Aims: The aims of the current paper is to provide a comparative analysis of the water ecosystem in the state of Jammu & Kashmir in India and to highlight economic potentiality of the two nerve tributaries; “Dal Lake” and “River Jhelum” to the farmers and other communities of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i330107
Marketing infrastructure for horticultural produce plays a vital role in facilitating the efficient movement of produce, reducing post-harvest losses, and improving market access for farmers, particularly in regions dominated by perishable commodities. The Kashmir Valley is one o...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2026/v27i4777
Agricultural marketing plays a vital role in improving farmers' income and ensuring the efficient movement of agricultural commodities from producers to consumers. In the horticulture-dominated Kashmir Valley, efficient marketing systems are particularly important because of the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i72985
The present study was carried out in four blocks, viz., Ganderbal, Sherpathri, Lar and Kangan of Ganderbal district of Kashmir valley, owing to the presence of majority of wicker willow cultivators and handicraft makers in the district. A total number of 120 respondents were sele...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i630270
Price volatility affects income stability, investment decisions, market efficiency, and the reliability of market signals in agricultural value chains. This study examined the persistence of wholesale oil palm price volatility in two major Indian markets, Eluru in Andhra Pradesh...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i84416
Price volatility can undermine investment in plantation crops and destabilise farm revenues. This study examines the nature and persistence of cocoa-price volatility in three major South Indian markets—West Godavari, Dakshina Kannada, and Idukki—using monthly wholesale price data...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i84406
M. A. Bhat, T. A. Raja, S. Maqbool, N. A. Sofi, Ab. Rauf, S. H. Baba & Immad. A. Shah·Advances in Research·2018
We have suggested improved and robust estimators for the estimation of finite population variance using non-conventional population parameters as auxiliary variables to enhance the efficiency of proposed estimators. A comparison between suggested estimators and existing estimator...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/41956