Aims: The objectives of this study are to: i) Measure the rural women’s empowerment level, and ii) Determine factors affecting rural women’s empowerment level. Study Design: One-time point cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Data were collected through personal in...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/31076
In Kenya, the African nightshades (ANS) (Solanum nigram L.) are among the most widely distributed and consumed traditional vegetables. The current study was conducted to better understand the cultural variability in the use patterns and values of these vegetables. The study was c...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/31099
The study was conducted in many phases during the year 2014-15 in Haryana state. Fifty rural women each from Bhimnagar, Pali, Milkpur and Bawanikhera villages of Hisar and Bhiwani districts, respectively were selected purposively thus comprising of total sample of 200 respondents...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/30362
The present study analyzed the transaction cost in maize marketing which is the first and foremost study on transaction cost in Bangladesh which will help researchers and concerns to study further on it and helps farmers to consider transaction cost as separate cost. The study us...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/30186
This research describes two types of smallholders’ organizations (cooperative and pyramidal contract farming) which produce for an export oriented processor. The research took place in the Departments of Chimaltenango and Sololà, Guatemala. The survey was designed in 2011, with v...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/30765
The study analysed the differentials in returns of water melon and sweet melon production among farmers in Gombe and Bauchi States, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to collect information from one hundred and twenty eight (128) and one hundred and twenty two (122...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/27854
The performance of Chickpea in India was studied with the objectives, to know about growth rates and variability in area, production and productivity. The secondary data on area, production and productivity of Chickpea in India were collected from various government publications...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/30567
The study compared the determinants of mass media usage by urban and rural farmers in Kogi State, Nigeria. A three staged random sampling technique was used to select 320 respondents. Data obtained through structured questionnaire were analysed using descriptive statistics and lo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/30078
The study assessed the availability, accessibility, and use of mass media among urban and rural farmers in Kogi State, Nigeria. A three staged random sampling technique was used to select 320 urban and rural farmers for the study. Data for the study were collected through well st...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/30080
Aims: The objective of this research is to study the socio-economic and institutional determinants to the adoption of improved cowpea varieties. Specifically, it aims to estimate the rate of adoption of improved cowpea varieties and to determine the factors influencing the decisi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/30029