Aims: To identify and rank the major constraints faced by small tea growers (STGs) in Kerala. Study Design: Field survey was conducted and the STGs were individually made to rank the constraints. The Garrett ranking method was used to find out which problems were most important...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2025/v18i4779
Sesame is one of the nine major oilseeds grown in India, with cultivation spread across every state. Although sesame is grown in 11 districts in Kerala, the sesame cultivated in the Onattukara tract has unique characteristics. In Kerala, sesame is cultivated on 326.51 hectares, w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i122630
Aims : To assess the risk perception of pineapple farmers in the context of Covid 19. Place and Duration of the Study: Muvattupuzha block panchayat in Ernakulam district in Kerala between September 2021 to September 2022. Methodology: The data relating to the study were collected...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i21846
Introduction: Access to institutional credit is essential for improving agricultural productivity, reducing financial vulnerability and enabling timely investment in farm operations. Co-operative credit institutions play a key role in this process, particularly for small and marg...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2025/v18i4792
Rice is one of the foremost and principal food crops in the world, feeding more than four billion people primarily in Asia and India stands second in the production of rice after China with highest production. Even though rice is a staple food of Kerala, it occupies less than 7.7...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i122313
Global climate change has considerable implications in indian agriculture and hence food security and farmers livelihood. As a result there will be a threatened in food security. In this context, a study on “Impact of climate change on banana production in Thiruvananthapuram dist...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i31866
An economic analysis of banana cultivation was done to compare the adopters and non-adopters of WBCIS. Firstly, a comparison of farm business analysis was done using cost concepts. At Cost C, insured farmers had incurred more cost (₹ 3,86,021 ha-1) than uninsured farmers (₹3,50,9...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030673
The vulnerability of farmers to climate variability is an important topic of discussion. It varies depending upon diverse factors that disturbing it, likewise, the extent of vulnerability varies according to different levels, i.e.; from a whole country level to an individual leve...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i930658
Background: Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple crop vital for global food security, with India contributing significantly to its production; however, rice cultivation in Kerala has declined due to structural challenges. Enhancing productivity through improved varieties and evalua...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i2844
Aims: To provide a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) research from 1989 to 2025, with specific objectives to analyse publication trends, influential authors, leading journals, thematic evolution and collaboration networks in the field. Study Des...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2025/v18i4797
The study aimed to explore and rank the constraints experienced by members of Padasekhara Samithis, the collectives of paddy farmers in Kerala. The research focused on Palakkad district, which was chosen due to its high concentration of Padasekhara Samithis. From Palakkad distric...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i122643
The study analysed the economics and resource use efficiency in sugarcane cultivation of Sugarcane cultivation in Kerala. A multi-stage random sampling technique was adopted for the data collection and information was gathered from 120 sugarcane farmers. The computed value of sug...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i24003