Level Of Agricultural Production Research Articles

Characterization and Classification of Agricultural Production Systems in the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)

The low level of agricultural productivity within the production systems in the insular region of Galapagos is caused by the lack of sustainable technologies accordingly to the insular conservation regime. As a consequence, producers face low productivity and economic losses, which result in low levels of incomes and hasten the change from agricultural to tourist activities. With consequent abandonment of productive lands, the presence of invasive species and pathogens has become a growing threat to the biodiversity of the Galapagos National Park. For this reason, it is necessary to generate and disseminate technologies adapted to the prevalent production systems in the islands. Primary data were collected through face-to-face surveys in a sample of 208 producers from 4 islands during the period from July to November 2018. Multivariate analyses (principal components and cluster) were applied to characterize and classify typical agricultural production systems. The results show three types of systems, differentiated mainly by the technology used in the management of agricultural production, that influence the yields of crops and of animal products such as beef and milk, which cannot satisfy the demand for food on the islands, which has created the dependence on imports to cover the production gap. The definition of the types of agricultural production systems can help in identifying sustainable production alternatives that integrate local social and environmental needs. This is one of the very few technical descriptions of farms on the islands and should be used by policymakers to plan interventions.

General Evaluation of Some Soil Characteristics of the Mus Province Using GIS (Geographical Information System) Technique

Bu çalışmada Muş ilinin bazı toprak özelliklerinin CBS (Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri) teknikleriyle genel bir değerlendirmesinin yapılması amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında, mülga Köy Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü tarafından hazırlanmış olan “Muş İli Verimlilik Envanteri ve Gübre İhtiyaç Raporu” ve “1/100.000 ölçekli Verimlilik Haritaları” kullanılmıştır. Buna göre Muş ili toprakları göre genel olarak killi ve killi balçık tekstür ve genellikle de nötr pH özellikleri göstermekte olup, tuzluluk sorunları da çok düşük düzeydedir.Ayrıca sahadaki topraklarının tarımsal verimlilik düzeylerinin düşük, orta ve yüksek olduğu ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın Muş ilindeki toprakları konusundaki mevcut çalışmaların modern yöntem ve tekniklerle tekrar ele alınıp değerlendirilmesinin önemini yansıtması bakımından literatürde önemli bir boşluğu dolduracağı düşünülmektedir. Ayrıca bu çalışmanın Türkiye’nin diğer illerinde bu konuda benzer araştırmalara örnek teşkil edeceği tahmin edilmektedir.

Is the agricultural sector cursed too? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

• We investigate the direct and indirect effects of extractive resources on the agricultural sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. • We find that resource windfalls decrease the level of agricultural labor productivity. • We find that modernization in agriculture can possibly be altered by the lack of spillovers from the manufacturing sector. • Modernization can also possibly be impacted by the low level of productive investment conditional on the quality of institutions. • We confirm that a high level of agricultural labor productivity is positively correlated with the release of labor towards non-agriculture. Extractive and agricultural resources do not have the same impact on poverty reduction and can compete with each other. We examine how extractive resource windfalls affect agricultural productivity, measured as the amount of output per worker in the agricultural sector. This is important since agricultural productivity is a key element of structural transformation and poverty reduction. To do this, we exploit a panel dataset of 38 countries over 1991-2016 and construct a country-specific commodity price index that captures resource-related gains and losses in aggregate disposable income. We find that an increase in the commodity price index leads to a drop in agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan economies. Among the possible mechanisms to explain this result, our findings highlight the lack of spillovers across sectors and the low level of agricultural investment in autocratic regimes, both related to the exploitation of extractive resources. We also find that higher agricultural productivity is positively associated with the release of workers towards manufacturing and services, confirming its importance for structural transformation.

