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Determinants to Performance of Multipurpose Agricultural Cooperatives (MPACs): A Case of Gondar Zuria District, North Gondar, Ethiopia
Assefa Adane,
Degsew Melak,
Wuletaw Mekuria
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2020
Pages:
23-30
Received:
17 September 2019
Accepted:
26 October 2019
Published:
28 April 2020
Abstract: Cooperatives enable people to improve their social and economic conditions by pooling their resource and efforts together in ways that are more productive than working individually. The aim of this study was to identify determinants to performance of MPACs. Multistage sampling was employed to select study area and sample households. Study area selected purposively because of its accessibility and relatively large numbers of functional cooperatives. Primary data were collected from 122 members of sample cooperatives those were selected using simple random sampling proportional to size of members in the cooperative through semi-structured interview schedule and key informant interview and focus discussion. Moreover, secondary data were obtained from audit reports of sample cooperatives. The collected data entered to SPSS version 20. Descriptive analysis such as mean, percentage and frequency were analyzed along with probit model. However, their moderate involvement in service provision of agricultural input distribution cooperatives output marketing service in the study area was found as it was not outstanding that majority of the cooperatives did not carry out purchasing of farmers output. The model result revealed that from thirteen explanatory variables included in the model for analysis numbers of shareholding in cooperative, membership to union and working relationship in cooperative were found to be significantly and positively related to members’ satisfaction to overall performance of MPACs. On the other hand, family size of household, cooperative age and degree of corruption in cooperative were found to be significantly influence degree of member’s satisfaction to their cooperative overall performance negatively. Therefore, cooperative management and staff members should strive to render valuable services to its members.
Abstract: Cooperatives enable people to improve their social and economic conditions by pooling their resource and efforts together in ways that are more productive than working individually. The aim of this study was to identify determinants to performance of MPACs. Multistage sampling was employed to select study area and sample households. Study area sele...
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Major Causes of Organs and Carcass Condemnation and Financial Losses in Cattle Slaughtered at Adama Municipal Abattoir, Adama, Ethiopia
Bedaso Kebede,
Mekdes Abay,
Teshome Gunse
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2020
Pages:
31-37
Received:
2 December 2019
Accepted:
24 December 2019
Published:
19 May 2020
Abstract: Abattoirs play an important role in examining signs, lesions or specific diseases of surveillance of various diseases that have human and animal health importance. Surveillance at the abattoir allows for all animals passing into the human food chain to be inspected. Monitoring and other conditions at slaughter have been recognized as one way of assessing the disease status of the herd. Abattoir data can be a source of valuable information on the incidence and epidemiology of animal disease conditions, to estimate the financial losses incurred through the condemnation of affected organs. The study was conducted from November 2016 to April 2017 in Adama municipal abattoir, at Adama. The aim of this study was to identify the significant causes of organ condemnation and to estimate the magnitude of the direct financial losses attributed to the condemned organs from cattle slaughtered in the abattoir. Standard antemortem and postmortem inspection procedures were followed throughout the study. The antemortem inspection was carried out on arrival and in the lairage and abnormalities encountered was recorded, followed by postmortem examination through their identification number to detect gross abnormalities and aesthetic reasons that rendered each organ to be rejected from the domestic market. The estimation of financial losses is based on the annual slaughter capacity of the abattoir and considering the market average price of each organ. The study revealed that from a total of 384 slaughtered animals 63 (16.40%) were found to have signs of detectable abnormalities in the antemortem inspection. The clinical signs observed during an antemortem inspection from 63 animals were depression (5.46%), nasal discharge (4.68%), coughing (2.46%), lameness (1.56%) and local swelling ().18%). However, during postmortem inspection offal organs of slaughtered animals shown lesions and subjected to condemnation were liver (62.76%), lung (59.37%), and heart (9.37%). The identified microorganisms responsible for the condemnation of these organs in the study were fasciolosis (30.46%), hydatidosis (32.29%) and pericarditis (5.73%). The condemnation of this much organs resulted in a financial loss estimated to be 3,533,428.50 (ETB) or 152,763.862 USD annually. This study implies that high prevalence organ condemnation, particularly by parasitic infections. This warranties that awareness creation to animal owners on its animal husbandry management and animal health control measures like regular deworming.
