Women's Labour and Mechanization in Mediterranean Greenhouse Farming

Manzano‐Agugliaro, Francisco; García-Cruz, Amós; Fernández-Sánchez, José Salvador

doi:10.5367/oa.2013.0141

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“…However, low-cost solutions are being used in various sectors with very good results, for example in the field of construction, where energy efficiencies in buildings are obtained simply by adopting bioclimatic architectural measures [55,56]. In agricultural topics several low-cost solutions can be found that make agricultural systems more sustainable from an economic [57], environmental [58], and social point of view [59]. This report aims to record the strong interconnections between low-cost technologies and the economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability from the perspective of being advantageous to strategies promoting national and regional economic growth.…”

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Worldwide Research on Low Cost Technologies through Bibliometric Analysis

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2020

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It is essential to address research into low-cost technologies, as those employed on a wide scale demand a great amount of resources. The main goal of this work was to analyze the research on low cost technologies worldwide by studying the scientific output recorded in the Scopus database. This analysis makes it possible to determine the evolution of research into low cost technologies. In particular, we analyzed the distribution of this research by the different scientific categories, the categories’ evolution over time, the types of publications, the geographical distribution throughout different countries, the main institutions in each scientific category, and the areas of research identified through the main keywords indexed in the publications. A remarkable finding of this work has been that the universities that are most active in low-cost technologies are those in the most technologically advanced countries. There is only one exception to the above statement and it is in the field of medicine, where the most technologically developed countries are not always the most interested in this field. Given the trends observed in recent years, there is a need for a major change and for low-cost technologies to become an area of interest in countries with emerging economies.

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Worldwide Research on Low Cost Technologies through Bibliometric Analysis

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“…It is worth remembering that many of the factors restricting male farmers from adopting sustainable and productive practices constrain women even more. The barriers they face because of their gender limit their ability to innovate and be more productive (Manzano-Agugliaro et al, 2013).…”

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Technology, rurality and gender… false friends, but not enemies!

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Guaranteeing gender equality in the access and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has become today a determining element in the achievement of food security and as a consequence of the achievement of rural development, which constitutes one of the goals of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Indeed, the fight against digital gender gaps and other gaps in a general way allow a greater contribution in the agri-food sector, which is becoming increasingly digitized and technological. In fact, the objective of the study is to analyse the impact that have determined gaps, such as: force labour participation rate, literacy rate, pay rate and ICT study rate, on the participation rate gap in the agricultural sector. For this reason, a multiple linear regression is proposed that considers 64 countries and subsequently the situation of four of these countries is examined in more detail: France, Spain, Morocco and Algeria. The results of this show the existence of a positive correlation between our variables but also the effect that some socio-economic and cultural factors have on this achievement.

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“…Agronomy also deals with the selection of suitable crop varieties, i.e., those best suited to the particular conditions of the environment [8,9], as well as the adoption of the most effective production system [10], the choice of the most suitable growing techniques [11], the selection of appropriate plant protection measures [12,13], the adoption of the most efficient harvesting methods both in terms of quantity and quality [14,15], and the choice of the most appropriate post-harvest technologies [16,17]. This is done by considering the management of inputs, such as labor, seeds, fertilizers, facilities, and machinery [18].…”

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Transfer of Agricultural and Biological Sciences Research to Patents: The Case of EU-27

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Agriculture as an economic activity and agronomy as a science must provide food for a constantly growing population. Research in this field is therefore becoming increasingly essential. Much of the research is carried out in academic institutions and then developed in the private sector. Patents do not have to be issued through scientific institutions. Patents from scientific institutions are intended to have a certain economic return on the investment made in research when the patent is transferred to industry. A bibliometric analysis was carried out using the Scopus and SciVal databases. This study analyses all the research carried out in the field of agronomy and related sciences (Agricultural and Biological Sciences category of Scopus database) by EU-27 countries, which has been cited in at least one international patent. The data show that out of about 1 million published works only about 28,000 have been used as a source of patents. This study highlights the main countries and institutions in terms of this transfer. Among these, Germany, France and Spain stand out in absolute terms, but considering the degree of specialization. Regarding their specialization the institution ranking is led by Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (58%), AgroParisTech (52%), Wageningen University & Research (48%), and INRAE (38%). It also analyses which journals used for this transfer are most important. For these publications more than 90% of the articles have had a higher-than-expected citation level for the year of publication, the type of publication and the discipline in which they are categorized. The most-obtained research fields can be distinguished as those related to genetics or mo-lecular biology, those related to specific foods, such as cheeses, milk, breads or oils, and, thirdly, the group covering food-related constituents such as caseins, probiotics, glutens, or starch.

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Women's Labour and Mechanization in Mediterranean Greenhouse Farming

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

Worldwide Research on Low Cost Technologies through Bibliometric Analysis

Worldwide Research on Low Cost Technologies through Bibliometric Analysis

Technology, rurality and gender… false friends, but not enemies!

Transfer of Agricultural and Biological Sciences Research to Patents: The Case of EU-27

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