Issues of sustainable food production in Latvia

The article presents main results of the first in Latvia study addressing the issues of the development of Latvia’s sustainable food production. For detailed research two main themes for Latvia’s agri-food sector’s sustainability were chosen: 1) the issues related to further development of the organic farming and processing; where the special attention has been paid to organic milk processing; and obtaining of organic pigmeat and beef in different Latvia’s regions; 2) quality and environment management systems enforcement - mandatory and voluntary and the trends of implementation of the international management standards (ISO 9001, ISO 22000; HACCP DS 3027:2002; ISO 14001). The publications, legal documents and databases of Latvia’s governmental and nongovernmental institutions were used as materials and the qualitative and quantitative research methods were applied for this empirical research. The assessment of present situation and the proposals for further development has been given

Organic farming in Latvia: development and economics

Organic agriculture plays an important role in the sustainable and environment-friendly agricultural production. The authors paper analyse the development and economic is¬sues of organic farming in Latvia. The primary information on organic farming in Latvia regarding the trends, the number of farms and land use, support payments as well as a short description of the structure of organic farming are provided. The influence of Latvia’s accession to the European Union on the organic farming development is assessed. The results of an analysis of the economic performance (net value added) of organic farms and a comparison with conventional farming are presented

Environmentally Friendly Agriculture: Development Issues in Latvia

Organic farming as the method and organic food nowadays play more and more important role in supplying sustainable and environmentally friendly practices, support a high level of biodiversity, utilize natural processes and ensure appropriate animal welfare standards. The paper analyzes the development and issues of perspectives of organic farming in Latvia. Some findings on organic agriculture development are given, estimating the primary information on organic farming in Latvia regarding the trends of organic farms' number, utilized organic agricultural land and share of organic land in the total agricultural land. Furthermore, the state policy and support for organic farming have been analyzed and compared with that of European Union (EU) and its Member States. The influence of Latvia's accession to the EU on the organic farming development is assessed. Some issues of further perspectives of development of Latvian organic agriculture are evaluated

TOURISM PLANNING AND IDENTIFYING ITS DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN LUDZA

Nowadays the actual problem is the reduction of population in small towns thus affecting the preservation and development of territories. Due to the migration and the negative natural increase of the population, the population of Ludza district is decreasing faster than the national average. Urban tourism is a growing tourism market. World tourism trends in today's market suggest that the number of tourists attracted by cities is increasing. Development of the tourism sector is one of the priorities of Ludza town development, as it promotes employment, business development, attraction of investments, as well as recognition of town image. In general this can be seen as a significant contribution to economic development but so far in the framework of the development of the Ludza town, tourism development opportunities have not been fully identified and used, and development is necessary continuously. It is important to conduct surveys, including surveying local people and tourism experts to find out the interests of visitors. This article will analyze the main principles and objectives for tourism development in towns. The aim of the article is to theoretically justify the need for tourism planning and identification of development potential in the town, studying Ludza's example

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Elektroniskā versija nesatur pielikumusAnotācija Izglītības procesa kvalitatīvākai norisei un rezultātam ir svarīga iesaistīto indivīdu sevis un citu konstruktīva izpratne, ko var veicināt socionika - teorija par indivīdu sociotipu klasifikāciju un mijattiecībām cilvēkpotenciāla vadīšanai, kur sociotips ir indivīda psihes īpašību iedzimts kopums, kas nosaka, kā indivīds gūst enerăiju, uztver informāciju, pieĦem lēmumus un strukturē savu dzīvi. Darba mērėis: pamatojoties uz speciālās literatūras teorētisko analīzi un praktiskā pētījuma rezultātiem, atklāt socionikas izmantošanas iespējas izglītības vadībā. Darbā secināts, ka socionika ir izmantojama akadēmiskajā menedžmentā: studentu uzĦemšanā un atbalsta aktivitātēs, programmu izstrādē, izglītības procesa mijattiecību pilnveidei. Apjoms 174 lpp., 48 att., 41 tab., 21 piel., 313 lit. avoti. Atslēgas vārdi: socionika, sociotips, students, docētājs.Annotation To qualitative process and outcome in education is important involved persons themselves and others constructive understanding what can to promote socionics - a theory of individual sociotypes qualification and interaction for management of human potential where sociotype is the set of inherent individual psyche features that determine how an individual gains energy, perceive information, makes decisions and structures one’s life. The aim of the doctoral thesis: to discover the possibilities of the use of socionics in education management based on the theoretical analysis of special literature and results of practical research. As a result it is concluded that socionics can be used in academic management: in admission of students and management of co-curricular activities, in development of curriculum and to promote the interrelationship of education process. Key words: socionics, sociotypes, student, educator

DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES OF ORGANIC FARMING IN LATVIA

Nowadays the organic farming as method and organic food takes important role for the sustainable and environmental friendly agricultural and food production. The paper analyzes the development and issues of future perspectives of organic farming in the Latvia. Some findings of organic agriculture development are given, estimating the primary information on organic farming in Latvia regarding the trends of the organic farms’ number, utilized organic agricultural and share of organic land in the total agricultural land. Besides, the state policy and support for organic farming have analyzed and compared with European Union (EU) and it’s Member States. The influence of Latvia’s accession to the EU on the organic farming development is assessed. Some issues of further perspectives of development of Latvian organic agriculture are evaluated

Formation of Environmental Factors in Global Market and Evaluation of Outsourcing Business Activities

Outsourcing is not only the engine of globalisation but also a new kind of competition. After evaluation of the opportunities and threats of outsourcing, policy of the country should be targeted at the increasing of the competitiveness of the country and the establishement of the new competition rules. Globalisation has more or less significant effects on all participants of global economics. It opens opportunities for companies to obtain different recources for lower prices. One of the ways to manage business more effectively is application of outsourcing. This way of procurement was usually used for obtaining goods (mostly semimanufactures) both from inside and outside of the country. However, recent rapid development of technologies and communications has generated the new way for obtaining high-qualified professionals from different countries and using their outsourcing services

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Self-management of diabetes by people in Indonesia: a grounded theory

Diabetes education improves patient outcomes. This study developed a theory entitled "Learning, choosing, and acting: Self-management of diabetes in Indonesia" as the process of how Indonesian people with diabetes learn about their disease. The findings can assist people with diabetes and their clinicians to make appropriate decisions regarding diabetes management

Bioenergy Resources in Latvia

The paper presents results of study aimed to evaluate issues of current development of bioenergy in Latvia, taking into account restrictions, which may affect future progress of main biomass sources. These restrictions are based on latest European Union (EU) regulations and recommendations; and worldwide concerns of scholars on sustainability, particularly environmental (e.g. biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, carbon sequestration) of bioenergy (biomass) development. The appropriate qualitative and quantitative research methods have been used in the process of study. The results of examination suggest that biomass possesses one of the greatest potentials for further increasing renewables production, particularly in Latvia. The characteristics and perspectives of main biomass sources’ development are assessed for compliance with the EU latest regulations, recommendations and policies, particularly Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2014-2020, and they demonstrate    [reveal?] several limitations. The restrictions under the CAP regulations’ so-called ‘greening’ requirements mainly affect the production of energy crops, limiting monocultures’ growing. For some types of biomass production (e.g. energy cultures, wood biomass), several limitations or restrictions are considered, in particular, those related to environmental issues such as biodiversity, soil properties, agro-ecosystems and landscape. Forest origin, non-food plants (e.g. perennial grasses) and different kind of residues and waste could be the most important, perspective and sustainable biomass sources in Latvia. Besides, the dominance of a single bioenergy source would be unsustainable in the long run, and diversifying of the energy system is preferred