Physico-chemical characterization of the soils of the watersheds of Boukombe in North-West Benin

This study addresses the specificities of soils in low-income countries. These infertile soils are characterized by low levels of agricultural productivity and the disappearance of long-term fallow, which is gradually giving way to shorter-term fallow and sedentary agriculture. The overall objective was to assess the physico-chemical characteristics of the soils of the Boukombe watersheds in the north-west of Atacora in Benin. Soil studies of 15 farm sites from which soils were sampled at the [0-20] cm horizon with 30 composite samples and statistical analyzes were performed. The results of particle size analysis showed predominance (68%) of a textural dimorphism with a sandy loam character and a relatively stable structure. The soils are generally acidic (pH ≤ 5), sodium in places and poor in Organic Matter (0.3%), particularly in the plateau. Mountain lands have soils richer in OM (4%), but poor in nitrogen with a content of between [0.02-0.14%], the C / N ratio at 3% lower than 12. The contents nutrients and minerals are accumulated at the bottom of slopes (2.23% carbon, 0.14% nitrogen) and at the top of slopes (14ppm of phosphorus) under Fonio. These soils remain in a fragile state, subjecting them to the process of intense erosion. The degradation, silting up and progressive acidification of soils constitute the main constraints of agricultural production, the solution of which is based on restoring their fertility by rehabilitating dikes and removing silt.

Emergence of nanoscale fertilizers in agriculture: A review

There is an immense pressure on the agriculture sector to fulfil the increasing demands of the consistently growing global population. Chemical fertilizers are thought to be requisite for improving crop productivity and are indiscriminately applied through different methods. However, excessive use of fertilizers causes irreversible damage to soils and waters leading to the significant environmental hazards besides depletion in the agricultural productivity levels. Recent studies have shown that usage of nanoscale materials as crop nutrients (Nano fertilizers) was giving encouraging results in terms of growth, productivity and nutrient bio-fortification. Application of nanoscale fertilizers will reduce the cost of fertilizers per crop and also considerably minimizes losses and thereby the pollution hazard. In this review, we summarized the application of different nanoscale fertilizers on an array of crops and their effects on different parameters like, germination, growth, productivity, quality, nutrient uptake, nutrient bio-fortification and cost economics.

Sustainable and healthy diets: Synergies and trade‐offs in Switzerland

AbstractFood systems have increasingly strong impacts on the environment, and they influence our human well‐being. In Switzerland, food consumption accounts for one‐third of the environmental impact caused by total final consumption. At the same time, non‐communicable diseases have been linked to a number of dietary aspects. In Switzerland, all non‐communicable diseases together are responsible for 80% of total public health care costs annually. Current assessments that link environmental sustainability and human health‐oriented diets for Switzerland lack a transparent representation of the dynamic effects caused by large‐scale conversions of the food system. In this study, therefore, a system dynamics model is employed to investigate intended and unintended changes on the food system structure and on environmental impacts. Several human health‐oriented scenarios are implemented and tested with different production‐ and consumption‐side intervention strategies. Because all scenarios assuming an increase in the consumption of plant‐based products also involve higher consumption of dairy products, consequences for bovine meat need to be considered. The biological link between milk and bovine meat production leads to an unintended increase in bovine meat production as milk production increases. Intervention strategies at the consumption level thus need to be accompanied by intervention strategies at the agricultural production level. Similarly, intervention strategies that aim at improving health outcomes at the production level need to be accompanied by strategies that affect diets and thus consumption preferences. Avoiding instances of policy resistance requires integrated policy design and implementation across agriculture, the environment and human health. This integration is a challenge for farmers, the food industry and consumers alike.

Agricultural Financing and Unemployment Rate in Nigeria: A Cointegration Approach

Abstract In Nigeria, the level of agricultural productivity and farmers’ income have been affected by inadequate financing, which invariably discourages job creation and increases unemployment rate. Therefore, the study examines the impact of agricultural financing on unemployment rate in Nigeria, using time series data collected from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the World Bank database from 1981 to 2018. Using Johansen’s cointegration, Error Correction Method (ECM), and Granger causality analytical techniques, our findings show that AGRIC_GDP, AGRICL_TL, GR, LR, and RUTP have a long-run relationship with UNEMPR and are statistically significant. Also, the ECM of about 57%, which is statistically significant, provides an indication of a satisfactory speed of adjustment and translates that about 57 percent of the errors are corrected in each period. The study recommends among others that government policy on agricultural credit should place more emphasis on strengthening banks’ commitment.

