Higher levels of educational attainment are associated with better employment prospects, enhanced social mobility, and improved overall quality of life. This study examines the influence of socio-economic background on educational attainment among rural Rajbanshi youth. Data were...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4516
India's diverse agricultural landscape has been shaped by centuries of indigenous knowledge, which offers valuable insights and practices for sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture. Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) is a vast repository of traditional practices develope...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i84369
Feeding and housing play a very significant role in utilizing the real potential of dairy animals as both are prerequisite factors for milk production. The study was conducted in the Coochbehar district of West Bengal to explore the existing feeding and housing management practic...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i123708
India's primary cereal crops—paddy (Oriza sativa L.), wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), and maize (Zea mays L.) are highly dependent on labour from agricultural workers and are essential to the nation's agricultural economy. Owing to a lack of mechanisation in many areas, labour...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i92875
Carbon farming is a critical intersection of agriculture and climate change mitigation, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while sequestering carbon in agricultural landscapes. This practice entails using sustainable farming methods to increase soil carbon storage, such as...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i82776
This study investigated strategies for managing livestock in drought-prone areas of Karnataka, India. The study was conducted across four districts, namely Kolar, Chikballapur, Chitradurga, and Tumkur. A total of 200 farmer respondents were selected based on their experience and...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i32890
Agricultural extension services play a pivotal role in global efforts to achieve food security, acting as a critical link between research, farmers, and policymakers. This comprehensive review examines the multifaceted contributions of agricultural extension to food security goal...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i91527
Rajat Kumar Nath, Sakaray Vaishnavi, G Manichandana, Sk Wasaful Quader, Sohana Sultana, Bikram Barman, Heeba Meeyo, Settipalli Sravani, Anirban Jana & Ananda K R·Archives of Current Research International·2025
In India, majority of the farmers are small and marginal, who rely upon subsistence farming and are not aware of the changing demands of the market. Conventionally the farmers sell their produce locally at a relatively low price and the involvement of large number of market inter...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2025/v25i91538
Value chain in agriculture has a huge potential for enhancing farmers income and livelihood. In this context, the extension agents can play a pivotal role in linking the farmers to better value chain. Along with the traditional professional competencies, extension agents also nee...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i102834
Rajat Kumar Nath, Vaishnavi Sakaray, Soumya Cheela, S K Wasaful Quader, G Manichandana, Pushpendra Yadav, Amandeep Ranjan, Fatheen Abrar, Seema Kujur & Bikram Barman·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2025
In India’s export basket, Basmati rice has secured a special place for it. Not only does it earn a significant number of foreign exchanges, but also helps in expanding India’s cultural footprint and boosts its soft-power across the globe. In the year 2022, basmati rice of worth 4...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i103791