The present study entitled “Apple cultivation in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh: A cost analysis” has been carried out in two selected blocks i.e Banjar and Naggar of Kullu District in Himachal Pradesh by taking representative samples of 70 farmers. The farmers having less th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/32644
The study determined the level of resource used efficiency among Cassava farmers in Ilesa West Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to collect data from 50 respondents from four selected wards in the Local Government Area. The da...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/40578
This study was undertaken to analyses the impacts of multiple socioeconomic and biophysical factors influencing food crop production in Mbiame, North West Region of Cameroon. To show this, we used a comprehensive data of socioeconomic and biophysical environment to investigate th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/41642
The study assessed the awareness and utilization of improved plantain production technologies for combating food insecurity among plantain household farmers in Abia State. Random sampling technique was used to select 60 respondents. Structure questionnaire was used for data colle...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/41346
Introduction: Out of the total net cropped area of 28.10 lakh hectares in Assam, only 1.96 lakh hectares is under double cropping despite the implementation of “Mission Double Cropping” with a fixed target of covering 2.09 lakh hectares in the state. Double cropping is not a new...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/40906
Self-Help Groups (SHGs) play an important role in empowering and economic development of society, especially for the powerless and poor rural community. Empowerment of rural community by developing entrepreneurial skills is the only solution to lower down these inequalities. Invo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/31607
In the present study we have suggested a newly modified ratio estimator for estimating the population variance by utilizing the auxiliary information of Downton's method. Properties associated with proposed estimators are assessed by mean square error and bias through numerical d...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/41963
In the face of recent devastating flash floods in 2016 and 2017 in the north-east wetlands of Bangladesh, locally known as haor, where 70% of the crops were damaged as an effect of climate change; the study was undertaken to identify the farming practices well adapted to this var...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/41781
This is a brief overview of the issues surrounding the concept and application of devolution of decision-making in the context of rural peoples in two Asian countries. The mechanics of devolution (the how, why and what) are discussed as well as the instruments of devolution. Thre...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/41369
Major dimensions of benefits and constraints of ICTs utilization among cassava farmers in Uyo agricultural zone were assessed in this study. A multi-stage sampling method was used to select 100 respondents for the study. The study relied on primary data gathered through the use o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/41752
In this study new improved robust estimator has been proposed for precise estimation of finite population variance in simple random sampling by incorporating as auxiliary information of probability weighted moment. Properties associated with proposed estimators are assessed by me...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/41961
This study was carried out to examine the effects of climate change on agricultural productivity in Nigeria. Changes in annual rainfall, temperature, and CO2 emission were used as proxies for climate change. Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Bound test approach to co-integrat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/37136
In this era of competitiveness, organizations compete by enhancing their service quality to satisfy their customers. Primary data for the study was collected from eighty consumers who visited the retail shop which sold chilled chicken and meat products exclusively under its own b...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/31583
Like any other developing country in the world agriculture is the main economic activity of Cameroon. This sector is mainly dominated by smallholder farmers. Unfortunately, accessibility to finance is among the major drawbacks, which have implications to productivity hence income...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/40448
Aim: To investigate the factors curtailing production of tea in Nyeri and come up with possible mitigating measures. Study Design: In-depth qualitative survey that involved the interviewing of 28 tea farmers and 4 key informants (Subcounty Agricultural Officers) Place and Durati...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/39867