scholarly journals Assessment of the Effects of Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) on the Output of Dry Season Rice Farmers before and after Scheme Participation in Sokoto State, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 2667-2674
Author(s):  
Sidi S. H. ◽  
Abubakar B. Z ◽  
Ango A. K.
Keyword(s):  
Dry Season ◽  
Growth Enhancement ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Before And After

Do tropical savanna skink assemblages show a short-term response to low-intensity fire?

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Nicholson ◽  
Alan Lill ◽  
Alan Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Fire Regimes ◽  
Reproductive Activity ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Tropical Savanna ◽  
Weather Variables ◽  
Fire Event ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Before And After ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Term Response

The composition of skink assemblages at a tropical savanna site in northern Australia was documented immediately before and after low-intensity, experimental fires in the early dry season (June), and compared with the composition in neighbouring unburnt plots. The composition of the assemblage of captured skinks was not significantly affected by fire, and no change in total abundance of skinks was recorded. Arthropods constitute the principal food of the skinks and the composition of the captured arthropod samples on the treatment plots was significantly affected by the fires, with spiders, beetles and hemipterans increasing in numbers during the immediate post-fire period. Seasonal changes in captured skink assemblage composition, unrelated to the fire event, occurred between the wet–dry season transition and the early dry season. These changes were associated with variation in four weather variables and were possibly also related to seasonal reproductive activity. Our study demonstrates a high degree of resilience of savanna skinks to individual fire events; however, the longer-term effect of different fire regimes requires further investigation.

scholarly journals SEDIMENT TRAPPING BY TERRACED PADDY FIELD ON SLOPPING AGRICULTURAL LAND

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukristiyonubowo Sukristiyonubowo ◽  
D. Gabriels ◽  
M. Verlooc
Keyword(s):  
Paddy Field ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Movement Behavior ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Sediment Trapping ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Dry Seasons ◽  
Terraced Paddy Field ◽  
Wet And Dry Seasons

Terraced paddy field is not only important for rural food security, but also for trapping sediment in the slopping land. The aims of this research were to quantify the amount of incoming and outgoing sediments and to study sediment movement behavior during harrowing and fertilizing under traditional irrigation of terraced paddy field system. This study was carried out at Keji Village, Semarang District, Central Java during two cropping seasons, a wet season 2003/04 and a dry season 2004. A paddy field with eight terraces was selected. The terraces were flat, different in size and descending to the river. Sediment samples were taken at harrowing and fertilizing activities. The results indicated that at harrowing, outgoing sediment was higher than incoming both during the wet and the dry seasons. About 0.53 and 0.27 t ha-1 day-1 of soil were eroded during harrowing in the wet and the dry seasons, respectively. However, a week before and after fertilizing, both in the wet and the dry seasons, the amounts of incoming sediment were higher than the outgoing one. In the wet season, the amounts of incoming sediments were three to four times higher than the outgoing one, both a week before and after fertilizing. During the wet season, about 0.31 and 0.34 t ha-1 day-1 of sediment was yielded a week before and after fertilizing, respectively. During the dry season, the incoming sediments were ten times higher than the outgoing one. On an average the sediment yields were about 0.07 and 0.08 t ha-1 day-1 a week before and after fertilizing, respectively. Terraces having greater areas deposited more sediment than those with smaller sizes. During a week before and after first fertilizing, the total amounts of incoming sediments were 6.44 and 1.19 t ha-1 for the wet and dry seasons, while that of outgoing sediments were 1.89 and 0.14 t ha-1 for the wet and dry seasons, respectively. This indicates that terraced paddy fields are not only producing rice, but also providing environmental service in term of sediment trapping. This external service minimizes sedimentation in the downstream.<p> </p>

scholarly journals Tolerance to Fusarium Root Rot and Changes in Antioxidative Ability in Mycorrhizal Asparagus Plants

HortScience ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 356-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abu Shamim Mohammad Nahiyan ◽  
Yoh-ichi Matsubara
Keyword(s):  
Root Rot ◽  
Radical Scavenging Activity ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungus ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Asparagus Officinalis ◽  
Growth Enhancement ◽  
Fusarium Root Rot ◽  
Disease Tolerance ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Antioxidative Ability

Tolerance to fusarium root rot caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. asparagi (Foa, MAFF305556 and N9-31) and the changes in antioxidative abilities in mycorrhizal asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L., cv. Welcome) plants were investigated. Asparagus plants were inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF, Glomus sp. R10) and Foa was inoculated 10 weeks after AMF inoculation. AMF plants accumulated higher dry weight of ferns and roots than non-AMF plants before and after Foa inoculation. AMF colonization level reached more than 70% and no difference noted among the treatments. As for disease tolerance, non-AMF plants showed 100% in incidence of root rot and highest severity in both Foa isolates; the severity of symptom was relatively higher in MAFF305556 compared with N9-31. However, AMF plants showed lower severity than non-AMF plants in both Foa isolates. Before and after Foa inoculation, antioxidative abilities increased in most of the AMF plants than non-AMF in the following items: activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, and total contents of polyphenol and ascorbic acids. These results suggest that plant growth enhancement and tolerance to fusarium root rot appeared in mycorrhizal asparagus plants. In this case, the disease tolerance might be associated with the increase in antioxidative ability.

scholarly journals Analisis Produksi Dan Pendapatan Sebelum Dan Sesudah Penggunaan Combine Harvester Di Kabupaten Pidie Jaya

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
M Murtadha ◽  
I Ismayani ◽  
S Safrida
Keyword(s):  
Allocative Efficiency ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
Combine Harvester ◽  
Npk Fertilizer ◽  
The Government

