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Rakesh Roy

Publications (6)

Utilization of Social Media by Input Dealers for Information Need in Agriculture

Rakesh Roy & Victor Sarkar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2023

The study was carried out with an objective to assess the utilization of social media as an information source in agriculture by the input dealers. The study was conducted with randomly selected 80 respondents from Malda district. The study shows that extension services in agricu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i112289

Impact Assessment of Block Level Agro Advisories for Saving Input Cost of Farmers under Old Gangetic Plains of West Bengal - A Case Study in Malda

Debjyoti Majumder, Rakesh Roy, F. H. Rahman & B. C. Rudra · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Biweekly block level Agromet bulletins were disseminated based on medium range weather forecast with an objective to assess the effectiveness and usefulness of Block level Agro Advisory Services (AAS) and quantify the economic benefits through adopting the micro scale agromet adv...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2030812

Vegetable Based Multitier Cropping System: A Model for Higher Income for the Farmers in Old Alluvial Soils of West Bengal

Samima Sultana, Rakesh Roy, Bhabani Das, Adwaita Mondal & F. H. Rahman · Advances in Research · 2020

The weather condition prevailing during the crop season always plays very crucial role in crop production. Off and on crops face aberrant weather like flood that causes total crop failure in low line or flood prone areas. Vagaries of weather spoil the source of income which aggra...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2020/v21i630212

Impact of Yellow Sticky Trap against White Fly in Brinjal Production in Malda under Old Alluvial Zone of West Bengal through Frontline Demonstration

Paramita Bhowmik, Suddhasuchi Das, Rakesh Roy, Bankim Chandra Rudra & Sachin Sarkar · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2025

Impact of yellow sticky trap against brinjal white fly (Bemesia tabaci) with recommended dose of fertilizer and seed, soil and micronutrient treatment was investigated through Front Line Demonstration in Malda of West Bengal during kharif season of 2019-20 and 2020-21. The demons...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i125894

Impact Analysis of the Mushroom Cultivation Training and Demonstrations Programme in the Old Alluvial Zone of West Bengal, India

Victor Sarkar, Ganesh Das, Rakesh Roy, B.C. Rudra, Paromita Bhowmick, S. Chakraborty, D. Majumdar, P. Pal & D. Sarkar · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2024

Edible mushrooms are part of a delicious and nutrient-dense vegetarian diet. KVK Malda conducted front-line demonstrations and trainings to evaluate the profitability of oyster mushroom production from 2020 to 2022. It is found from the study that the benefit-cost ratio of oyster...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i51963

Perceived Sustainability of Contract Goat Farming in Odisha

Chinmaya Kumar Sahoo, Rupasi Tiwari & Rakesh Roy · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Contract farming is gaining popularity among the resource poor farmers in Odisha nowadays. But, Sustainability of a farming practice is always a major concern for any new types of venture. Therefore, the present study has been done with the objective to assess the perceived susta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/38258