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Effectiveness of Farmer Field School and Conventional Extension Trainings on Knowledge Gain among Farm Women

J. Krishnan, T. T. Ranganathan, P. Ravichamy & K. C. Sivabalan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The world extension forum over three-four decades emphasized the people centric bottom up approach in extension work. In mid 1970s world bank had introduced Training and Visit (T&V) system of extension in 70 countries including India. This solely emphasized the dissemination...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i730613

Socio-economic and Socio-personal Characteristics of Agri-Entrepreneurs: A Study of Uttarakhand and Punjab State of India

Taufiq Ahmad & Rifat Haneef · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

This study investigated the Socio-economic and Socio-personal characteristics of agripreneurs. The study was conducted in Uttarakhand and Punjab states. Data for the investigation were collected from 120 respondent trainees, 60 each from the selected state. The study discovered t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i730614

Growth Performance of Groundnut in Ananthapuramu District of Andhra Pradesh – A Temporal Analysis

I. Krishna Teja, S. V. Ramana Rao, I. Bhavani Devi, S. V. Prasad, B. Ravindra Reddy & Paladugu Praveen Kumar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Ananthapuramu district is considered as one of the major groundnut growing districts in the Andhra Pradesh state, with an average area, production and yield of 7.04 lakh hectares, 3.65 lakh tonnes and 512 kg ha-1 respectively, during the present millennium (from 2000-01 to 2018-1...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i730611

Knowledge of Aromatic Black Rice Growers Regarding Benefits Provided under Mission Organic Value Chain Development Scheme

Meghajit Sharma Shijagurumayum, M. T. Lakshminarayan & B. Krishnamurthy · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The present study was carried out during 2020-21 in Thoubal and Bishnupur districts of Manipur state to assess the knowledge of aromatic black rice growers regarding the benefits provided under the Mission Organic Value Chain Development Scheme (MOVCDS). One hundred eighty aromat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i730612

Development and Validation of Group Decision Making Index: A Measure of Collective Decision Making among Self Help Groups

Pragya Goswamy, S. K. Kashyap, Neelam Bhardwaj, V. L. V. Kameswari & G. S. Kushwaha · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Group decision-making is a participatory process in which multiple individuals collectively perform situation analysis, think of alternative courses of action, and select the best alternative to solve the problem. Similarly, in the context of Self-help groups, group decision-maki...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i730610

Impact of Green Products on Consumer Purchase Decision in Coimbatore City of Tamil Nadu

D. Sivaselvan, T. Samsai & K. Mahendran · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Aim: The purpose of the study is to find the awareness of consumers towards green products, factors influencing them to purchase the green products and the problems faced by consumers while purchasing the green products in Coimbatore city Design of the Study: The study is empiric...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i730609

Analysis of the Effects of Public Expenditure on Agricultural Growth in Mali

Abdoulaye Maïga, Amadou Bamba, Boubacar Sy, Georges Hady Keita, Issoufou Soumaïla Mouleye & Moussa Diallo · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of government spending on agricultural growth in Mali using data from 2000 to 2019. The lagged autoregressive model (ARDL) was used to perform the estimation. We conducted a descriptive analysis of the data from the World Bank...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i730607

Entrepreneurial Behaviour of Livestock Entrepreneurs of Karnataka- A Socio-economic Analysis

M. Harisha, B. Subrahmanyeshwari, K. C. Veeranna, G. R. K. Sharma, Y. Ravindraredddy & B. Punyakumari · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

India owns the largest livestock population in the world and it is bestowed with huge and diverse livestock resources. The animal husbandry sector provides large self-employment opportunities and is proved to be a boon for sustaining the livelihood of the resource poor farmers. A...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i730606

Farmers Information Needs on Organic Vegetable Farming in Two Agro-climatic Zones of Assam

S. Bora, P. K. Das, I. Barman, S. D. Deka & D. Sonowal · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Most farmers are not aware of the various aspects of organic farming of vegetables despite the fact that the state of Assam is “naturally organic by default”. Besides having tremendous potential to grow crops organically, organic farming is yet to taste success in the state of As...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i730605

Supply Chain and Logistics of Fish: A Case Study of Jamalpur District Markets in Bangladesh

Syed Ariful Haque, Md. Fakhrul Islam, Mohammad Chhiddikur Rahman, Md. Saiful Islam & Md. Mokhlasur Rahman · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Fishery sector plays a vital role in the socio-economic development of Bangladesh. In the fish economy of Bangladesh, one of the most flourishing traffic activities is fish marketing. This study was aimed to investigate the fish species availability, supply chain, quality loss, p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i730604

Study on Profitability of Wheat in Major Wheat Producing States of India

Ankita Sahu, Sunil Nahatkar, Gourav Kumar Vani & Prasanna Kolar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The present study was undertaken with the objective to compare the minimum support price (MSP) with total Cost (C2) of wheat and also actual yield with break-even yield in major wheat producing states of India. The secondary data were collected from Directorate of Economics and S...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i730603

Crop Simulation Models: A Tool for Future Agricultural Research and Climate Change

Asma Fayaz, Y. Rajit Kumar, Bilal Ahmad Lone, Sandeep Kumar, Z. A. Dar, Faisal Rasool, Ishfaq Abidi, Fouzea Nisar & Anil Kumar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

A crop simulation model is a computerized program which is used to describe the process of growth and developmental stages of crop in relation to weather data, crop conditions and soil conditions to solve the real-world problems. Crop simulation models plays an important role in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i630602

Effect of Quality Standards on the Performance of Agricultural Exports in Cameroon

Eric Brice Fosso Ngatsi, Demdou Minette Flore, Douanla Tameko Joslanie & Bouopda Guerlais Noël · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The aim of this paper is to assess the effects of quality standards imposed by developed countries on agricultural exports in Cameroon. Based on the quantification technique of Bora and et al. [1], we have constructed an indicator capturing the quality standards imposed by the de...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i630601

Study of Purchase-sell of Livestock and Availing of Subsidy Benefits among Commercial Dairy Farmers of Gujarat

A. L. Rathva, L. M. Sorathiya & D. N. Gadhvi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

A field survey was conducted in Navsari district by selecting 40 commercial dairy farmers randomly from Navsari and adjoining areas. The commercial farm that possessed 20 Adult Unit of either cattle or buffalo was considered for the study. The desired information pertaining to li...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i630600