the study area was also high. Some of the constraints associated with usage of ICT facilities were identified in the study include high cost, inconveniences, lack of availability and reliability. The major sources of information for farmers in the study area were telephone calls, radios, televisions, words of mouth, text messages and training. The main factors affecting the use of ICT facilities by poultry farmers in the study area were Sex, age, educational status and source of income. Based on these findings, the study recommended that relevant policies aimed at improving agricultural productivity should ensure farmers have adequate access to ICT facilities. Extension workers should also help to improve farmer’s knowledge and skills of ICT facilities to enhance adoption of ICT facilities by farmers and thus improve productivity.

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UMAR A.I., OLAYIWOLA S.A., EGBEADUMAH M.O., KEFAS K., ALAHIRA J.C. 2022, EFFECTS OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY (ICT) USAGE ON POULTRY FARMERS IN JALINGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE, NIGERIA . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 4, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 773-778.

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