Bright spots in U.S. corn production

We adopt an approach known as bright spots analysis to identify U.S. regions with surprisingly high corn yields given regional expectations, seasonal weather, and soil characteristics. These counties are regional ‘surprises’ that, by definition, achieve unexpectedly high levels of agricultural productivity. We then use multinomial logistic regression to identify the actionable factors—or the factors over which agricultural stakeholders can exert a certain level of control—that most strongly predict whether a county is a bright spot. We find that farmers in surprisingly productive regions spend an average of $17.6 more per acre on fertilizer, $12.4 more per acre on labor, irrigate 12% more of operated land, and receive $6.6 more per acre from government programs than those cultivating in less productive regions. We conclude by questioning whether and to what extent these attributes of productive regions can be managed for a sustainable future.

Species of iron in the sediments of the Yellow River and its effects on release of phosphorus.

Species of Fe in the sediments from 21 sections of the Yellow River have been analyzed utilizing the so-called sequential extraction approach. The correlation between iron and phosphorus was analyzed, and the risk of release phosphorus was predicted. The results show that the content of residual iron (Feresidual) in the sediments is the highest, accounting for more than 92.55% of total iron (∑Fe) (the sum of the iron contents in each form is the total iron). Ca-bound phosphorous (PCa) is equal to the sum of authigenic calcium and phosphorus (Paut) and detritus calcium phosphorus (PDe), accounting for more than 73.01% of ∑P, in which PDe accounts for more than 90.91% of PCa, which is the main component of PCa and the main component of ∑P; Fewater in sediments is closely related to Porg, and Feex is closely related to Pex and PAl, which is an important factor to control the release of endogenous phosphorus. The extremely significant positive correlation between Feresidual and Paut and PDe in sediments is that they are affected by complex geological conditions in the Yellow River Basin. Judging by the ratio of ∑Fe/∑P combined with the influence of human factors, the release of phosphorus in sediments of most reaches of the Yellow River is controlled by iron, while the release of phosphorus is inhibited. Sediments in Xigu section H4, Zhongwei section H5, Haibowan section H7, three Sanshenggong section H8, Liulin section H13, and Tongguan section H16 of the Yellow River have certain phosphorus release risks, because phosphorus release is not only controlled by iron but also influenced by human factors, such as industrial and agricultural production level and artificial dam construction.

Factors that antimicrobial resistance in food systems: a participatory modelling approach

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) emerges from a complex web of factors; understanding their dynamics is key to determining sustainable solutions. Thus, we aimed to create a model of the diverse factors influencing AMR in two food systems and model the impacts of interventions. Methods We built a causal loop diagram (CLD) of the factors driving AMR in the food chain via 4 participatory workshops (2 in Sweden; 2 in Malaysia) with diverse stakeholders. The CLD became the structure of a compartmental model, which was populated using data from multiple sources (e.g., interviews, surveillance data). Using fuzzy set theory, quantitative and qualitative data were converted to categorical variables. The compartmental model was created in AnyLogic and was used to test how expert-selected solutions (e.g., taxation) might impact AMR under different scenarios. Results Factors identified as influencing AMR across Europe and Southeast Asia clustered around key themes: on-farm (e.g., biosecurity); social (e.g., consumer demand); research (e.g., alternatives to antimicrobials [AMs]); economic (e.g., agricultural production levels); policy (e.g., trade agreements); and environment (e.g., waste management). Differences were identified between regions, for example, regulations and standards regarding imports or food safety were more relaxed in Southeast Asia than in Europe. Identified interventions included: AMR education in schools, training diverse stakeholders in AM stewardship, increased on-farm biosecurity measures to limit disease and the need for AMs, and taxing AM-containing products. Conclusions Our model captured a range of multi-level, interlinked factors that impact AMR in the European and Southeast Asian food system contexts. Preliminary findings suggest that different principles need to be cultivated (e.g., polycentric governance, cross-sector partnerships) to ensure that interventions addressing AMR are sustainable over time. Key messages Our study visually characterized the interlinked factors that impact AMR transmission and emergence in food systems. Our approach provides a tool to model impacts of potential interventions.

