Value chain in agriculture has a huge potential for enhancing farmers income and livelihood. In this context, the extension agents can play a pivotal role in linking the farmers to better value chain. Along with the traditional professional competencies, extension agents also nee...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i102834
Farmer indebtedness in water-scarce regions poses a critical challenge to rural livelihoods and credit sustainability. This study examines 90 farm households in Bikaner district, Rajasthan—where 67.8% of households carry outstanding debt averaging ₹181.8 thousand each—to identify...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i102835
Tanzania’s promotion of agricultural commercialization has generated persistent land conflicts between investor farmers and smallholders. This paper argues that these conflicts are not simply the result of competing land uses but are embedded in the structural and institutional w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i102830
The utilization pattern of PRMT by paddy farmers was studied in Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh, which was purposively selected due to its significant contribution to paddy cultivation and residue generation. The study was conducted from oct 2024 to june 2025 to understand the a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i102831
An efficient and effective rural credit delivery system is imperative for providing timely, adequate, and equitable access to credit for raising agricultural productivity and income. Equitable access to institutional credit is important in this context of relative scarcity of cre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i102832
Background: Historically, transplanting has been the dominant method of rice cultivation in many Asian countries, but it is labour-intensive, water-intensive, and contributes to environmental degradation. In India for ages, rice has been traditionally grown by transplanting seedl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i102827
Aim: To assess the socioeconomic status, economic motivations, and extension participation of marine fishermen in Andhra Pradesh, and to examine the roles, linkages, and perspectives of resource managers and research experts in supporting sustainable fisheries development. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i102828
Maize storage is important for ensuring food security in Sub-Saharan African countries, due to changes in seasonal production and the risk of crop failure. In Ghana, market traders and farmers store maize in traditional structures, such as silos, granaries, sacks or bags, baskets...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i102825
Background: The integration of digital technologies—from mobile applications to data analytics and smart farming tools—offers unprecedented opportunities to enhance productivity, improve resource management, and increase sustainability. At the forefront of this transition are agr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i102826
Water is a vital input for agriculture and essential for economic and social development, particularly in Karnataka, one of India’s most drought-prone states, where only 34 per cent of gross cropped area is irrigated and agriculture is heavily dependent on groundwater. The study...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i102823