The Government through the APBN agricultural mechanization packaged by The Directorate General of Food Crops has provided post-harvest facilities assistance in rice-producing areas since 2012, including Combine Harvester which is expected to help post-harvest rice handling. This research was conducted with the aims to know differences in rice farming income before and after using Combine Harvester, and determine the efficiency of rice farming using Combine Harvester in Pidie Jaya Distrct. The results showed there were differences in income of rice farmers before and after using Combine Harvest where there was an increase in income after using Combine Harvest. Allocative efficiency of rice farming uses factors of seed production, KCl, SP36, Urea, NPK Fertilizer, Pesticides and Labor Costs are not efficient. However, in economic efficiency factors of KCl, SP36, Urea Fertilizer and labor costs are already efficient while the seed factor, NPK fertilizer and pesticide are not efficient

scholarly journals PERANAN KREDIT KETAHANAN PANGAN DAN ENERGI DALAM PENINGKATAN PRODUKSI DAN KEUNTUNGAN USAHATANI PADI DI KABUPATEN KAMPAR, RIAU PROVINSI

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-170
Author(s):  
Ilma Satriana Dewi ◽  
Dwi Rachmina ◽  
Netti Tinaprilla
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
T Test ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Capital Shortage ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Capital Constraints ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Test Result

The majority of farmers with small scale enterprises are still facing a capital shortage primarily rice farming. Capital constraints caused farmers must perform farm activities with a limited input. Limited input causing the output and the revenue generated is not optimal. Food security and energy credits are one of the credit which intends to help especially rice farmers.  By the low interest rate, this credit is expected to help farmers for improving the use of inputs and increasing the output and revenue. The aims of study are to evaluate the use of credit on production activities and to analyze the increase in rice farming profits before and after the credits. Research methods used in this research were descriptive analysis, multiple regression analysis, and different test (t-test). The results showed that the rice farmers used KKPE for 53% for rice farming which included the purchase of equipment and farm machinery, production inputs and labor wage. An increase in rice farming profits, but not affected by the credit, and from the t-test result that there was no difference profits before and after credit.

scholarly journals Strategi Adaptasi Perubahan Iklim: Faktor yang Mempengaruhi dan Manfaat Penerapannya

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1169-1178
Author(s):  
Moh Priyanto ◽  
◽  
Hery Toiba ◽  
Rachman Hartono
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
T Test ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Weather Information ◽  
Seed Sources ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Analytical Tools

Climate change is considered as one of the environmental problems because it can reduce farmers' productivity and income, so farmers must implement adaptation strategies to minimize the negative impacts of climate change. This study aims to determine the implementation of farmers 'adaptation strategies, the factors that influence it, and assessing the benefits of implementing adaptation strategies on farmer productivity and incomes. This research was conducted in Sekarputih and Pendem hamlets, Pendem Village, Batu City with a sample size of 80 rice farmers. The analytical tools used are logistic regression to assess the factors that influence farmers' decisions, and t-test to assess the benefits of implementing adaptation strategies. The results showed that the climate change adaptation strategy applied by farmers in Sekarputih and Pendem hamlets during the dry season was to use dry season adaptive varieties. Farmers' decisions to implement adaptation strategies are influenced by factors of education, activeness in farmer groups, seed sources, harvest orientation, and weather information. The t-test shows that farmers who apply adaptation strategies get higher productivity and income than farmers who do not apply adaptation strategies

Freshwater, Fish and the Future: Proceedings of the Global Cross-Sectoral Conference

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Common Property ◽  
Rice Field ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Terrestrial Environment ◽  
Dry Land ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Gross Income ◽  
Floodplain Area

<em>Abstract</em> .—Pampangan District is a floodplain area, containing 21 distinct swamps characterized by seasonal shifts in the aquatic and terrestrial environment. During the wet season, the floodplain is covered by water with a depth of 1–4 m, whereas during dry season it becomes dry land. Local people living around the swamps have seasonal activities as fishers during the wet season and as rice farmers during the dry season. The average gross income is 15,041,000 Indonesian rupiahs (Rp) per wet season from fisheries and Rp 10,445,000 per dry season from rice farming. The swamps in Pampangan District are managed in an integrated manner based on local regulations. During the wet season, the water bodies are managed as common property resources, wherein all community members are allowed to exploit fish resources. During the dry season, the landowners claim their plots of rice field to cultivate rice. However, some small pools within the rice field areas are inhabited by several species of fish that are kept as broodstock to supply young fish for the next wet season.

scholarly journals Nigeria’s Self-Sufficiency in Rice and Wheat: An Evaluation of Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) and Anchor Borrower Program (ABP)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Iliyasu ◽  
Saifullahi Lawal
Keyword(s):  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Growth Enhancement ◽  
Moderate Increase ◽  
Domestic Production ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Single Factor Analysis ◽  
Policies And Programs

This paper revisit one of Nigeria’s paradox: net food importer (especially in rice and wheat) accompanied by huge import bill running into billions of Naira despite huge agricultural potentials of 82 million hectares of arable land, conducive agro-ecology system for varieties of crops and dynamics smallholder farmers; Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS, 2011) and Anchor Barrower Programs (ABP,2015) are among various initiatives aimed at boosting domestic production capacity particularly of rice and wheat; reduced importation and import bills and consequently conserve scarce foreign exchange. Base on before-and-after approach of evaluating policies and programs, a regression approach to single factor Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to determine whether significant mean difference exist on area harvested, domestic production and import of rice and wheat in Nigeria before (1988-2009) and after (2010-2019) the implementation of the two programs. The findings indicate a significant and moderate increase in Nigeria’s capacity to produce more rice and wheat respectively; and the programs have not drastically reduced rice and wheat importation in Nigeria. The paper recommends expansion and sustainability of the programs with emphasis on wheat, quality output and competitive price, if Nigeria is serious about achieving self-sufficiency in rice and wheat.

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