Development of Organic Agriculture in the European Union Member States: The Role of Public-Private Partnership

This study focuses on the need to use public-private partnership (PPP) mechanisms in the development of organic agriculture in order to solve problems in the field of sustainable rural development, when economic well-being is achieved not through the environmental degradation that threatens human life and health, and especially the health of future generations, but in harmony with nature; and to improve food security of the country in the field of providing quality nutrition. The conclusion has been made that it is important and necessary to develop organic agriculture in the modern Russia to increase the sustainability of its development. The analysis of global trends in the development of the organic sector of agricultural production has been carried out. A review of the practice of applying PPP mechanisms in the development of this agricultural sector in Europe has been provided. The conclusion about PPP as an effective tool for bringing relations between agricultural organizations and the state to a new level has been justified, which will help create an efficient mechanism for updating fixed assets and, therefore, increase the level of agricultural production.

Agri-Food Chain – Challenges and Perspectives

Abstract Agri–food sector is one of the biggest and most supported economic sectors in the EU. It is a key sector for sustainable economic development and food safety and security. The EU Common Agricultural Policy (hereinafter CAP) is its backbone – it helps farmers with income support and market measures on the one hand and, on the other hand, it ensures sustainable rural development in individual EU countries. Despite of the huge support agricultural sectors in Member States are facing serious problems – in Slovakia it is especially the low level of domestic agricultural production, low quality of food products, high unemployment rate especially among young people, ageing of population and abandonment of rural areas. Looking for solutions for these problems mentioned there is a great challenge for relevant public authorities and for the academic sector, as well. Based on these facts the initiative to submit a project proposal has arisen within the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence – which would respond on challenges in this field. The project (Centre of Excellence for European Agri-Food Chain – CEEAG 611446-EPP-1-2019-1-SK-EPPJMO-CoE) has been granted and its main focus will start from important and irreplaceable role of agriculture and food industry in national economies of (not only) Member States via ensuring their food security under conditions given by the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) – one of the most supported policies in the EU.

The Development Process, International Experience and Breakthrough Direction of Agricultural Supply side Structural Reform

China’s agricultural supply side structure has experienced three major changes, but the effect is not obvious, so it is necessary to trace its roots and make a breakthrough. This paper explores the key points and difficulties in the three stages of China’s agricultural supply side reform, and finds that China’s agricultural supply side structural reform needs to break through three core points: removing the high inventory of main agricultural products, reducing farmers’ production costs, and making up for the safety and quality of agricultural products and the short board of ecological environment. Combined with the reform experience of the United States, Canada and India, this paper proposes to establish a diversified “government + market” policy regulation system, reduce agricultural production cost through multiple channels, improve agricultural production level, supplement the short board of modern agricultural production, realize sustainable green production, and seek an effective breakthrough in agricultural supply side structural reform.

Agroecology or modern conventional agriculture? Positions of Argentine rural extensionists

<p>At a global level, there is a growing concern about the sustainability of agricultural production models. In particular, the impacts and environmental passives derived from the implementation of the principles of the so-called Green Revolution. In contrast, agroecology gains supporters in the context of a different productive model, though limited due to lower levels of agricultural productivity. Nevertheless, for any of these models to come into practice, it has to go through farmers’ decision-making. Thus, acknowledging the key role played by rural extensionists in farmers’ decision-making process, in this article the extensionists’ personal positioning and that of their institutions are analyzed in the context of the contrast between agroecology and conventional agriculture. A total of 583 rural extensionists who work in the National Institute of Agricultural Technology, the Subsecretariat of Family Farming and Territorial Development, and other Argentine institutions replied to an online questionnaire. It included sociodemographic questions and asked to position oneself and one’s institution using a five-level Likert-type item, in which agroecology and conventional agriculture were the poles. Results show that, on average, extensionists have a tendency towards the agroecological pole, while they situate their institutions halfway between both agricultural models. In general, women, who have no university degree, and who hold a degree in social sciences, are more oriented to the agroecological pole.</p>

A Strategic Approach to Value Chain Upgrading—Adopting Innovations and Their Impacts on Farm Households in Tanzania

The level of agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa remains far below the global average. This is partly due to the scarce use of production- and process-enhancing technologies. This study aims to explore the driving forces and effects of adopting innovative agricultural technologies in food value chains (FVC). These enhancing FVC technologies are referred to as upgrading strategies (UPS) and are designed to improve specific aspects of crop production, postharvest processing, market interaction, and consumption. Based on cross-sectional data collected from 820 Tanzanian farm households, this study utilized the adaptive lasso to analyse the determinants of UPS. To measure the impact of their adoption on well-being, this study applied the propensity score matching approach (PSM). Results from the adaptive lasso suggested that access to credit, experience of environmental shocks and social capital were the main drivers of UPS adoption. In contrast, the engagement in off-farm wage employment impeded adoption. The results from the PSM suggested that UPS adoption has a positive and significant impact on well-being among sampled households, especially with respect to their total value of durable goods and commercialization. The paper suggests that the promotion of social capital and access to financial capital is pivotal in enhancing the adoption of innovative UPS in the farming sector.

