Contract farming has emerged as a prominent market-oriented strategy to enhance the livelihoods of small and marginal farmers by directly connecting them with agribusinesses, exporters, and food processors. This approach carries significant economic implications for smallholders,...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i83674
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) has become a critical instrument in strengthening farm-level investment and technological advancement across horticultural sectors, particularly onion cultivation. The multifaceted impact of PM-KISAN on farmers' knowledge dissemina...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i73541
Small-scale farming plays a crucial role in the global agricultural landscape, contributing significantly to food security, rural livelihoods, and ecological sustainability. However, the economic viability of small-scale farming is increasingly challenged by the forces of globali...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i82268
A total of 54 animals of either sex with cystic calculi were prospectively studied. Most often the mature adult dogs aged between 3 to10 years were affected and the juveniles (<1 year) were less commonly affected. Prevalence was maximal in extreme winter and summer. Cystic cal...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i124163
Agricultural extension services are pivotal instruments for transferring knowledge and technologies to smallholder farmers in developing economies. Yet decades of evidence indicate that women — who make up a substantial share of the agricultural workforce in low- and middle-incom...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i74349
The FLD experiment was conducted in 20 replication (Farmers field) in National Innovation on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) village Mardanpur in Arra Panchat of Chatra block in Chatra district of Jharkhand on three consecutive year 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. The FLD exp...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i630312
Regenerative agriculture has moved from a niche philosophy to a mainstream policy objective, promoted by governments, agribusiness and multilateral institutions as a pathway toward soil restoration, climate mitigation and resilient farm incomes. Yet adoption remains uneven, and t...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i84409
Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) are increasingly recognised as institutional mechanisms for addressing the market-power asymmetries, transaction costs and information barriers faced by smallholder farmers. This review synthesises economic and extension perspectives on FPOs b...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64263