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Socio-economic Survey of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra States of Indian Continent

V. V. Potdar, Y. S. Gaundare, J. R. Khadse, Sachin Joshi & Marimuthu Swaminathan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Dairy farming plays a very important role in improving the economy of rural India. The study was conducted to explore the socio-economic profile of dairy farmers and farmers feedback about dairy development project. The survey was conducted to study the education status, family s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i430339

Extent of Adoption of Tomato Cultivation Practices among Farmers under Shade Nets in Kolar District of Karnataka

N. Harisha, J. Tulsiram, Amrutha T. Joshi, D. M. Chandargi & S. K. Meti · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Indian agriculture is severely affected from climate change, fragmentation of cultivable land, water scarcity, rapid urbanization, declining crop production and productivity, crash in market price, declining biodiversity and ever-increasing population, demand for food, especially...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i430336

Perception of Biophysical Stresses Confronted by the Farm Women: The Socio-economic and Ecological Interpretation

Riti Chatterjee & Sankar Kumar Acharya · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

The impact of the green revolution in India has got a dichotomy of both achievements as well as failure. The four pillars of green revolution have contributed to accentuating the productivity level from 55 MT to 120 MT, on the other hand, the fall out of green revolution started...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i430337

Networking of the Farm Women by the Farm Science Centre of North Bengal

Ganesh Das & Sarthak Chowdhury · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Agricultural extension organizations of developing nations confronted numerous limitations in their activities of information age and use. Farm Science Center or Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) assumes a significant job in giving information to the farmers and farm women in India. Rur...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i430338

Direct and Indirect Effect between the Antecedent Characteristics of Women Self-help Groups of Gujarat and their Group Dynamics

N. D. Chethan Patil, J. K. Patel, Naveen Kumar Gattupalli, Rahul Dundesh Bellagi & G. Manunayaka · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Self-help groups are informal associations of people who choose to come together to find ways to improve their living conditions. This paper presents the results of a study conducted in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat, India during the year 2018-19 to determine the direct and indir...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i430335

Detection of Tea Export Potentiality from Bangladesh in the World Market: An Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) Approach

A. U. Noman, S. Majumder, M. F. Imam, M. J. Hossain, F. Elahi & K. Akter · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Export plays an important role in promoting economic growth and development. The study is conducted to make an efficient forecasting of tea export from Bangladesh for mitigating the risk of export in the world market. Forecasting has been done by fitting Box-Jenkins type autoregr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i430333

Sustainable Development of the Steppe in the Region of El Bayadh, Approach to a New Fattening System

Mekhloufi Moulay Brahim, Mohamed Khader, Tayeb Nouri & Mahari latifa · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

The objective of this research is to follow the evolution and sustainability of the natural resource management systems adopted by different breeders found in the Al Bayadh region in Algeria. Using a stratified sampling method, 52 farms were surveyed between 2010 and 2015 to capt...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i430334

Knowledge Assessment of Farmers Regarding Sericulture Based Dairy Farming in Karnataka State

C. E. Girish, K. S. Kadian, B. S. Meena & Kalyan Mandi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Sericulture and dairy farming play synergistic role in the livelihood of farmers particularly in Karnataka state. It provides assured income and employment to the farmers. Karnataka is the highest silk as well as 11th topmost milk producing state in India. The study was conducted...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i430332

Dryland Farmer’s Knowledge towards Climate Change and Constraints in Adoption of Climate Resilient Practices

D. Alagu Niranjan & Dipak Kumar Bose · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Aims: To understand the dryland famer’s knowledge towards climate change, its causes and its impacts. And to find the constraints associate in adoption of climate resilient practices in the region. Study Design: For the present descriptive study, cross-sectional survey design was...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i430331

Level of Information Accessibility and Adoption of Improved Irish Potato Production Technologies by Farmers in the Northern Agricultural Zone of Plateau State, Nigeria

E. S. Salau, Y. M. Darason & A. A. Girei · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

The study assessed sources of information and Level of Adoption of recommended Irish Potato Production Technologies by Small Scale Farmers in the Northern Agricultural Zone of Plateau state. The multistage sampling procedure was used to draw 150 farmers as study sample. Data were...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i430330

Relationship between Rural Finance Institution Services and Standard of Living of Rural Farming Households in Anambra State, Nigeria

Chizoba P. Anunobi, Nneamaka O. T. Nwankwo & Cynthia Obi-Nwandikom · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

This study aimed at examining the relationship between Rural Finance Institution (RUFIN) services and standard of living of rural farming households in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study specifically ascertained the RUFIN credit services rendered to the rural households, compared...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i330329

Measurement of Technical Efficiency of Women Cassava Farmers in Ankpa Local Government Area, Kogi State, Nigeria

S. I. Audu, A. A. Girei & H. S. Umar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

The study was about technical efficiency of women cassava farmers in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. A simple random sample of 120 women cassava farmers were interviewed with a structured questionnaire and information concerning their socioeconomic attributes,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i330328

Understanding the Effects of Climate Change on Crop and Livestock Productivity in Nigeria

Opeyemi Gbenga, H. I. Opaluwa, Awarun Olabode & Olowogbayi Jonathan Ayodele · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Aim: Agriculture entails majorly crop and animal production. Crop and Livestock production provide the major human caloric and nutrition intake. Assessing the impact of climate change on crop and livestock productivity, is therefore critical to maintaining food supply in the worl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i330327

Benefit Cost Analysis of Ugu (Telfaria occidentalis Hook.F.) Marketing in Bauchi, Nigeria

U. K. Iroegbute, A. J. Nandi, J. Moses, D. A. Olaleye & I. M. Jibo · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

The study examined the economic analysis of “Ugu’’ marketing in Bauchi metropolis. The study was done by purposively selected four markets based on their popularity and availability of ‘’Ugu’’. A simple random technique was used in selecting the respondents and data was collected...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i330326

Price Transmission and Factors Influencing the Price of Onions in Tanzania

Yohana James Mgale · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

This article analyzes the transmission of prices between marketing agents and the factors affecting onion prices at the consumer level. The Error Correction Model-Engle Granger (ECM-EG) was used to test the price transmission by including the impact of the rise and fall of produc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i330325