The moving of high emission for biomass burning in China: View from multi-year emission estimation and human-driven forces

Biomass burning (BB) has significant impacts on air quality, climate and human health. In China, the BB emission has changed substantially over the past decades while the multi-year variation held high uncertainty and the driving forces have addressed little attention. Here, this research aimed to conduct a comprehensive and systematic analysis of BB variation in China and provided precise and targeted BB emission reduction suggestions. The moving of high emission for BB from 2003 to 2014 was clearly identified, by the view of reliable emission estimation and anthropogenic impacts. Multiple satellite products, field survey, time varying biomass loading data and measured emission factors were adopted to better estimating BB emission and reducing the uncertainty. Social-economic analysis was added to assess the anthropogenic impacts on high emission variation quantitatively. Results showed that the cumulative BB emissions of OC, EC, CH4, NOX, NMVOC, SO2, NH3, CO, CO2, PM2.5 and PM10 during 2003-2014 were 1.6 × 104, 5.64 × 103, 3.57 × 104, 1.7 × 104, 5.44 × 104, 2.96 × 103, 6.77 × 103, 6.5 × 105, 1.15 × 107, 5.26 × 104 and 6.04 × 104 Gg, respectively. Crop straw burning (in-field and domestic) in northeast China plain (NEP), north China plain (NCP), northern arid and semiarid region and loess plateau were the key sources, averagely contributed 73% for all the pollutants emission. While domestic straw burning and firewood burning in Sichuan basin (SB), Yunnan-Guizhou plateau and southern China were main contributors, averagely accounting for 70% of all the pollutants emission. On regional level, high emissions were mainly found in SB, NCP and NEP. Temporally, high emissions were mainly found in crop sowing harvesting and heating seasons. From 2003 to 2014, the BB emission for different biomass species has changed significantly in different regions. High emission has gradually moved from SB to NCP and NEP. Firewood burning and domestic straw burning emission decreased by 47% and 14% in SB, respectively. In-field straw burning emission increased by 52% and 231% in NCP and NEP respectively and domestic straw burning emission increased by 62% in NEP. Emissions from heating season have decreased while emissions in corn harvest season were continuously increased. Analysis of Environmental kuznets curve, agricultural productivity level, human burning habits, rural energy structure and local control policies revealed the internal human driving strength of the variation for BB emission. The unbalanced development of social economy and the policy bias were primary drivers of limiting the BB management. BB emission will alleviate in NCP and aggravate in NEP. For the further emission reduction, effective measures for corn sources management, straw returning and rural energy utilization should be systematically considered. This research provides a clear evidence for the multi-year variation pattern of BB emissions, which is critical for pollution prediction, air quality modeling and targeted mitigation strategies for the key regions of China.

A survey of farmers’ education and activities in Oyo West Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

The low agricultural productivity level of farmers in Nigeria has been partly attributed to their low educational level relative to their counterparts in the developed nations. This study was therefore conducted to find out farmers’ education and their agricultural activities in Oyo–West Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State. Multi–stage sampling technique was adopted for the survey. The survey area was divided into two zones, and each zone divided into five quarters making 10 quarters in all, and a total of 100 questionnaires were administered. The data were processed and subjected to descriptive analysis using frequency count and simple percentages. From the results obtained, all the respondents had a minimum of primary education but 68% of them didn’t have formal training in agriculture. Also, the study revealed that 90% of the respondents were visited by extension agents on a yearly basis while 60% claimed extension services had positive effects on their farming activities. Also, 84% of the respondents claimed education enhanced access to finance, market and information. The paper concluded that education can make farmers better and take them out of subsistence agriculture. The paper then recommended well structured extension services by the use of mass media, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and adult literacy classes for uneducated farmers.
 Keywords: farmers, education, farming activities, Oyo West LGA

