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Socio-economic Characteristics of the Adopters and Non-adopters of Inter-cropping in Areca Nut Plantation in Ri-Bhoi District of Meghalaya

Dasiewdorshisha Sancley & Syed H. Mazhar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The socio-economic status of farmers plays a vital role in Agriculture. It is observed from the present study that the farmers economic level affect the livelihood of the farmers in Ri-Bhoi District of Meghalaya. The farmers have tried to change their way of cropping by introduci...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i130211

Determining Optimal Solution of Short Term Loan Use to Maximize Net Farm Return in Jorhat District of Assam

Pallavi Deka, Sinki Barman, Nivedita Deka & Jayanta Prasad Hazarika · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The present study of Determining optimal solution of short term loan use to maximize net farm return in Jorhat District of Assam was undertaken to examine the possibilities and prospects of increasing net return through optimal allocation of resources under existing financial env...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i430208

Economic Analysis of Snail Marketing in Ibadan North East Local Government Area Oyo State, Nigeria

A. F. Aderounmu, I. O. Oyewo & O. O. Oke · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

This paper reports findings from a study carried out to investigate the profitability of snail marketing in Ibadan North East Local Government area of Oyo State. Structured questionnaires and interview schedules were designed to obtain information on socio-economic characteristic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i430207

Effect of Technological Intervention on Yield of Summer Pearl Millet

S. K. Parmar, K. D. Mungra, J. S. Sorathiya & H. G. Vansjalia · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Front line demonstrations (FLDs) were conducted by pearl millet Research Station, JAU, Jamnagar on 313 farmers’ field in 125 hectares of different 98 villages of Gujarat state during summer season of 2015 to 2019. Prevailing farm practices were treated as control for comparison w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i430206

Impact of Developmental Interventions in Upper Krishna Project (UKP) Area

Jagadajyothi Binkadakatti, J. G. Angadi & S. S. Dolli · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The Upper Krishna Project (UKP) is one of the biggest projects in India and was started as multipurpose irrigation project in the drought prone northern part of Karnataka. The UKP consists of two dams across the river at Alamatti village and Narayanpur village. The implementation...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i430205

A Conjoint Analysis on Consumers’ Revealed Preferences for Products from Coconuts in Madurai City India

J. Harshini & A. Daniel Viswasam Samuel · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

India per se being leader nation in coconut production, only 2 per cent hardly utilised for value addition. To discern the pull factors causing consumer preference for coconut products, a study was conducted among different income group of consumers from Madurai city of Tamil Nad...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i430204

Role of Custom Hiring Centers in Implementation of In-situ Crop Residue Management Scheme in Ambala District (Haryana)

Guru Prem, Ramesh Kumar, Amit Kumar, Anurag ., Upasana Singh & H. N. Meena · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The farmers generally burn the rice residue to vacate their fields for the timely sowing of wheat, because residues interfere with tillage and seeding operations. In Haryana, approximated 27.83 million tons of agricultural residues are produced and out of which 11.22 million ton...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i330203

The Potential and Challenges of Using ICT as a Vehicle for Rural Communication as Characterised by Smallholder Farmers

Mbuyazwe M. Dlamini & Steven Worth · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Agricultural extension is a communication network linking different stakeholders in agriculture to improve their productivity and Information Communication Technology (ICT) has been utilised as an extension tool for enhancing information flow between agricultural extension servic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i330202

Contribution of Home Gardening to Household Dietary Intake among Peri-urban Households of Imo State, Nigeria

Uzoamaka N. Akwiwu & Chinwe N. Obichere · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Rapid urbanization, industralization, land grabbing and dwindling land resources is fast eroding the practice of home gardening in peri-urban areas. This has altered the dietary intake pattern of peri-urban households who hitherto could augment their meals from products of garden...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i330201

Identify Attitude and Perception of Farmers on Mobile Based Agriculture: Reuters’ Market Light (RML)

P. Anbarasan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Farmers need dynamic information relating to agriculture and rural development. Therefore, to satisfy the need of information and knowledge, Reuters Market Light (RML) offers highly customized and localized agricultural related information service. RML provides information servic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i330200

Economics of Plantain Production in Calabar Agricultural Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria

P. C. Uke, D. C. Ochiaka & M. N. Mgbakor · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

This project work dealt with the Economics of Plantain Production in Calabar Agricultural zone, Cross River State. The specific objectives of the research were to examine the socio economic characteristics of plantain farmers, identify the different farming practices in the area,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i330199

Are Dairy Farmers of Haor (Wetland) Areas Food Secured?

Sree Shawon Chokraborti, Md. Abdul Baset, Abdullah Al Zabir & Md. Ariful Islam · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The present study was conducted to assess the food security status of dairy farmers in haor areas of Sunamganj district, Bangladesh. Food security index and binary logistic regression analysis were applied to analyze the data and data were collected by face to face interview of r...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i230198

A Study on Constraints Faced by the Farmers in Adoption and Marketing of Extra Long Staple Cotton Production Technology

M. Deepika & M. Asokhan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The present study was conducted to analyse the constraints faced by the farmers in the adoption and marketing of ELS cotton production technology. The study was taken up in two blocks of Vellore district namely, Tirupattur and Kandhili blocks of Tamil Nadu. The sample size of 132...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i230196

Determinants of Agro-credit Repayment of Small- Holder Farmers in Tanzania

Sylivatus Berati Kashaga & Deus Dominic Ngaruko · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The study investigated the determinants loan repayment in the two selected districts of Kongwa in Dodoma region and Kilombero in Morogoro region of Tanzania. The objective of the study was to identify the determinants of agro-credit repayment of small-holder farmers in Tanzania....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i230209

Determinant Factors of Farmers’ Performance Regarding Fertilizer Application: An Overview from Bangladesh

Thahamina Bagum, Md. Kamal Uddin, Salim Hassan, Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman & Md. Zulfikar Rahman · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Aims: Farmers of Bangladesh use a less amount of urea fertilizer compared to the nutrient requirement and soil fertility status.  Hence, a significant gap between actual and recommended doses of fertilizers used by farmers have been reported in many instances. Therefore, this stu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i230195