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Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology

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

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A Study of Marketing and Production Constraints Faced by Vegetable Growers

Priyanka Shah & Mohammad Aslam Ansari · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Vegetable cultivation offers a unique opportunity for hill farmers of Uttarakhand due to the favourable climatic conditions. Consequently, vegetable cultivation in Uttarakhand hills, even in off-season, has picked up on quite a large scale. Although it has become quite remunerati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1130474

Social Media as Valuable Anti-Corruption Assets in the Public Sphere in Nigeria

B. Babasanya, L. Ganiyu, U. F. Yahaya, O. E. Olagunju, S. O. Olafemi, Amamat A. Olorukooba, T. O. Ademola & G. O. Oladele · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

The issue of corruption in Nigeria has assumed a monumental dimension in such a way that it has become a household song and practice. Thus, adopting a rhetoric definition may not be appropriate instead a succinct description will suffice. The dimension of corruption is monumental...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1230481

Knowledge and Attitude of Rural Women towards Agroforestry Practices in Kaduna State

O. E. Olagunju, B. Oluyaire, L. Ganiyu, M. M. Olorukooba, S. O. Olafemi & L. G. Tor · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Agroforestry practices offer a solution to the problem posed by the high demand on land and stands as a means of halting the vicious circle of deforestation, soil erosion and degradation. This study assessed the knowledge and attitude of rural women towards agroforestry practices...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1230482

Informal Saving Group: A Pathway to Financial Inclusion among Rural Women in Nigeria

Chizoba Obianuju Oranu, Ogochukwu Gabriella Onah & Elizabeth Nkhonjera · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Financial inclusion is a key to economic development and has continually gained increased attention across countries, particularly in developing countries where there is relatively high rate of financial exclusion. In Nigeria, despite several measures taken to promote financial i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1230484

Impact of Light Traps on the Larval Population of Gram Pod Borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Chickpea

S. A. Hakeem, F. Rasool, S. Bashir, S. Nissa, Z. A. Dar, G. Zaffer, M. Habib, S. Majid, S. Naseer, Z. Rashid & A. A. Lone · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

One (T1) and two (T2) light traps per ha were compared with control with no light source (T3) against gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera. Pooled data of 2018 and 2019  showed that TI resulted with average population of 0.31larvae per plant with 5.46% pod damage and average yiel...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1230495

Case Study on Successful Dairy Farmer of Virudhunagar District

V. Jothika & R. Rajasekaran · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Food security means that all people must have access to adequate, healthy, reliable and nutritious food both physically and economically in order to meet the nutritional needs and food priorities that are necessary for an active and healthy life at all times. Dairy farming in tod...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1230525

Determinants of Women Participation in Micro and Small Enterprises in Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia

Habtamu Tadesse, Yishak Gecho & Tekle Leza · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

The study was undertaken with the objective of assessing determinants of women participation choice and intensity of participation in Micro and Small Enterprises in Hadiya zone, Ethiopia. Within the zone three town administrative were selected based the largest number of economic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1230485

Economic Valuation of Backyard Duck Rearing in the Border Covering District Households of Vembanad Lake – Market Price Approach

V. Chandrasekar, S. Murali Gopal, A. Vidhyavathi, C. Jayanthi, R. Sathy & Nikita Gopal · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

The Vembanad lake provides various provisional services which are directly used for consumption through various means like fishing, aquaculture, paddy cultivation, duck farming etc. In this study, the economic valuation of duck rearing activities practiced by the 30 sample househ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1230508

Financial Inclusion of Farmers: A Case Study of Dhenkanal District of Odisha, India

Sharda Priyadarshini, P. K. Singh, O. P. Singh & Yash Gautam · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Finance is essential for both economic growth and development of the country. Lack of access to finance for small, marginal farmers and weaker sections of the society has been recognized as a serious threat to economic progress especially in developing countries like India. Moreo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1230486

Empowerment of Rural Tribal Women through Value Addition of Carambola

Y. Prabhabati Devi, Khwairakpam Bembem & Th Bidyalakshmi Devi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Carambola is one of the highly perishable underutilized fruit wildly available in the hillocks of Chandel district which goes wasted every season. In order to reduce the post-harvest losses, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Chandel took initiative to convert the underutilized carambol...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1230511