Abstract: Abattoirs play an important role in examining signs, lesions or specific diseases of surveillance of various diseases that have human and animal health importance. Surveillance at the abattoir allows for all animals passing into the human food chain to be inspected. Monitoring and other conditions at slaughter have been recognized as one way of ass...
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A Mathematical Study of Break-Even Analysis Based on Dairy Farms in Bangladesh
Jinnat Ara,
Mir Md. Moheuddin,
Saddam Hossain,
Muhammad Abdus Sattar Titu
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2020
Pages:
38-43
Received:
22 May 2020
Accepted:
11 June 2020
Published:
23 June 2020
Abstract: Break-even analysis is the analysis of the level of sales at which a company would make zero profit and it assists management in determining the number of products to be produced to attain desired profits, the number of products to be produced at a minimum threshold level, gaining desired profits under different cost and volume relationship. This technique has been applied to focus on how selling prices, the volume of sales, total costs such as variable cost and fixed costs as well as the mix of product sold affects profit. This research study aimed to determine the profitability position of several dairy farms in Bangladesh based on their cost-volume of the production. The study is conducted on two dairy farms named as Subarna Agro-Based Initiative and Nusrat Agro & Dairy Farm in Noakhali district. To obtain the objectives, ten years of financial data are taken from the period of 2009-10 to 2018-19 in the form of primary data. Utilizing these data profit volume ratio (P/V ratio), break-even point (BEP) and margin of safety are calculated for ten years. From the analysis, a P/V ratio from 2009-10 to 2018-19 is gradually raised and also break-even point demonstrates an optimal level considering the level of sales volume in ten years. Besides, the margin of safety helps us to know the risk level of a business. As-a-results, this article will lead to making how much cost to be spent to produce the required number of volumes of products to achieve the desired profit goal.
Abstract: Break-even analysis is the analysis of the level of sales at which a company would make zero profit and it assists management in determining the number of products to be produced to attain desired profits, the number of products to be produced at a minimum threshold level, gaining desired profits under different cost and volume relationship. This t...
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The Influence and Countermeasures of the "COVID-19" on the Economic Development of Coastal Economic Zone of Guangdong Province
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2020
Pages:
44-48
Received:
5 June 2020
Accepted:
19 June 2020
Published:
28 June 2020
Abstract: In February 2020, the CPC Central Committee defined the epidemic at a meeting which with the theme of "Coordinating the epidemic prevention and control with economic and social development”—“The COVID-19 outbreak is a major public health emergency that has spread in the fastest speed, caused the most extensive infection and is the most difficult to contain in the country since the founding of the People's Republic of China”. From this definition, it can be seen that the impact of this epidemic on China is very huge. Sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 inevitably deal a relatively big blow to China's economic and social development. How to adopt effective measures to promote economic and social recovery and development under the working on an ongoing basis to contain the virus is an urgent issue that needs to be resolved. This article takes the Coastal Economic Zone of Guangdong Province as a research object. Analyzes the impact of the epidemic on it, and the difficulties and problems facing the current economic development. In response to these problems, this article makes several suggestions: continued prevention and control of the epidemic situation, increased government support, optimized industrial structure, and promoted economic growth by the Troika. So as to promote Guangdong's economic recovery and further promote Guangdong's economic and social development.
Abstract: In February 2020, the CPC Central Committee defined the epidemic at a meeting which with the theme of "Coordinating the epidemic prevention and control with economic and social development”—“The COVID-19 outbreak is a major public health emergency that has spread in the fastest speed, caused the most extensive infection and is the most difficult to...
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