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Sources of Information & Their Extent of Utilization by Actors in AKIS for Betel Vine Growers in Nadia District of West Bengal

Manaranjan Biswas, Anindita Saha & Samir Ranjan Dash · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Studying Agriculture Knowledge Information System (AKIS) in terms of generation, dissemination, transformation, utilization, storage and retrieval of knowledge and information is needed for agriculture development.  A study was conducted in Nadia district of West Bengal and Betel...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i430158

Socio-Economic Determinants of Organic Manuring Practices by Farmers in Southern Agricultural Zone, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

A. A. Girei, E. G. Luka, M. S. Jatau & H. M. Turai · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The study analyzed the socio-economic determinants of organic manuring practices by farmers in Southern Agricultural Zone of Nasarawa state, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of respondents in the area; identify the type of orga...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i330155

Cognitive Abilities of Urban and Semi-Urban Pre-School Children of Dharwad, Karnataka, India

D. Mounika, B. Kasturiba & Manjula Patil · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Aims: The study has conducted with the objective to assess the demographic profile and cognitive abilities of urban and semi-urban pre-school children of Dharwad District, Karnataka, India. Study Design: Demographic information was collected from the parents by using questioner....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i330156

Effect of Agricultural Sector Expenditure on Nigeria’s Economic Growth

O. O. Akanbi, E. G. Onuk & H. S. Umar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The study examined the Effect of Government Agricultural Expenditure on Nigeria’s Economic Growth. Time series data (1981–2015) were generated from the Central Bank of Nigeria and the National Bureau of Statistics. Descriptive Statistics and Vector Error Correction Model were use...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i330157

Empirical Analysis on the Impact of Poverty Alleviation by Rural E-commerce on Farmers' Income

Zhen Qin, Yan Ni, Fenxiao Zhu & Junhui Han · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

According to the data of 200 valid questionnaires collected in 11 poor villages of 7 townships, 5 counties in Zhumadian region, this paper use the Difference-in-differences(DID) model to calculate the change difference of the per capita net income, per capita agricultural operati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i330154

The Long Run Relationship between Economic Growth and Environmental Quality

Redwan Ahmed, Gabriela Sabau & Morteza Haghiri · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

One of the controversial debates in environmental economics, which began in the 1980s, is the relationship between environmental pollution and economic growth. The study investigated the relationship between per capita carbon dioxide emissions and gross domestic product per capit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i330153

Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Farm Management in Jorhat District of Assam

Raktim Ranjan Lahan & Nivedita Deka · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Information Communication Technology (ICT) provides an opportunity for farmers to increase their farm production.ICT is a diverse set of technological tools and resources used to communicate, disseminate, store and manage information. Different tools of ICT like television, radio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i230152

Role Play as an Innovative Teaching Technique: Attitude of Agri Students

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

The objective of this study is to assess student’s attitude towards role-playing in agricultural sciences. For the purpose, an initiative was taken to develop an attitude scale using Likert’s summated rating method. Twenty one (21) statements were selected by consulting the speci...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i230151

Impact of Farm Mechanization on Cropping Pattern and Cropping Intensity - A Case Study from Assam, India

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

Farm mechanization is considered as important pathways of agricultural development. A farming system cannot sustain with the traditional system. The mechanization of farm is also inductive to the diversification of the cropping pattern as it enables farmer to raise a second crop...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i230149

Environmental Issues and the Resulting Cultural Changes – A Study in the Hilly Tribal Ecosystem

R. Sasmitha & R. Arunachalam · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Tribal communities have deep connection to environment because they have a greater dependency on natural resources. When the natural environment is altered, it disproportionately affects the tribal life. Overburdened with the environmental issues, they have problem of change in c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i230150

Housing and Management System Practiced by Tribal Farmers in Rajasthan

P. C. Regar, M. L. Kamboj, Manish Sawant, S. N. Ojha & B. L. Roat · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The aim of the study was to assess the floor, feeding and watering space(s) and other housing management practice of goats followed by farmers in Rajasthan. A total of 120 tribal goat farmers were selected from 12 villages from 6 blocks in 3 tribal dominated districts viz., Bansw...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i230148

A Scale to Measure Farmers’ Risk Perceptions about Climate Change and Its Impact on Agriculture

Rupan Raghuvanshi & Mohammad Aslam Ansari · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Climate change has emerged as one of the key determinants of agricultural productivity. Risks perceptions of farmers’ towards climate change and its impact on agriculture are said to be a strong predictor of their behavioural intentions to climate change mitigation and adaptation...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i130145

Factors Affecting Farm Mechanization – A Case Study in Assam, India

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

The study was conducted in Central Brahmaputra Valley and Upper Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam in India. Primary data of 240 sample farms by personal interview schedule method and Logit Regression Analysis was used for examining the factors affecting farm mechanization adoption...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i130146

Theoretical Orientation for Readability Assessment in Bengali Language of Extension Literatures Related to Farming

Saikat Saha, Debabrata Basu & Sukamal Sarkar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Readability of a text generally refers to how well a reader can comprehend the content of a text, through reading. Readability is closely related to the understandability of the messages. Extension education is an applied behavioural science. Its main purpose is to bring about de...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i130144

Adoption of Integrated Homestead Farming Technologies by the Rural Women of RDRS

Md. Khalid Aurangozeb · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The purpose of the study was to investigate the adoption of integrated homestead farming technologies by the rural women in Rangpur Dinazpur Rural Service (RDRS), problem confrontation during adoption of integrated homestead farming technologies and explore the relationships with...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i130143