IJLRAVS

Current Issue (Volume 04 - Issue 01)

Title:	The Benefits of Year-Round Farmers’ Markets
Authors:	Wandra Arrington
Source:	International Journal of Latest Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (IJLRAVS), pp 01 - 09, Vol 04 - No. 01, 2022
Abstract:	Farmers’ markets have become a critical ingredient to our nation’s economy, food systems, and communities. Connecting the rural to the urban, farmer to consumer, and fresh ingredients to our diets, farmers’ markets are becoming economic and community centerpieces in both cities and towns across the U.S. There are over 8,600 markets listed in the National Farmers Market Directory, demonstrating the continuous demand for these community-oriented markets and the many contributions they make to the respective local economies.This article provides information on the main characteristics of farmers’ markets and the ways you can enjoy them in your community year-round. These markets benefit local farmers, vendors, consumers, neighbors, the community, and the local economy.
Keywords:	Farmers’ Markets, Farmers, Agriculture, Food Systems
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Title:	Analyse des impacts des artefacts sur les activités socio-économiques dans la Réserve de Biosphére Transfrontaliére du Delta du fleuve Sénégal (RBTDS)
Authors:	Arona Sow, Adama Cheikh Diouf
Source:	International Journal of Latest Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (IJLRAVS), pp 10 - 17, Vol 04 - No. 01, 2022
Abstract:	Les années de sécheresse 1970-1980 et leur corollaire dans le Sahel et particulièrement dans le delta du fleuve Sénégal ont poussé les Etats limitrophes à mettre en oeuvre une politique de réalisation d’infrastructures hydrauliques de grande envergure afin de faire face au déficit pluviométrique. C’est dans ce cadre que de grands aménagements ont été construits sur le fleuve Sénégal par les pays membres de l’Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du fleuve Sénégal (OMVS). La mise en eau du barrage de Diama en 1986 et celui de Manantali en 1988 a bouleversé complétement le régime hydrologique du fleuve Sénégal causant des impacts sur les écosystèmes et les modes de vie des populations. Ce travail analyse et met en exergue les effets environnementaux des artéfacts sur les activités socio-économiques dans la Réserve de Biosphére Transfrontaliére du Delta du fleuve Sénégal(RBTDS) dans la partie sénégalaise. Pour y parvenir, plusieurs techniques de recueil d’informations ont été combinées. Ce sont entre autres, la recherche documentaire, des entretiens avec les techniciens de la Société de Gestion de Diama(SOGED) de Saint-Louis, une enquête par questionnaire auprès des maraîchers et des observations directes. Il ressort des informations recueillies que les artefacts s’accompagnent de facteurs limitatifs au développement des activités socio-économiques. Ces dernières se caractérisent par une baisse des productions agricoles et les revenus des paysans de la RBTDS.
Keywords:	Réserve de biosphère Transfrontaliére, artefact, sécheresse, gestion et gouvernance
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Title:	Impact of Intensive Agricultural Training on Productivity of Smallholder Farmers: A Case Study of International Skill Acquisition Centre (ISAC), Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Authors:	Adetola Emmanuel Oduwole, Samson Olayemi Sennuga, Albert Glory Wilberforce & Ajuma Ebhohon
Source:	International Journal of Latest Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (IJLRAVS), pp 18 - 24, Vol 04 - No. 01, 2022
Abstract:	This study was carried out at the International Skill Acquisition Centre, Nasarawa State. The centeris a leading international training Center, offering advanced leadership, management, and capacity-building programs to both professionals and inexperienced personnel. The study‟s main objective is to determine the impact of intensive agricultural training on the productivity of smallholder farmers. Systematic and simple random sampling techniques were employed in sampling the 100 respondents for the study, while the researcher employed the use of questionnaires to collect data used for the study which were analyzed using descriptive statistics. From the result obtained from the analysis, the majority of the smallholder farmers who were beneficiaries of the ISAC agricultural training programme were female with an average age of 26.78 years. Most of them were unmarried with an average household size of 4.43. More than 79% of the respondents had at least a secondary school education. The farmers had an average farming experience of 9.59 years while the average farm size of the respondents is 2.97 hectares. The most accessible agricultural training programme to smallholder farmers in the study area were “water and crop management programmes” and “fish farming”. Also, the smallholder farmers were able to “develop basic knowledge and skill on aspects and procedures of agribusiness and produce” as a result of the ISAC agricultural training program in Nasarawa State was the highest among the respondents. Meanwhile, some of the major constraint faced by the smallholder farmers in accessing agricultural training in the study area is inadequate funds and quality facilitators. It was recommended that the government, non-governmental organization and other stakeholders should ensure factors that prevent smallholder farmers from participating effectively in training programs are considered when planning for any training activities.
Keywords:	Training, productivity, smallholder, farmers, skills
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Title:	Organic Agriculture and the Prisoner’s Dilemma in Pest Management--- ---A 2-Farmer Case
Authors:	Yuan Zhuang
Source:	International Journal of Latest Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (IJLRAVS), pp 25 - 31, Vol 04 - No. 01, 2022
Abstract:	Pest management is one of the key components of modern agriculture. Pesticide overapplication has generated plenty of environmental problems on our Earth. Organic agriculture is a practicable strategy which can realize a sustainable use of agricultural resources and has lots of environmental, economic, and social benefits. But improper pest management will result in a Prisoner’s Dilemma and lead to the failure of organic agriculture. This paper is going to set a simplified 2-player game model to discuss the feasibility to resolve such a problem.
Keywords:	Prisoner’s Dilemma;Pest Management; Organic Agriculture; Strategy; Learning by Doing
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