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Training Needs of the State Officials of Agriculture and Allied Departments of Western India

Mahesh R. Patel, Arun Patel, P. C. Patel & Shri Jaydip D. Desai · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The need for professional training of agricultural sectors is increasing day by day. Advanced methodologies of farming needed to adopt all the native workers of the dedicated zones which are still in trial. Perhaps some of the training institutes take some initiatives to make a h...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/36915

Indigenous Technical Knowledge Relating to Farming Enterprises

N. Suganthi & J. Venkata Pirabu · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

Indigenous technical knowledge has been traditionally owned wisdom from time to time, as the days gone it is likely to be forgotten by the society, due to an invasion of modern technologies. Due to ecological imbalance and onslaught of land, water and other natural resources, the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/37330

An Analysis of Agricultural Crops Outputs in New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, Sudan: A Policy Implications

Mohamed Elamin Abd Ellatif & Mutasim Mekki M. Elrasheed · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

Aims: This study aimed at examining and comparing the impact of the governmental policies; pre-liberalization (1970 - 1992) and post-liberalization (1992 - 2012), on the growth of the main crops grown in the New Halfa Agricultural Scheme (NHAS) Sudan: sorghum, wheat, cotton and g...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/38062

Factors Influencing Participation of Cocoa Farmers in the Government Spraying Programme in Ghana

Abdallah Abdul-Hanan & Benjamin Tetteh Anang · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The study assessed the factors influencing participation of cocoa farmers in the government spraying programme in Ghana using cross-sectional data obtained by interviewing respondents with the aid of a questionnaire. A probit model was employed to analyse the determinants of farm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/38842

Socio-economic Status and Attitude of Farmers of Santhal Pargana Division of Jharkhand, Eastern India - A Benchmark Analysis

C. V. Singh, R. Ranjan, S. Shekhar, A. K. Singh, A. K. Jaiswal & R. S. Pan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

A survey was carried out to study the socio-personal characteristics and attitude of farmers among 360 respondents of Jamtara and Dumka districts of Jharkhand state using a pre-structured interview schedule. Multi stage random sampling was used which covered Jamtara, Narayanpur,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/38744

Impact of Self-Help Groups on Empowerment Status of Rural Women in Udaipur District

Priyanka Kumawat & Vishakha Bansal · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The study was conducted in the Udaipur district of Rajasthan to know the level of empowerment of rural women through self-help groups. A total of ten groups were selected from Badgaon panchayat samiti. A sample of 130 respondents (100 SHG members and 30 non members) was selected...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/38296

Financial Analysis of IPM and Non-IPM Technology Used on Brinjal Production in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh

Asma Akter, Md. Asaduzzaman Tutul, Fazlul Hoque & Xianhui Geng · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The study was undertaken to determine the production of Brinjal and to compare the financial profitability between IPM and Non-IPM Brinjal growers in the study areas. The study areas covered two intensive vegetables growing districts namely Comilla and Narsinghdi. The sample was...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/35757

Farmers’ Perception of Farm University Sugarcane Technologies in Karnataka, India

D. Raghupathi, M. Venkatesha & M. N. Venkataramana · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The Zonal Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, has been carrying out the research on major crops like Rice (Oriza sativa L.)., Finger millet (Eleusine coracana)., Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)., Maize (Zea mays L.) etc., considering t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/38769

The Obstacles of Rural Women Participation in Agricultural Development in Erbil Province of Iraq

Snoor Haydar Ababakr & Cuma Akbay · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The role of rural women’s in agricultural activities is substantial in Iraq, especially in Erbil province. The aim of the study is to determine the problems of rural women faced during agricultural activities. This study is conducted in Erbil province which is located in the Nort...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/37128

Determinants of Financial Performance in the Industrial Firms: Evidence from Jordan

Ali Matar & Bilal Mohammad Eneizan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

This paper investigates the factors affecting the financial performance of the Jordanian manufacturing industrial firms. Secondary data has been collected from the Amman stock exchange annual publication “Financial Statement Analysis of industrial firms listed in Amman Stock Exch...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/37476

Using Behavior of Agrochemicals and Pesticides and Their Impacts on Human Health: A Perception Based Rural Study in Bangladesh

M. Muhibbullah & M. I. Sarwar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The main theme of the present study has been taken to know the using behaviour of agrochemicals and pesticides and their impacts on human health at Rangasree union of Barisal district in Bangladesh. Both the primary and secondary sources of data are integrated to achieve the find...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/37465

Communication Patterns of Home Science and Non Home Science Supervisors of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) Project and Their Contributions to the Rural Women

Pratibha A. Havanur, Prabhavathi Kurbett & Chhaya Badiger · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The study was undertaken during with the objective to study was the communication patterns of Supervisors of ICDS. The sample for the study comprised of 60 Supervisors in that 30 from Home Science and 30 from Non- Home Science Supervisors selected from four districts of Karnataka...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/34867

Adoption Level of Scientific Goat Farming Practices among Goat Farmers

Sandeep Kumar Singh, R. Singh, P. Kushram & R. Viswkarma · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

The study was conducted to study the adoption level of goat farmers in scientific goat farming practices. The data was collected through personal interview method with the help of pretested well structured interview schedule from 80 goat farmers in 5 adopted village of Jabalpur d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/38176

Assessment of Rural Farmers’ Access to Credit in Jigawa State, Nigeria

Iliyasu, Yusuf, Orifah, O. Martins & Ahungwa, T. Gabriel · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Attaining self-sufficiency in terms of food production has been a major policy goal of the Nigerian government and credit is one of the necessary ingredients required to ensure that this comes to fruition. The study assessed farmers’ access to credit in Jigawa State. A multistage...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2017/32309