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Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology

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

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Perceived Training Needs of Buffalo Dairy Farmers Regarding Scientific Animal Husbandry Practices in Haryana

Sarita ., S. P. Singh, Rachna . & S. S. Sangwan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

The study was carried out to identify the perceived training needs of dairy farmers regarding scientific buffalo husbandry practices and its relation with their socio-economic traits in five districts of Haryana state. A sample size of 250 dairy farmers was randomly selected for...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/37728

Knowledge Gap of Silkworm Rearers of Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir State

Lyaqat Ali, P. S. Slathia, S. K. Kher, K. A. Zargar, Nazir Ahmed, Sandeep Kumar, Bilal Ahmad Lone & M. I. Bhat · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

The present study was carried out to know the knowledge gap of silkworm rearers of Jammu division with 240 respondents were selected by proportionate random sampling method from three districts, six blocks and 24 villages. The data was collected by using a pretested structured in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/34786

The Factors Affecting Success of Small Agro-Enterprises in Bhutan

Tashi Dendup, Tandin Gyeltshen, Lobzang Penjor & Phub Dorji · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

This study attempted to assess the factors affecting the success of Small Agro-Enterprises (SAEs) in Bhutan. Although SAEs contribute to economic development of the country, their success factors are not fully understood. The scarcity of empirical studies motivated authors to stu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/37427

Climate Change: Trends and Farmers Perceptions in Chepang Community of Chitwan District, Nepal

Gobinda Pandey & Huma Neupane · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

To access the trends and farmers perception on temperature and precipitation in Chepang community, a research was conducted in Chitwan district of Nepal in the year 2016. Two VDCs, Shaktikhor and Siddhi were selected purposively and sixty households from each village were selecte...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/35945

Asset Ownership and Control among Women in Nigeria

Yetunde Olasimbo Mary Oladokun & Kemisola Omorinre Adenegan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Aims: To determine the level of asset ownership and control of women in rural Nigeria. Study Design:  Quantitative. Place and Duration of Study: Data from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2013 on 23,403 women were collected. The sample for the DHS 2013 was a strati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/35943

Analysis of Cowpea Market Integration in Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria

Y. N. Katanga, A. H. Wudil & B. Y. Mammam · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

The study examined temporal and spatial price integration of cowpea markets in Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Four periodic cowpea markets (Duhuwa, Kazuba, Kiyawa and Shuwarin) were purposively selected. Recurring survey was used to collect cowpea retail prices fro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/29160

Impact of MGNREGA on Poverty and Ameliorate Socio-economic Status: A Study in Pauri Garhwal District of Uttarakhand

Santosh Singh & R. S. Negi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

India is mostly an agricultural country in which the power of rural unskilled labour is very high and the most people of the rural poor depend mostly on the wages they earn through unskilled, informal, and manual labour. The main effect of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/36926

Information and Communication Technology in Agriculture: A Kashmir Perspective

Noor Ul Islam Wani, A. H. Hakeem, Rahat Ashraf Wani & Junaid Rishu · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Agriculture is the mainstay of our economy as about 70% of the population directly or indirectly is associated with agriculture and allied activities. However, agriculture in Kashmir is continuously facing tremendous constraints in the form of poor institutional arrangements, ine...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/36257

Economic Analysis of Maize Production and Marketing in Khammam District, Telangana

B. Srikanth, H. H. Kausadikar, R. N. Jondhale & N. Gandhi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Maize is the most important cereal and it is mostly used as grain, feed, fodder, starch and industrial products. In the present study, an attempt was made to calculate the cost of cultivation, find out resource use efficiency, price spread and market efficiency of maize in differ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/36324

Assessment of Economic Viability of Engineering Structures as Landslide Protection Measures in Landslide Prone Zones

V. Malathi & D. Tamilmani · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

A landslide is a downslope movement of rock or soil, or both, occurring on the surface of rupture.  Landslides are just a hazard in an uninhabited place. But, they turn into disasters when they occur in areas of human habitation. Due to increase in population and rapid urbanizati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/37405