Aim: Benue state is reportedly one of the most agrarian-inclined states in Nigeria. With almost all economic crops cultivated largely in rural communities within the state, the activities of pests and diseases continue to devastate most fields. Among these pests are plant-parasit...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/21957
The study investigated farmers’ knowledge of inter annual rainfall variability and adaptation methods used in Nasarawa State. The questionnaire was used to generate data on four sections bothering on the socio-economic background of farmers, farming practices, knowledge of inter...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/40006
This study is about marketing behaviour of dryland farmers and the challenges that the dryland farmer, as well as farming, is facing. Nowadays dry land farming is facing one of the major challenges regarding the recurrent drought occurrences. Dryland farming is a part of agricult...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/39897
The present study was conducted in Daringbadi block (Kandhamal district) of Odisha. Primary data was collected for the year 2015-16 using semi-structured interview schedules from seventy turmeric growers selected from ten villages. The paper aims to study the marketing practices...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/31916
Pesticide use is said to have contributed significantly to the food security though, with the decline in crop production and post-harvest losses, there is a growing concern over the ill effect of pesticides on human and animal health, environment, natural resources and sustainabi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/39998
The state of West Bengal has been divided into three agro-climatic regions that can further be stratified into six agro-climatic sub-regions, with specific climatic features. Each climatic sub-region (or zone) has different possibilities of crop production determined by its agro-...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/39591
The mulberry, which is cultivated generally in mild and subtropical regions, is cultivated in our country extensively. However, this potential cannot be assessed enough. Cultivation of mulberry has started to earn importance in Adıyaman in recent years. Mulberry has a great marke...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/39462
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), is the largest work guarantee programme in the world, was enacted in 2005 with the primary objective of guaranteeing 100 days of wage employment per year to rural households. Implementation of programme at village...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/39197
Aquaculture sector if fully exploited has great potential of boosting foreign exchange, household nutritional and income levels. However, not much has been done regarding economic analysis of aquaculture production to attract and guide investment. This study was carried out to as...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/37721
The ability to manage natural resources in our environment sustainably will determine the human well being today and in the future. In spite of this, policy formulations and pronouncements in Nigeria have not taken due cognizance of the fact that human well being and natural reso...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/37638