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Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology

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Identifying Sustainability Assessment Indicators for Assessing the Sustainability of Smallholder Integrated Farms in Coastal West Bengal, India

Purnabha Dasgupta, Rupak Goswami, Md Nasim Ali, Somsubhra Chakraborty & Subhrajit Saha · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Smallholder integrated farming system (IFS) is debated as an alternative to conventional external input driven commercial farming in developing nations. The sustainability of IFS is the key to secure sustainable livelihoods of millions of small and marginal farmers and they need...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/35516

Effect of Social – Support on Peer-relationship among Adolescents in Haryana

Rupika Chopra, Shakuntla Punia & Santosh Sangwan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Aim: To verify the relationship between social-support and peer-relationship among adolescents in Haryana. Study Design: A cross – sectional study was conducted on 460 adolescents of 11th and 12th standard in Haryana. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Haryan...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/34479

Profitability and Factors Affecting Milk Supply: An Empirical Study on Dairy Farms in Chittagong District of Bangladesh

Swarup Barua, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Shaikh Abdus Sabur, Md. Mostafizur Rahman & Onik Chandra Das · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

It was an attempt to examine the profitability and factors affecting milk supply of dairy farms in selected areas in Chittagong District. Primary data were collected from both milk producers and traders during the months of August to September 2015. Simple descriptive method and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/34934

Assessment of Consumer Awareness amongst Women of Deesa, Gujarat

Surabhi Singh, Santosh Ahlawat & M. K. Chaudhary · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

The present study aims to assess the consumer awareness about eight consumer rights in Deesa city and to correlate their awareness with the age, education and media exposure. Descriptive research design was used for the study. Two hundred women were selected randomly from differe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/32322

Assessment of Thematic Areas for Training Needs of Apple Growers in Shopian of Jammu and Kashmir Districts, India

Zahoor Ahmad Shah, Rekhi Singh, Rufaida Mir, Jehangir Muzaffar Matoo & Mushtaq Ahmad Dar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Nature has endowed the state of Jammu and Kashmir (India) with wide range of agro- climatic conditions which permits the production of varieties of temperate fruits. The district Shopian was purposively selected, because of potentiality for the development of horticulture, mainly...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/33656

Effects of Land Fragmentation on Food Security in Three Agro-ecological Zones of Embu County in Kenya

Samuel Njiri Ndirangu, Stephen G. Mbogoh & O. L. E. Mbatia · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Land fragmentation is a common agricultural phenomenon in many countries where a single large farm is subdivided into a large number of separate small land plots. This paper is based on a study that was carried out to evaluate the impact of land fragmentation on food security in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/34321

Effectiveness of Agricultural Information and Communication Center in Technology Transfer to the Farmers in Bangladesh

Md. Suzan Khan, M. Hammadur Rahman & Mohammed Nasir Uddin · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in information dissemination in agriculture sector is getting popular day by day especially in technology transfer to the farmers. While various forms of ICT devices and centers abound in Bangladesh today. The recent innovat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/34998

Approaches, Effects and Challenges of Agricultural Advisory Services Experienced by the Program for the Improvement of the Competitiveness of Family Agro-pastoral Farms (ACEFA) in Dja-et-Lobo Division (Cameroon)

Guillaume Hensel Fongang Fouepe, Michelle Sonkoue Watio & Michel Havard · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

This article examines the agricultural advisory services support package of the program for the improvement of the Competitiveness of Family Agro-pastoral Farms (ACEFA) and its impacts on Family Agro-pastoral Farms (EFA) and Producer Groups (PG) in the Dja-et-Lobo Division in the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/35039

A Qualitative Study Examining Core Competency Needs of Agricultural Extension Professionals in Nepal

Ramjee P. Ghimire & Murari Suvedi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Aims: To identify core competencies required for extension professionals in Nepal, which is needed to provide right education and training and to prepare a competent extension workforce. Study Design: This was an exploratory qualitative study, which followed an inductive method o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/34517

Performance Evaluation of Wet Land Power Weeder for Paddy

Keshavalu ., B. Prasan Patil, V. Raghavendra & Shafat Khan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Weeding now a day’s necessitates the introduction of suitable power weeders for paddy cultivation. A study was conducted at Farmers field with power weeder. The geometry of crop used was 60×10 cm and the performance of power weeder was compared with conventional method of hand we...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/34910