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Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology

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Analysis of Institutional Factors Influencing Adoption of Zero-grazing Dairy Farming Technology among Smallholder Farmers in Bondo Sub County, Kenya

G. O. Okello, E. Saina & L. Ngode · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Adoption of zero-grazing addresses challenges faced by smallholder farmers. In Bondo Sub-County adoption of zero-grazing technology has remained low at 4-8 percent despite its introduction in the area in 1990s. No in-depth analysis has ever been conducted on the factors responsib...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i330243

Impact of Off-seasonal Migration of Hilly Tribes in Tiruvannamalai District of Tamilnadu

S. Vasanthapriya & M. Asokhan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Aim: The present study was designed to study the impact of off-seasonal migration of hilly tribes in Tirvannamalai district of Tamilnadu.  Study design: Ex-post facto research design. Place and Duration of the study: Tiruvannamalai district was purposively selected for this study...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i230241

Efficiency of Microfinance Banks’ Lending to Agriculture in Imo State, Nigeria

M. O. Okwara, E. E. Umebali, F. N. Agu-Aguiyi & U. G. Anyanwu · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The study analysed the efficiency of microfinance banks’ lending to agriculture in Imo state, Nigeria. It analysed the cost of loan recovery in relation to the total loan recovered. Purposive sampling technique was used in the study. A list of microfinance banks was collected fro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i230242

Perceived Constraints of Return Migrated Rural Youths in Agripreneurship Development

J. Parameswaranaik, Sujeet Kumar Jha, H. R. Meena & H. A. Manu · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

‘Return Migration’ is defined as the “voluntary movement of migrants back to their place of origin”. It is the logical consequences of the successful achievement of all migration-related goals and targets.  Return migration has been becoming a very common phenomenon in rural area...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i230240

Resource-use Efficiency in Small Scale Broiler Production in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State, Nigeria

M. O. Okwara, E. E. Umebali, F. N. Agu-Aguiyi, I. I. Ukoha & U. G. Anyanwu · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The study analyzed the resource use efficiency in small scale broiler production in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State. Data were collected with well structured questionnaire from 40 randomly selected broiler farmers. The questionnaire were analyzed with the appropriate statis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i230238

An Overview of Knowledge Level of the Farmers about Recommended Cultural Practices for Vegetable Production in North India

Simarjit Kaur & Gurvinder Singh · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Vegetables are more valuable due to the presence of important mineral, vitamins, carbohydrates, iron protein and other important body nutrients in these. Vegetables play an important role in our daily diet. Vegetables promote our body growth and development and also protect our b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i230239

Factors Affecting Adoption of Integrated Pest Management Technologies by Smallholder Common Bean Farmers in Kenya: A Case Study of Machakos and Bungoma Counties

Rosemary Akhungu Emongor & Roselyne Juma Uside · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Common Bean is an important pulse crop in Kenya. The yields of common beans in Kenya have been low and declining. The decline in Common Bean yields has been due to biotic and abiotic stresses. Research was carried out to determine factors that influenced the adoption of Integrate...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i130236

The Extent Contribution of Independent Variables to the Knowledge and Adoption of Mobile Agro-advisory Services by the Farmers in Udupi District of Karnataka State of India

Navinkumar ., B. Dhananjaya & T. H. Ranjith · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The study was conducted during 2016-17 in Udupi district of Karnataka state of India. The farmers who are registered for mobile agro-advisory services for receiving all agricultural information through SMS were considered as a target group for the study. There were 4000 registere...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i130235

Effects of Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agricultural Development (ISPAAD) on the Income of Sorghum Farmers: Evidence from Kweneng District, Botswana

Gaboinewe Motlhwa, Mgale Yohana James & Yan Yunxian · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

This paper examines the factors influencing participation decisions among the farmer’s households of the Integrated Support Program for Arable Agricultural Development with the logistic model and assesses its effects on the agricultural sector in Botswana. Using random sampling,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i130234

Crop Residue Burning: Issue and Management for Climate-Smart Agriculture in NCR Region, India

Manjeet ., Joginder Singh Malik & Sushil Kumar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Today India enjoys the second position worldwide in agricultural output and as well as plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic construction of India too. There is no doubt that intensive agriculture also plays a significant role in climate change over time. Today c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i130233