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Determinants of Credit Accessibilty by Farmers in Owerri Agricultural Zone, Imo State, Nigeria

E. Iniovorua, I. U. O. Nwaiwu & S. Ogbonna · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

This study investigated the factors affecting credit accessibility in Owerri agricultural zone of Imo state. Multi-stage sampling technique was used for sample selection. Data were collected with the use of structured and validated questionnaire from 7 purposively selected instit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/25002

Review of Committee Reports on Indian Sugar Industry and Partial Decontrol

P. Asha Priyanka, M. Chandrasekaran & E. Nandakumar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

The article has attempted to organise the various committee reports on Indian sugar industry from 1974 to 2013 and explicit their relevance to partial decontrol of sugar sector in 2013. A careful review of various reports indicate partial decontrol in sugar sector as a long await...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/27551

Foreign Direct Investment, Institutional Level and Pollution Quota

Salvador Sandoval Bravo & Laura Plazola Zamora · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

This study develops a model of institutional economics that involves consumers, producers and government, as well as the dishonest agents that work in the public sector. This model is useful for determining the optimum institutional level that must be set by the government in ord...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/27307

Influence of Household Characteristics on Food Security Status of Smallholder Farmers in Kilifi Sub-County, Kenya

J. M. Chege, J. K. Lemba, P. P. Semenye & E. Muindi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

Food security is critical to the economic, social, religious, political and cultural development Worldwide. It plays a great role in economic growth, poverty reduction and sustainable development in Kenya. A study was carried out in Kilifi sub- County in the coastal areas of Keny...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26845

The Management of Agricultural Risk in Bangladesh: A Proposed Process

A. K. M. Kanak Pervez, Qijie Gao & Md. Ektear Uddin · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

Farmers’ life in the developing world is full of risks. Yet risk management has been a science for companies and industrial process management. This study has tries to develop a process for managing the agricultural risks. In doing so, the study has amply defined the major agricu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/27057

Success Determinants in Coffee Farmers’ Organizations in Tanzania

Webster Miyanda, Hamidu Shungu & Deus Ngaruko · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

This study aims at examining determinants of Success in Coffee Farmer Organisations (CFOs) in Mbeya and Kilimanjaro region. Based on FO members and expert informants interviews, the study was conducted in two FOs and outlined the importance of marketing system, transparence, FO o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26594

Techno-economic Analysis of Carp Farming Practices in Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, India

P. Chidambaram, T. Umamaheswari, S. Hameedullah Sherief & M. Rajakumar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

Aquaculture represents the most efficient and sustainable way to guarantee that there is enough protein to feed the world with increasing population. Since carp farming is a promising enterprise, study on the economics and technical bottlenecks on regional basis is highly necessa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26953

The Dynamics of Income Inequality in Rural Areas of Nigeria

Zainab A. Usman, Krisztian Ritter & Sergey A. Vinogradov · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

The main aim of this study is to measure rural income inequality and assess its disparities across zones, planting periods and socioeconomic characteristics and also to determine the defining factors of income inequality in rural areas. The study covered 3,164 rural households ac...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/27441

Impact of MGNREGA on Quality of Life of MGNREGA Beneficiaries in Punjab

Balwinder Kaur & Varinder Randhawa · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

The present study was conducted to assess the impact of MGNREGA on quality of life of rural poor in Punjab. The 11 districts of Punjab were selected from 3 socio-cultural by using probability proportionate to sampling size procedure. A total of 396 respondents were selected rando...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26687

Socioeconomic Characteristics of Farmers Who Sold and Retained Their Farmland in the Peri-urban Interface of Bengaluru, India

K. N. Ravi, K. Ponnusamy & N. P. Darshan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

Understanding peri-urban farmer’s socio-economic characteristics is a prerequisite for successful planning and implementation of developmental programmes in peri-urban areas. In view of this, a study was undertaken to analyze socio-economic characteristics of farmers who sold the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/25733

Livelihood and Income Diversification Strategies among Rural Farm Households in Niger State, Nigeria

H. Sallawu, L. Tanko, A. A. A. Coker & M. S. Sadiq · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

Poverty incidence in Nigeria is higher among the rural-folks, that is, households that rely mainly on agricultural income. Income diversification is therefore seen as a way to secure income and to increase welfare of the farm households. This study investigated livelihood and inc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26010

Economic Growth, Farmer Entrepreneurship and Rural Poverty Alleviation in China: A Critical Review

Eric Yaw Naminse, Jin-Cai Zhuang & Joseph Agebase Awuni · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

China has experienced unprecedented economic growth for more than three decades now and this is presumably attributed to the reforms and openness started in 1978 by Deng Xiaoping. However, in recent times some issues have been raised by policymakers on whether the economic growth...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26034

Long Term Performance of Cereals in Gujarat - An Empirical Analysis

More Sachin Sudhakar, Narendra Singh & B. K. Bhatt · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

High growth in agriculture sector was observed in Gujarat during recent years. This was mainly attributed to shift in cropping pattern of the state towards high value crops. Hence this particular study was conducted to know the status of cereal crops in the state by assessing the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/25474

Technical Efficiency and Production Risk of Maize Production: Evidence from Ghana

Boahen Atta Oppong, Edward Ebo Onumah & Samuel Asuming-Brempong · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

This paper analyzed maize production efficiency in Ghana due to differences in efficiency. The stochastic frontier model with flexible risk properties is applied with 232 farms from the Brong-Ahafo Region. Findings  of the study were the translog model best fits the mean output f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26014

Poverty Status of Farm Households in Selected Local Governent Areas of Niger State, Nigeria

H. Sallawu, L. Tanko, J. N. Nmadu & A. A. A. Coker · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

Poverty incidence in Nigeria is higher among the rural-folks, that is, households that rely mainly on fundamentally on agricultural income. This study investigated poverty status of farm households in selected Local Government areas of Niger State, Nigeria. The study utilized dat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/25681