The study was designed to assess the costs, returns, profitability, and food security status of Pangus farm households. Samples were collected from two villages namely Baganbari and Konabari at Trishal Upazilla under Mymensingh district, Bangladesh in 2013. 100 sample farmers wer...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/23881
Tur is the most important Kharif pulse crop of northern Karnataka. Over the years, the farming community is shifting to cultivation of cash crops due to higher profitability leading to decrease in acreage under pulse crops in general and Tur in particular. The current study was c...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/24718
To cope with the high decrease of the cotton price on the international markets, the Government of Benin has emphasized the promotion of other crops like pineapple. To increase the competitiveness of this promising commodity and its links with other value chains, a study on value...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/24890
Focus group discussions were carried out with rainfed rice farmers in Central Java, Indonesia to understand their rice production system and assess their adaptability to current and future climate change. Results show that the farmers dealt with various stresses such as water sho...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/25246
The aim of the study was to determine, analyze and compare the socioeconomic factors affecting sorghum productivity of small-scale farmers (male and female) in the rain-fed sector of Gadarif state, Sudan. Multistage random sampling technique was used to collect data from 175 farm...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/23372
The study examined the benefits of agroforestry practices among farmers in South West Nigeria. It highlighted the extent of agroforestry, the ownership and management of agroforestry practices, the utilization and sustainability of the practices, the benefits derived from agrofor...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/23464
Aims: Pigs have been described as one of the most prolific and fast growing livestock that can convert food waste to valuable products. However, diseases pose significant challenge to efficient management and profitability of pig production. The study assessed pig health managem...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/24934
The study examines the effect of Land Management practices on technical efficiency of food crop farmers in North Central Nigeria. Data for the study were collected with the aid of well-structured questionnaire from 345 food crop farmers, while data analyses were carried out using...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/23791
Aims: The empirical paper was undertaken to estimate price transmission of food grains along the food supply chain prior and post trade liberalization era. Study Design: The paper adopted an observational research design based on time series data set. Place and Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/19347
The study analyzed the constraints to adoption of improved fish farming technologies by fish farmers in Yola North and South Local Government Areas of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Primary data which were obtained through the use of questionnaires and personal interview administered to...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/20729
The information on farmers’ adoption of local seed systems is based on field visits undertaken in the Zarqa and Mafraq Regions in Jordan. Farmers’ adoption depends upon social relation, locally developed seed exchange methods and private companies which are presented as leverage...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/24291
Aims: The study was conducted to identify the skills level of backyard chicken production practices used by rural women in Yucatan, Mexico. Study Design: A questionnaire was used to collect data from the chicken owners, the dependent variable in this study was the skills level of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/24330
Agriculture is an integral component of Pakistan economy as sixty five percent of the population resides in rural areas and their livelihood primarily depend on agriculture. Pakistan has the world largest contiguous irrigation system. Unfortunately, the farming community is facin...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22883
The study employed a Ricardian Model to measure the impact of climate change on soybean production in Lapai local government area of Niger state. The study utilized time series data on climatic variables for the period 1980-2012 and primary data on socioeconomic background, produ...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/21886
This study analyzed the socio-economic determinants of adoption of recommended agrochemical practices of agrochemicals (RAPs) among crop farmers in Kaduna and Ondo States of Nigeria. A total of 260 crop farmers who have sustained the use of agrochemicals for at least five years w...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22423