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Growth and Instability in Agriculture - A case of maize production in India
No full textMaize (Zea mays L) is one of the most versatile emerging crops having wider adaptability. Globally, maize is known as queen of cereals. According to advance estimate it is cultivated in 8.49 m ha (2010-11) mainly during Kharif season. Forty five per cent of the total maize, produced in India is being used as human food and 52 per cent goes to feed industry. This study was an attempt to estimate the growth rate and to identify the sources of instability in maize production in India. The study is based on time-series data for 60 years (1950-51 to 2009-10) on area, production and productivity of maize in India. Exponential growth rate, Instability index and Hazel s decomposition analysis were used. The area under maize during the study period increased at significant growth rate of 1.17 per cent while production at growth rate of 3.08. The variation around the trend (instability index 14.65) and the variation around mean (CV 53.84 %) was more in case of production than in area and productivity. Increase in mean yield accounted for 61.42 per cent of the increase in production. Variance of production of maize was mainly due to factor other than area and producttivity.
Acknowledgement : I dedicate this work to my parents Shri. Shivalingappa, A.N and Smt. Tharamathi, K.S. and my lovely wife Jayalakshmi, G.S. I also thank my sister Nandini, (brother-in-law) Kiran, Thanvitha, Kushal and all Kalmane family members. All VRS and GKVK friends for their lovely friendship, love, help and care and for enjoyable and memorable moments. I place on record with deep sense of gratitude to my esteemed guru Dr. K.B. Umesh, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, U. A. S., Bangalore for all the efforts he took beyond the call of duty and constant encouragement
A quantile regression analysis of dietary diversity and anthropometric outcomes among children and women in the rural–urban interface of Bangalore, India
No full textOpportunities for Reusing Textile Waste in K.B Passage OÜ
No full textTekstiilitööstus on üks suurimaid tööstuseid maailmas, mis tekitab suurtes kogustes jäätmeid. Aina
rohkem pööratakse tähelepanu antud tööstusevaldkonnas just keskkonna säästmisele ja võimaluste
leidmisele, kuidas kasutada ära järgi jäävad tekstiilid. Ringmajanduse ajastul võib tekstiilijäätmeid
pidada ressursiks uute tekstiiltoodete tootmiseks, mida tehes on võimalik vähendada
keskkonnamõjusid. Kui tarbimisjärgsete jäätmete kohta on tehtud palju uuringuid, siis
tekstiilitootmise erinevatel tootmisetappidel tekkivaid tööstusjäätmete voogusid ei ole piisavalt
uuritud ning ei ole leitud lahendusi, mida nendega peale hakata. Käesoleva lõputöö eesmärgiks oli uurida, millised võimalused on rõivatootmis ettevõttel K.B Passage OÜ tekstiilijäätmete taaskasutamisel Eestis. Ettevõttel puudus ülevaade, kui palju tekib neil tekstiilijäätmeid kokku ning kui suur kahjum see neile täpsemalt oli. Uuringu käigus koostas autor detailse ülevaate järgi jäävatest tekstiilijääkidest ning kategoriseeris
need vastavalt võimalike kasutusalade järgi. Kategoriseerimise aluseks võeti järgi jäävate
tekstiilitükkide pindalad. Lõputöö uuringus selgub, et tekstiilijäätmeid on võimalik Eestis
taaskasutada, kuid antud lahendusi ei ole hetkel piisavalt palju. Vaatluse käigus selgus, et ettevõttel
K.B Passage OÜ jääb kahe kollektsiooni peale kuus kokku 32,7 kg tekstiilijäätmeid ning rahaline
kahjum on 1093 eurot kuus ja aastane summa on 13116 eurot. Materjalidest jääb kõige rohkem järgi
villa ja puuvilla tekstiilijäätmeid. Analüüsist selgus arvutuste tulemusel, et kõikide taaskasutatavate
tekstiilijäätmete materjali kulu kokku ühes kuus on 720 eurot ja aastane summa on 8640 eurot. Seda
summat on võimalik ettevõttel päästa, taaskasutades enda tekstiilijäätmeid ja nendest ise õmmeldes
lasteriideid. Autori koostatud ettepanekud ettevõttele K.B Passage OÜ tekstiilijääkide taaskasutamiseks: Kõige optimaalsem lahendus on ettevõttel hakata ise taaskasutama enda tekstiilijäätmeid,
näiteks tehes alles jäävatest jäätmetest lasterõivaid, mida oleks võimalik müüa. Teine ettepanek oleks rakendada toote disainimisel nulljäätmete disaini, et tekiks vähem tekstiiilijääke alles, ning võimalikult suur kangast oleks ära kasutatud. Kolmas ettepanek oleks tekstiilimaterjalide ümbertöötlemine, keemiliselt või mehaaniliselt. Neljas ettepanek on ettevõttel parandada enda visuaalset juhtimist, et hakata tektsiilijäätmeid eraldi kangaste järgi sorteerima. Jätkusuutlikuks jäätmete käitlemiseks, tuleb pidevalt analüüsida tekkivate jäätmete koguseid ning leida uuenduslikke lahendusiselleks, et neid võimalikult optimaalselt ettevõtte jaoks ära kasutada.The textile industry is one of the largest industries in the world, generating large amounts of waste.
