Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), including the diverse, locally adapted materials that smallholder farmers have cultivated and refined across generations—collectively termed farmers' varieties—represent a foundational yet undervalued asset for rural livel...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i52944
Natural Farming (NF) is increasingly promoted as a low-input agro-ecological approach for reducing cultivation costs and improving sustainability in Indian agriculture. However, empirical evidence on its adoption in perennial plantation crops remains limited. This study examined...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i52942
Background: Agricultural advisory services have evolved into pluralistic, multi-actor systems in which farmers behaviourally evaluate advice from formal and informal sources based on relevance, trust, and contextual fit, shaping the acceptance of agricultural recommendations. Aim...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i52943
The Agriculture sector in Kenya, like most of the sub-Saharan African countries, is the backbone of the economy, contributing over one-third of the country’s GDP. The sector plays a strategic role in ensuring national food security, yet it faces an ageing workforce and low youth...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i52941
Cauliflower is an important winter vegetable crop in India, valued for its rich nutritional content and economic significance, and its marketing system plays a key role in determining farmers’ income through efficient price realization. The present investigation was conducted to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i52940
Background: FPOs in Andhra Pradesh, especially in Guntur district, have become crucial institutions supporting high-cost agriculture by enabling input access, collective marketing, and linking farmers to credit, technology, and welfare schemes. Aims: The study is to analyze the i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i52938
Karina González-Izquierdo, Omar Jiménez-Márquez, Clara Ivette Rincón-Molina, Miguel Ángel Gómez-Jiménez, Víctor Manuel Ruiz-Valdiviezo, Reiner Rincón-Rosales & Diana Rubí Oropeza-Tosca·Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology·2026
Background: Invasive aquatic species such as armored catfish (Pterygoplichthys spp.) threaten freshwater biodiversity and fisheries livelihoods but also present opportunities for value-added utilization through circular economy approaches that can enhance rural income and support...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i52939
India ranks second in the world in total fruit production, with production estimates around 106 million tonnes annually, behind China’s roughly 242+ million tonnes. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh are the main fruit-growing sta...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i52937
Background: Rising global concerns about health, food safety, and environmental sustainability have increased demand for organic vegetables, but consumer adoption remains limited and underexplored in developing countries like Laos. Aims: This study aims to examine the factors inf...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i52936
Background: Kerala, a consumer state with insufficient vegetable production, relies heavily on imports from other states and has recently promoted greenhouse cultivation to boost local high-tech vegetable production, though its overall impact remains limited. Aim: The study aims...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i52935