This study investigates the dynamic impacts of macroeconomic policies on child and maternal nutrition outcomes in Zimbabwe. Utilizing an unrestricted Vector Autoregression (VAR) framework on annual secondary data spanning 1990 to 2020, we model the transmission pathways of fiscal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103039
This study presents an exploratory, field-based assessment of the constraints affecting farmers' access to institutional agricultural credit in two agriculturally important districts of Assam, focusing on demand-side, supply-side, and infrastructural barriers. Based on survey dat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103038
Women's participation in agriculture is not necessarily accompanied by equivalent decision-making authority or control over resources. This study examined participation in five agricultural activities and assessed selected dimensions of empowerment among rural women in northern B...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103037
Pepper cultivation provides an income opportunity for smallholder farmers, but information on the varieties grown, production practices and farm-level profitability in Benue State, Nigeria, remains limited. The study analysed the profitability of pepper production and varieties g...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103036
Kerala’s backwaters provide a setting for houseboat tourism, particularly in Alappuzha district. This study assessed the challenges encountered by houseboat owners operating on Punnamada Lake, with attention to economic, financial, political, environmental and waste-management di...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103035
Goat husbandry plays a pivotal role in supporting livelihood and economic security for rural landless, marginal, and small farmers. This study evaluates the socio-personal and economic determinants governing knowledge and adoption levels of standard goat management practices amon...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103034
Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) have been promoted in India since 2003 to help small and marginal farmers overcome diseconomies of scale in input, credit, technology and output markets, but commodity-level evidence on the changes experienced by their members remains limited. Thi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103033
Aims: The objectives of this study were (1) to understand the business configurations and operational practices of selected agritourism enterprises in western Tamil Nadu; (2) to identify common business patterns and develop the empirically derived agritourism business-model arche...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103032
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly used in agricultural extension to improve access to timely and relevant information. This study assessed the attitudes of key stakeholders towards ICT use in Punjab’s agricultural extension system and examined rel...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103031
This study assessed the role of rural youths in agricultural production and the associated challenges for agricultural extension services in Noni Sub Division, North West Region of Cameroon. Data were collected through structured questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussion...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103030
Decentralised agricultural extension services are vital for enhancing farmers’ access to information, providing more locally responsive extension, improving farmer participation and communication, delivering more relevant advice, and potentially achieving better agricultural outc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103029
Commercial floriculture in Kerala must reconcile the biological suitability of tropical ornamentals with the exacting requirements of a perishable, quality-differentiated market. This critical narrative review examines the principal cut-flower groups relevant to the state, their...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103027
Background: Women’s participation in agribusiness contributes to employment generation, household income and enterprise development. However, women entrepreneurs often encounter financial, technical, production and marketing constraints that may affect the effective operation and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103028
Information sourcing is central to communication and livelihood decision-making among rural households, yet the use of available information channels may vary with socio-economic and behavioural characteristics. This study examined the socio-economic and behavioural factors assoc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103026
Cotton is a major cash crop in Rajasthan, where manual picking places a substantial physical workload on farm women. This community-based study evaluated an ergonomically modified cotton harvesting bag against the traditional practice of using a gunny bag or cloth tied to the bod...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i103024