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Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology

Published by SCIENCEDOMAIN international · ISSN (electronic) 2320-7027

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Using Behavior of Agrochemicals and Pesticides and Their Impacts on Human Health: A Perception Based Rural Study in Bangladesh

M. Muhibbullah & M. I. Sarwar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The main theme of the present study has been taken to know the using behaviour of agrochemicals and pesticides and their impacts on human health at Rangasree union of Barisal district in Bangladesh. Both the primary and secondary sources of data are integrated to achieve the find...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/37465

Communication Patterns of Home Science and Non Home Science Supervisors of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) Project and Their Contributions to the Rural Women

Pratibha A. Havanur, Prabhavathi Kurbett & Chhaya Badiger · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The study was undertaken during with the objective to study was the communication patterns of Supervisors of ICDS. The sample for the study comprised of 60 Supervisors in that 30 from Home Science and 30 from Non- Home Science Supervisors selected from four districts of Karnataka...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/34867

Adoption Level of Scientific Goat Farming Practices among Goat Farmers

Sandeep Kumar Singh, R. Singh, P. Kushram & R. Viswkarma · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The study was conducted to study the adoption level of goat farmers in scientific goat farming practices. The data was collected through personal interview method with the help of pretested well structured interview schedule from 80 goat farmers in 5 adopted village of Jabalpur d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/38176

Assessment of Rural Farmers’ Access to Credit in Jigawa State, Nigeria

Iliyasu, Yusuf, Orifah, O. Martins & Ahungwa, T. Gabriel · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Attaining self-sufficiency in terms of food production has been a major policy goal of the Nigerian government and credit is one of the necessary ingredients required to ensure that this comes to fruition. The study assessed farmers’ access to credit in Jigawa State. A multistage...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/32309

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

Contribution of Integrated Farming System for Livelihood Security of Tribal’s in Pachamalai Hill of Tiruchirappalli District

V. Dhanushkodi, K. Padmadevi, G. Amuthaselvi & M. Ravi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Out of 115 million operational holdings in India, about 80 per cent of Indian farmers are marginal and small farmers. To achieve sustainable development in income and employment to fulfill the basic needs of the farmers in plains and also in hilly areas, an integrated faming syst...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/38241

Attitudinal Disposition of Trained Beekeepers towards Use of Modern Beekeeping Technologies in Oyo State, Nigeria

Favour Eforuoku & Micah Etukudo · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Beekeeping is a lucrative livelihood activity of the rural dwellers because it offers a great potential for income generation, poverty alleviation, sustainable use of forest resources and diversifying the export base. This paper examined the attitude of trained beekeepers to use...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/26931

Pre-extension Demonstration and Evaluation of Hip Pump in Western Oromia, Ethiopia

Aliyi Abdulah · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

The method of lifting water to the field for irrigation in Oromia, Ethiopia is mostly traditional. The water is transported to the field with the help of bucket. The ground and river water are at the deeper position and are required to be lifted to the area to be irrigated. There...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/36663

Knowledge Level of Farmers on Recommended Cultivation Practices of Off-season Vegetable Crops under Low Cost Polyhouse Technology in Assam

Musliha Nasrin, S. Borua, R. Borua & B. Deka · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Low cost polyhouse technology enables farmers to cultivate vegetables during Off-season and also fetch higher price to the farmers. Off-season cultivation of vegetable refers to the production of the vegetable before or after of its normal productive season. As the Off-season veg...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/36912

Local Governance of a Dairy Sector in Benin Republic: Actors, Roles, Power Relationships and Perception of Interdependency

Florent Okry, Sylvain Kpenavoun Chogou, Nadia Fanou-Fogny, Ismail Moumouni & Joseph Hounhouigan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

This study is an organizational analysis of the dairy sector in Benin republic. It focuses on the actors, their roles and relationships in order to reveal areas of conflicts and identify areas of interdependency to strengthen for a more competitive and inclusive dairy sector. The...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/38050