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Effects of Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agricultural Development (ISPAAD) on the Income of Sorghum Farmers: Evidence from Kweneng District, Botswana

Gaboinewe Motlhwa, Mgale Yohana James & Yan Yunxian · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

This paper examines the factors influencing participation decisions among the farmer’s households of the Integrated Support Program for Arable Agricultural Development with the logistic model and assesses its effects on the agricultural sector in Botswana. Using random sampling,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i130234

Crop Residue Burning: Issue and Management for Climate-Smart Agriculture in NCR Region, India

Manjeet ., Joginder Singh Malik & Sushil Kumar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Today India enjoys the second position worldwide in agricultural output and as well as plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic construction of India too. There is no doubt that intensive agriculture also plays a significant role in climate change over time. Today c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i130233

Sustainability of Agriculture Value Chain by Rural Women for Income Generation in Oluyole Local Government of Oyo State, Nigeria

Babatunde, Taiye Oluwasola & Kehinde Abiodun, Solomon · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The study focused on the sustainability of agriculture by rural women as a means of income generation in Oluyole local government. The study made use of both primary and secondary data. The instrument used for collecting the primary data was a set of structured questionnaire. Dat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i130232

A Study on the Shift in Cropping Pattern from Agriculture to Horticulture in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India

A. Vincent & Senthilkumar Manivasagam · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

India is predominantly a food crop producing country in the world and a leading producer of world’s pulse (25.00%), rice (22.00%), wheat (13.00%) and cotton (25.00%). On the other hand, the country has gone through a substantial shift in cropping pattern from food crops (agricult...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i430231

Perceived Effects of Farmer Participation in Utilization and Conservation of Forest Resources in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State

D. H. Yakubu, O. T. Eduno, H. Shuaibu, M. B. Muhammad, T. C. Oduehie & M. Mamman · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

This study assessed the perceived effects of farmer participation in utilization and conservation of forest resources in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. Data were collected from 150 farmers randomly selected, using structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed usi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i430230

Effect of Garlic Supplementation in the Diets of Cockerel Chicks on Performance and Economy of Production

Kehinde, Abiodun Solomon, Babatunde, Taiye Oluwasola & Kehinde, Olujide Johnson · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

A feeding trail was conducted to determine the effect of garlic supplementation (0,1.5,3.0 and 4.5%) in the diet of 240 day old cockerel chicks on growth performance, economy of production, nutrients digestibility, hematological and serum indices,  four  treatments with 3 replica...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i430229

Decision Making Capacity and Constraints Faced by Rural Women while Seeking Maternal and Child Health Care Services in Northeastern Bangladesh

Eshita Deb, Mitu Chowdhury, Indrajit Kundu, Modhumita Bhattachirjee Pia & Kanij Fatema · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The aim of the study was to determine the association between rural women’s decision-making power and the constraints faced by them while seeking Maternal and Child Health care services in northeastern Bangladesh. The study sample consisted of 150 mothers living in northeastern B...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i430228

Techniques of Mining and Land Grabbing: Destruction of Agricultural Activities in Kerta Buana Village, East Kalimantan - Indonesia

Fanny Henry Tondo & Robert Siburian · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Land grabbing is a big problem in developing countries because a land-large acquisition as an act of land grabbing that made small-farmers had lost their access to the land. The small-farmers as the dwellers in Kerta Buana village who were invaded by the government through transm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v33i230227

Exploring Gender Issues and Challenges Faced by Women Bank Employees in Work and Family of Sylhet City, Bangladesh

Modhumita Bhattachirjee Pia, Mitu Chowdhury, Indrajit Kundu, Eshita Deb & Khadija Akter · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The study was conducted to evaluate the gender related issues and challenges of women bank employees both in work and with family in Sylhet city in Bangladesh. Data were collected through structured questionnaire from 120 respondent’s sampled using simple random sampling. Data we...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i330225

Profitability of Charcoal Production and Marketing in Ibarapa Zone of Oyo State Nigeria

Babatunde, Taiye Oluwasola, Kehinde Abiodun Solomon & Kehinde, Olujide Johnson · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

This study analyzed the profitability of charcoal production and marketing in Ibarapa zone of Oyo state using a structured questionnaire. A multistage sampling technique was adopted to select one hundred (100) respondents for the study. The descriptive statistical method and budg...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i330226

An Economic Study on Shrimp Production and Value Chain System in Khulna District of Bangladesh

N. I. Toma, M. S. Islam, M. A. Islam, R. Sultana, S. Islam & M. N. Alam · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Shrimp farming and related activities contribute significantly to the national economy of Bangladesh. Per hectare half yearly average yield of shrimp was 350 kg and its money value was Tk. 1, 07,900. Variable cost is 61.29% and fixed cost is 38.71% of the total cost (Tk. 92,190)....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i330224

The Influence of Farmers' Gender on Factors Affecting Maize Production among Small Scale Farmers in the Agricultural Reform Era: The Case of Western Region of Kenya

Adijah M. Ali-Olubandwa · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The introduction of Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) and trade liberalisation resulted in agricultural reforms in Kenya and other developing countries. Hence the Kenya government no longer gives incentives to small scale farmers. Therefore, the small scale farmers, extensi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i330223

Time Utilization Pattern and Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) among Poultry Value Chain in Thane District of Maharashtra

Ashwini Pawara, Adhiti Bhanotra, Manish Sawant, Akshay Ghatare & Nikita Sonawane · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

A study was conducted on 120 poultry farm women in the Thane district of Maharashtra to study time utilization and Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis among Farm Women in poultry farming. Farm women having a minimum of 2 poultry birds with 1 to 3 years of e...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i230219

Role Expectations of Agricultural Extension Professionals – A Study in Odisha

K. K. Behera & R. N. Das · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The role expectations of the Agricultural extension professionals are the determinant factors in developing competencies to perform their job successfully. A study was therefore conducted with the extension professionals working in the department of Agriculture and Horticulture,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i230220

Determinants of Loan Repayment among Small-scale Cassava Farmers in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria

O. O. Kuye & T. O. Edem · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

This study investigated the determinants of loan repayment among small-scale cassava farmers in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Data were collected with structured questionnaire from 160 randomly selected farmers. Data were analyzed using simple desc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i330221