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Attitudes of the Rural People towards Social Entrepreneurship in the Punjab Province, Pakistan

Hazem S. Kassem, Fahad Aldosari, Muhammad Muddassir & Ashar Sultan Kayani · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

Currently, there is much debate concerning the role of social entrepreneurship in sustainable development, as well as the environmental factors important to the emergence and implementation of social initiatives. This study was conducted to determine the attitudes of rural people...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/44525

Decisive Factors of Employment Vulnerability of Rural Youth in the Hills of Uttarakhand, India

Renu Gangwar & S. K. Kashyap · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

Youth is a precious segment of the population as they play quite a significant role in development. Youth unemployment has risen dramatically. Vulnerability increases more in the agriculture sector due to disguised employment. Reasons behind employment vulnerability may vary in d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/44443

The Evaluation of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Governorate Size Distribution

Yosef Alamri & David Freshwater · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The purpose of this paper is to examine the hierarchy of urban centres in Saudi governorates using the rank and size rule. Also, determine the primacy governorate. This study applied different methods to examine the possibility of a primate governorates within the law of the prim...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/44372

Agripreneurship – A Tool to Empower Rural Women

Manjot Kaur, Sukhdeep Kaur Mann & Kanwaljit Kaur · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

Background: The growth and development of any country depends upon how well its resources, be it physical, financial or human, are put to use. Amongst these resources, the most vital is the human resources. Women constitute nearly one half of the world's population having enormou...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/42015

Marketing of Freshwater Chinese Mitten Crab and Support to the Mitten Crab Farmers in China

Hayford Agbekpornu, Xinhua Yuan, Junchao Ming & Weifan Zhu · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The study examines a snapshot of domestic marketing of freshwater Chinese mitten crab and support to the farmers in China with focus on the Jiangsu Province. A total of 96 farmers were sampled for the study. A semi-structured questionnaire was designed to elicit information from...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/44041

An Exploratory Study on the Organisational Climate of Krishi Vigyan Kendras of Meghalaya

Sao Evalwell Dkhar, Loukham Devarani, Ram Singh, R. J. Singh & L. Hemochandra · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) serve as a frontline extension system and as knowledge resource centres of agricultural technologies for supporting farmers in improving their agricultural production and livelihood. They are vital in contributing to agricultural development in the co...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/44433

Social Media in Agricultural Extension: Benefits and Challenges under Indian Context

Devesh Thakur & Mahesh Chander · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

Aims: This study aimed to empirically test social media tools in farm extension communication activities. Study Design: Quasi-Experimental Design. Place and Duration of the Study: The study was conducted in 8 districts of the State of Himachal Pradesh, India, June 2016-December 2...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/44086

Potential of Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) through Agricultural Extension in Selected Districts of Tamil Nadu, India

V. Irai Anbu, M. Asokhan, M. Chinnadurai, R. Arunachalam & M. Balarubini · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

Recapitulating the golden nuggets referring to agriculture in literature will rejuvenate the spirit of farming community and make them involved in their occupation with renewed zeal. The present study was conducted with major objectives to study the awareness of farmers on tradit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/43489

Perception on Effect of Drought and Suggestions to Overcome Drought by Namakkal Farmers of Tamil Nadu State

P. Sanjeevi & K. Mahandrakumar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

Severity of drought leads to reduction in agricultural production that may result in reduced income for farmers and agribusiness, increased prices for food and finally which leads to affect the livelihood of the farming community as well as this also pave way for negative deviati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/44252

Assessment of Women Participation in Vegetable Production Activities in ADP, Zone III, Taraba State, Nigeria

S. H. G. Nakwe, H. U. Mahmood, A. A. Ndaghu, M. B. Bashir & M. T. Kyaru · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The study Assessed Women Participation in Vegetable Production Activities in ADP, Zones III, Taraba State, Nigeria. The Specific objectives were to describes the socio-economic characteristics of women vegetable farmers; identify the types of vegetables production activities part...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/44126

Impact of Vermicomposting Training Programme on Production, Economics and Employment Generation of Farmer – A Case Study

V. Dhanushkodi & G. Porkodi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The technologies available at present in the field of agriculture have no relevance whatsoever if these are not reached and adopted by the farmers for the improvement of crop productivity. Keeping this in view, the present study was undertaken to analyse the impact of vocational...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/43208

Evaluation of Extension Services Delivery for Climate Change Adaptation by Crop Farmers in Niger State, Nigeria

O. Ebenehi, T. A. Ahmed & T. M. Barnabas · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

Agriculture mostly depends on weather and climate for optimum productivity. Climate change has become a global threat to agriculture and humanity. To cope with these changes, farmers employ adaptation strategies. This paper evaluates the Extension Service Delivery for Climate Cha...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/39681

Contribution of Animal Husbandry to Indian Economy, Its Characteristics and Future: A Review

M. Shanmathy, M. Gopi & P. Beulah · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

Livestock has played an indispensable role in the Indian economy. Animal husbandry is culturally and economically integrated into the society. Livestock is a source of protein, livelihood and draught power. Diverse enterprises like Apiculture, Sericulture, and Pisciculture have b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/43337

Socio-economic Factors Influencing the Adoption of Coping Mechanism to Climate Change by the Farmers

C. Vasanthi, S. Sahana & M. Sudheendra · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The present study was carried out to examine the factors that influence the adoption of coping mechanisms by the farmers to mitigate the adverse impacts of the climate change. The study employed ex-post facto research design with quantitative data. The study was conducted in Chit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/39896

Assessment of Online Fish Marketing in Ernakulam District, Kerala

Shyam S. Salim, Harsha Elizabeth James, N. R. Athira, R. X. Smitha, A. M. Shinu & Mohammed Meharoof · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The growth of fish production and development of fishery sector is highly dependent on an efficient fish marketing system. Fish marketing strategies developed and evolved along with the changing time and has now reached the digital era where the possibilities of incorporating tec...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/42373