This study investigates the dynamic impacts of macroeconomic policies on child and maternal nutrition outcomes in Zimbabwe. Utilizing an unrestricted Vector Autoregression (VAR) framework on annual secondary data spanning 1990 to 2020, we model the transmission pathways of fiscal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103039
This study presents an exploratory, field-based assessment of the constraints affecting farmers' access to institutional agricultural credit in two agriculturally important districts of Assam, focusing on demand-side, supply-side, and infrastructural barriers. Based on survey dat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103038
Women's participation in agriculture is not necessarily accompanied by equivalent decision-making authority or control over resources. This study examined participation in five agricultural activities and assessed selected dimensions of empowerment among rural women in northern B...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103037
Pepper cultivation provides an income opportunity for smallholder farmers, but information on the varieties grown, production practices and farm-level profitability in Benue State, Nigeria, remains limited. The study analysed the profitability of pepper production and varieties g...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103036
Kerala’s backwaters provide a setting for houseboat tourism, particularly in Alappuzha district. This study assessed the challenges encountered by houseboat owners operating on Punnamada Lake, with attention to economic, financial, political, environmental and waste-management di...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103035
Goat husbandry plays a pivotal role in supporting livelihood and economic security for rural landless, marginal, and small farmers. This study evaluates the socio-personal and economic determinants governing knowledge and adoption levels of standard goat management practices amon...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103034
Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) have been promoted in India since 2003 to help small and marginal farmers overcome diseconomies of scale in input, credit, technology and output markets, but commodity-level evidence on the changes experienced by their members remains limited. Thi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103033
Aims: The objectives of this study were (1) to understand the business configurations and operational practices of selected agritourism enterprises in western Tamil Nadu; (2) to identify common business patterns and develop the empirically derived agritourism business-model arche...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103032
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly used in agricultural extension to improve access to timely and relevant information. This study assessed the attitudes of key stakeholders towards ICT use in Punjab’s agricultural extension system and examined rel...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103031
This study assessed the role of rural youths in agricultural production and the associated challenges for agricultural extension services in Noni Sub Division, North West Region of Cameroon. Data were collected through structured questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussion...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103030