СИТИ-ФЕРМЕРСТВО КАК ПЕРСПЕКТИВНОЕ НАПРАВЛЕНИЕ РАЗВИТИЯ АГРОПРОИЗВОДСТВА

The growing population of the Earth demands more food. New solutions are needed: modernization and increasing the efficiency of the entire production system and the level of food security. One of the most promising areas of agriculture today is the so-called city farming, which implies the establishment of farms for growing crops and animals in urban areas. The review of the main technologies of city farming, their technological features and design options is given. The aim of the presented study was to increase the level of urban agricultural production, in particular indoor greenhouses, on the basis of digital, intellectually advising control systems. The technical task in designing a room greenhouse was to increase productivity by automating the process of growing plants, maintaining optimal microclimate parameters, and controlling the process of plant growth remotely using a phone or tablet. Several modifications have been developed that are currently being introduced into production, based on hydroponics, aeroponics and aquaponics. For experimental research, a laboratory setup based on the Arduino platform was developed. Tested equipment has shown its performance. These recommendations will help grow plants with minimal time spent on caring for them. Using the proposed robotic room greenhouse allows you to get fresh vegetables, berries and greens all year round in an apartment or office, regardless of season and climate, automate the process of growing various crops, and control the growth process remotely

Regional leadership of agrarian production in Ukraine: assessment, problems and directions of development

The leading regions of Ukraine’s agricultural production are the most eye-catching for attracting foreign investments, introducing innovative technologies and entering international markets. Research of the main factors, characteristics and experience which determine the agricultural guidance of the regions provide information to the potential investors for the accomplishment of investment and innovation programs, identify problems and ways to solve them for further expansion of the agricultural sector. The study applied the method of estimating the level of agricultural production in terms of gross agricultural output per one person of the rural population (GAO per one person of the rural population). The evaluation of the leadership of agricultural production in the regional aspect was carried out on the basis of the Ukraine’s regional allotment into three groups, formed by the ranges of the ratio of GAO per one person of the rural population to its average value in Ukraine. A group of regional leaders from 15 oblasts (regions) that form the leading agricultural district (Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytsky, Cherkasy, Chernihiv) has been established. In these oblasts, agricultural products worth UAH 525298.1 million are produced. (77.1% of the volume in Ukraine), is sold for export for USD 8181.0 million (40.3% of Ukraine’s agricultural exports). It is determined that in the leading district the area of agricultural lands is 27.2 million hectares, 82.7% of which are arable lands of fertile chernozem. The structure of production has changed towards crop production, the most profitable and export-oriented one. The rural population has shrunk to 7.1 million, reducing its labor potential. More than 77% of agricultural machinery is concentrated in the district, but this is on the background of its overall reduction by 3.5 times or even more (in 2019 compared with 1990). The main problems in land use are: high degree of plowing of agricultural lands (the highest in five oblasts reaches 81.5-88.1%), violation of the system of scientifically justified crop rotations, insignificant application of organic fertilizers (0.1-1.3 t/ha), which intensifies soil degradation processes. Investments in the leading agricultural district of 15 oblasts amount to UAH 45.3 billion, or 77.3% of the total volume in Ukraine, but their main part (65.4%) is own funds of enterprises and organizations and only 0.7% are the funds of foreign investors. The influence of farms’ categorical factors and the scale of commodity production on certain types of products is analyzed and a significant influence on the leadership of large agricultural associations (agricultural holdings) is revealed. The system of internal and external factors influencing the leadership of the regions is generalized in our study. The measures of the state agrarian policy should be intended to transition to production of products with high added value, optimization of land use system, improvement of investment climate, rendering of the state help to agrarian producers, development of infrastructure and system of logistics, information and legal support of agrarian export, introduction of innovative technologies in the field of decision making in farming.

Assessment and problems of improving the efficiency of the use of labor resources in agriculture

The article deals with the problem of the efficiency of the use of labor resources in the agricultural sector. At the same time, the role of socio-economic groups in changing the level of agricultural labor productivity is noted. In dynamics, the indicators that characterize this group of factors and the reasons for their changes are considered. The authors substantiate the direction of the impact on the activation of underutilized reserves of agricultural labor efficiency growth.