Adoption of snail production technologies by farmers in Onicha L.G.A of Ebonyi State, Nigeria, was studied. Percentage response and frequency distribution were used to address objective I, part of 2 and 3, while part of objective 2 was addressed using logit model analysis. Multi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/17878
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of use of IPM practices by the farmers and to examine relationships between farmer’s selected characteristics and their use of IPM practices. Those characteristics were age, education, farm size, annual family income, training...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26249
Sugarcane production especially among the small scale growers in the rural areas of Swaziland has continued to be an area of great concern not only to the sugar industry but also to the country’s economy as a whole mainly due to its continued downward trend in terms of productivi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/27094
This article addresses the problem of farmers' access to agricultural information through Information and Communication Technologies (radio, telephone, agricultural magazines). The purpose of this research work is to assess sorghum farmers' access to ICTs, and ICTs’ contribution...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/17195
Aims: The relevance of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) in promoting community participation, enhancing sustainable development in rural communities, and its capacity to succeed where other approaches fail is well recognized in the rural development literature. Some PRA tools...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/28327
The present study was conducted in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan to find out the extent of adoption of improved cattle management practices by the women. A list of women engaged in cattle management practices was procured from Uttari Rajasthan Sahkari Dugdh Utpadak Sangh Limi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/28366
The study analysed the position of the farmers in Ayamelum L.G.A. of Anambra State in the adoption of improved herbicide spraying technique. A total of one hundred (100) herbicide sprayers were selected using multi-stage random sampling technique for the detailed study. Data for...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/17877
This study was carried out to investigate resource use efficiency of women cassava producers in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. A multi stage random sampling technique was used to select 120 women farmers in the local government in the year 2013. Percentage response wa...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/17839
Anand district in Gujarat stands first in Inland fish production through ponds and tanks. Here one major objective was put forth by the researcher; that is, to understand different challenges faced by different stakeholders during marketing of inland fish. Fifteen female and fift...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/27739
Purpose: This study aims to identify the items associated with sources of competitive advantage in the minor export crop sector. Design/Methodology/Approach: The measures were identified based on literature review and expert opinions which took into account theories of resource-b...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/27814