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Chatbot for Promoting Best Crop Management Practices to Rice Farmers in Odisha, India

Preeti Bharti, Ellanie Cabrera, Berta Miro, Sheetal Sharma, Carolyn Florey, Manas Ranjan Sahoo & Kshitikanta Rout · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

The increasing penetration of mobile phones has made it easier to reach remote farmers and bridge the knowledge gap between them and researchers/extension workers and agricultural stakeholders. Farmers need concise, context-specific, information to address the challenges which ar...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102581

Adaptation Practices of Dairy Farmers to Climate Change in Coastal Tamil Nadu, India

Shanthya. M.S & Brajendra Singh Meena · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

An investigation was conducted to evaluate the adaptation strategies of dairy farmers in light of climate change in Tamil Nadu. For this research, four out of the 13 coastal districts—Villupuram, Cuddalore, Ramanathapuram, and Thoothukudi—were chosen at random. Two blocks were ra...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102580

Rice Post-harvest Value Addition Agricultural Extension Training Model for Smallholder Farmers and Extension Agents in the Southern Region of Sierra Leone

Philip Jimia Kamanda · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

A study was conducted to develop an agricultural training model for smallholder farmers and extension agents (farming actors) in rice post-harvest value addition in the Southern region of Sierra Leone. The study sought to identify the training needs and competencies of the farmin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102575

Socio-economic Status and Challenges in Organic Farming Adoption: A Case Study of Farmers in Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India

Divyanka Tiwari, H. C. Singh, Aishwarya Singh & Parul Saini · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

Aims: 1. To study the socio-economic status of farmers. 2. To study the challenges faced by farmers in organic farming practice and suggest suitable measures to overcome the challenges faced by the farmers. Study Design: Ex-post facto research design was used for this study and w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102576

Challenges in Accessing Agricultural Technology Information Centre’s Services: Identifying Key Constraints in Kanpur District

Aishwarya Singh, H.C. Singh, Divyanka Tiwari & Parul Saini · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

Aim: The current study aims to find out various constraints faced by the respondents in availing the services provided by ATIC and to suggest suitable measures to overcome the constraints. Study Design: The study was carried out by descriptive type of survey method. Place and Dur...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102577

Challenges Faced by Agri-Input Dealers in Delivering Agro-Advisory Services: Constraints and Suggestions

Akash, H. C. Singh, Abhijeet, Prashant Singh, Lalla Ram & Ravi Shankar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

Aims: The aim of this research study is to identify and analyze the various constraints faced by agricultural input dealers in delivering effective agro-advisory services in the districts of Kannauj and Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh. Additionally, the study seeks to provide recommen...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102578

Empowering Farmers through ICT: Unveiling Access and Competency Gaps and Associated Factors in Puri District, Odisha, India

Anurag Banerji, Anup Prakash Upadhyay & Anjali · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

In developing country like India on one hand there are plethora of ICT initiatives operational across various areas, but on the other the persistent issues of crop loss, lack of market, vulnerability of small holder farmers etc. continues to prevail. These persistent situations d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102579

Drivers to Rural Youth Agri-Preneurial Engagement in Specific Agricultural Enterprises in Bundelkhand Region of M.P

Anil Mishra & Rudrasen Singh · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

Entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector offers significant potential for rural development and economic growth. This study aimed to assess the entrepreneurship skills among rural youth engaged in various agricultural and allied activities in Madhya Pradesh, India. The objecti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102573

Content Analysis of Farm Magazine ‘Vigiyanik Pashu Palan’: A Study

Simranpal Singh Sekhon, R.K Sharma, Rajesh Kasrija, Yashpal Singh & Jaswinder Singh · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

The present study was conducted to quantitatively analyze the contents published in Vigiyanak Pashu Palan (VPP), the monthly Punjabi magazine of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, during Time Period I (2008-2010), Time Period II (2014-2016) and Ti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102574

Construction of Knowledge Test to Measure the Knowledge Level of the Millet Farmers of Bundelkhand Region, Uttar Pradesh, India

Navneet Maurya, Dheeraj Mishra, B. P Mishra, Rahul Kumar Rai, P. K Ojha, A. P. Verma, B. K. Gupta, Umesh Chandra & Deepak Kumar Pathak · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

Knowledge is the key to development and growth. It creates foundation for speedy adoption of agricultural innovations among the farmers. Millet being the most relevant crops of recent times, attracted farmers back to its cultivation. Extension systems initiated various programmes...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102572

Attitude of Onion Growers towards Drip Irrigation System in Tamil Nadu, India

Asokhan, M, A. Abinaya & T.N.Sujeetha · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

The drip irrigation system is a kind of micro-irrigation system that has the potential to salvage the water and other nutrients by entrance water to drip gradually to the main roots if plants and other plant parts, which is from on the soil surface or buried inside the soil surfa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102569

A Study of Gender Perspectives on Farmers' Livelihood Resources in a Dryland Farming Community of Lombok Island, Indonesia

Baiq Yulfia Elsadewi Yanuartati & Ni Made Wirastika Sari · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

Aim: A case study on Lombok Island, Indonesia, examined livelihood resources among rain-fed rice farmers from a gender perspective. Study Design: Using a descriptive approach, the study purposely selected dryland and rain-fed farming communities reliant on agriculture. Place and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102570

Improving the Cardamom Marketing: Assessing the Marketing Efficiency of Cardamom in Theni District, Tamil Nadu

Sreedhar R., Abbadasari Kiran Kumar, Bala Venkata Ganesh Yakkala, Nithish Narayn K., Priyadharshini R., Punitha M., Shruthi R. & Yamuna A. · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

Introduction: The cardamom is the oldest spices and belongs to Zingiberaceae family. It is cultivated in the thick shady, rainy forests of the Western Ghats of the South India. The major growing states are Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in reference to green cardamom (Small) an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102571

Structural Changes in Haryana Agriculture

Mafi, D.P. Malik, Rimpi & Naseeb Choudhary · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

The present investigation was carried out for Haryana state for the period 1970-2021. Economic growth has been defined as a structural transformation process in which the contribution of industry and services sectors increased and agriculture's relative proportion of national pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102568

Market Dynamics and Consumer Insights for Value-added Pearl Millet Products: Empirical Evidence from Rajasthan, India

Laveena Vaswani, Aditi Mathur, Anubhav Beniwal & Harsh Saharan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

The study provides an overview of the study on consumer preference and consumption patterns of value-added pearl millet products in Rajasthan. The research focused on identifying consumer preferences, understanding consumption patterns, and evaluating buying behavior based on ind...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102565