Increasing attention is being paid in this industry to saving the environment and finding ways to use
leftover textiles. In the age of the circular economy, textile waste can be seen as a resource for the
production of new textile products that can reduce environmental impact. While many studies have
been carried out on post-consumer waste, the industrial waste streams generated at different stages of
textile production have not been sufficiently studied and no solutions have been found to address
them. The aim of this dissertation was to study the possibilities of the clothing production company K.B
Passage OÜ in recycling textile waste in Estonia. The company did not have an overview of how
much textile waste they generated in total and how much of a loss it was for them. In the course of the study, the author compiled a detailed overview of the remaining textile residues
and categorized them according to the possible uses. The categorization was based on the areas of the
remaining textile pieces. The study of the dissertation shows that it is possible to reuse textile waste
in Estonia, but there are not enough solutions at the moment. During the inspection, it turned out that
the company K.B Passage OÜ has a total of 32.7 kg of textile waste per month after two collections,
and the financial loss is 1093 euros per month and the annual amount is 13116 euros. The largest
types of wastes are wool and cotton. The analysis showed that the total cost of all recyclable textile
waste material in one month is 720 euros and the annual amount is 8640 euros. This amount can be
saved by the company by reusing its own textile waste and sewing children's clothes from it. Proposals prepared by the author for the company K.B Passage OÜ for the reuse of textile waste: The most optimal solution is for the company to start recycling its own textile waste, for example by making the remaining waste children's clothes that can be sold. Another proposal would be to use a zero-waste design in the design of the product, so that less textile waste is generated and as much fabric as possible is used. The third proposal would be the recycling of textiles, chemically or mechanically. The fourth proposal is for the company to improve its visual management in order to start sorting textile waste separately by fabric. For sustainable waste management, the amount of waste generated must be constantly analyzed and
innovative solutions must be found in order to make the best possible use of it for the company
Pioneers of Library Movement in Pakistan
No full textThe paper aims to describe in brief the contribution of seven leaders of Pakistan librarianship, viz. K.B. Khalifa M. Asadullah, Prof. Dr. Abdul Moid, Dr. Abdus Subuh Qasimi, Muhammad Shafi, Fazal Elahi, Khawaja Nur Elahi and S. V. Hussain. The early library developments are given for better understanding of the role of these leaders
Author Correction: Markerless tracking of an entire honey bee colony (Nature Communications, (2021), 12, 1, (1733), 10.1038/s41467-021-21769-1)
No full textThe original version of this Article omitted from the author list the fourth author Alexander S. Mikheyev, who is from the Ecology and Evolution Unit, OIST Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan, and the Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. The third author Yoann Portugal has the following additional affiliation: Ecology and Evolution Unit, OIST Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan. The fourth author Alexander S. Mikheyev and the fifth author Greg J. Stephens declare equal contributions. Consequently, the Acknowledgements, which formerly read “We thank Michael Iuzzolino, Dieu My thanh Nguyen, Orit Peleg, and Michael Smith for comments on the manuscript and code testing. This work was supported by the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University”, have been corrected to “We are grateful to Takahashi Ikemiya for maintaining the experimental bee colonies. We thank Michael Iuzzolino, Dieu My Thanh Nguyen, Orit Peleg, and Michael Smith for comments on the manuscript and code testing. This work was supported by the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University. Additional funding was provided by KAKENHI grants 16H06209 and 16KK0175 from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science to AM”. Additionally, the Author Contributions, which formerly read “Y.P. performed the bee work and devised the imaging setup, L. H. devised the labeling tool, K.B. performed method development and data analysis, K.B. and G.S. designed the study and wrote the manuscript”, has been corrected to “Y.P. performed the bee work, Y.P. and A.M. devised the imaging setup, L.H. devised the labeling tool, K.B. performed method development and data analysis, K.B., A.M., and G.S. designed the study, K.B. and G.S. wrote the manuscript”. This has been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article. The original version of the Supplementary information associated with this Article contained an error in the description of Supplementary Table 2, which incorrectly read “All imaging data in this study were collected in 2019”. The correct version states “2018” in place of “2019”. The HTML has been updated to include a corrected version of the Supplementary information
Technical Efficiency in Finger Millet and Paddy Crop in Southern Karnataka: Application of Data Envelop Analysis and Stochastic Frontier Approach
No full textWillingness to Pay for Crop Insurance Premium-A Study on Maize Farmers in India
No full textAgricultural activity is subject to a wide range of risks due to the variable economic and biophysical environment in which farming operates. Agriculture risks arise due to uncertainty over factors determining returns to agricultural production. Crop insurance is one of the risk mitigating strategies for farmers. The objective of the study was to estimate WTP by the rainfed maize farmres to crop insurance premium and also factors influencing their WTP. The study revealed that farmers were willing to pay 0.34 percent more premium than the prevailing rate to insure their crop. The average probability of WTP of farmers for crop insurance premium was 0.53. Age was the important factor influencing their WTP. It was observed that farmers' awareness about the products and procedures of crop insurance was poor. Hence, efforts should be made to increase the awareness and help farmers to take advantage of crop insurance
IMMEDIATED TO IMMORTALITY Russian writer and publicist Kavad Bagirovich Rush
No full textK.B. Rush is a writer who expresses the interests of the Russian people, a writer-statesman. K.B. Rush was characterized by a providential sense of history. Turning to the past, K.B. Rush comprehended the present. He had the writer's and the civil courage to talk about the spirituality of history. K.B. Rush blazed into Russian literature. His works "Invitation to battle", "Birth of the Tank Nation", "Christ is Risen, Sailors!", "Officers' Time", "Army and Culture", "Russia's Missile Sword," "Splashed Blue," "Sovereign Eagles," " Road and destiny "," Iron Soldiers "," Sibiryaki against the SS "and others do not leave the reader indifferent, involuntarily join the story, to the heroic pages of the past, they make us see the lessons of history after the author, and comprehend our present through the threads of the past. K.B. Rush rightfully took his place on the literary Olympus</jats:p
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