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Knowledge Level on Soil Health Management among Soil Health Card Holders of Namakkal District, India

N. Dhivya, R. Rajasekaran, T. Dhamodaran & R. Pangayar Selvi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Aims: Soil structural deterioration and degradation is a major concern in the present-day agriculture scenario. Poor soil health directly affects the health of the plant and its productivity; indirectly the health of human beings as well as animals. So, scientific knowledge of so...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030720

Perception of Palm Sugar Enterprise Units towards E-commerce Platform in Southern Tamilnadu

V. M. Rosina kamali, R. Balaji & N. Kiruthika · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Palm sugar is a rapid growing industry. The palm sugar products available through e-commerce platform helps the enterprises to reach more markets leading to more customers and the consumers can get quality products free of adulterations from the traditional producers.The purpose...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030721

Knowledge and Awareness Level of COVID-19 among the Farm Women and Its Impact on Agricultural Operation in Sikar District of Rajasthan

Subhita Kumawat, Priyanka Kumawat, Mukesh Nitharwal, Balbir Singh Badhala, Hanuman Singh Jatav, Mudasser Ahmad Khan, Kailash Chandra, Shishram Dhaka & . Poonam · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

In India, agriculture and related industries constitute the most important source of income. Around 120 million small-scale farmers play an important role in the country's food supply system. People's knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding any contagious disease, such as C...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030722

An Empirical Analysis of Timber Trade in India

R. Shobika, S. Selvanayaki, N. Deepa & R. Vasanthi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Forests are renewable resources that contribute significantly to economic growth. The economic contribution by forest is through the valuable commodities including wood, paper and non-timber forest products. One among this is timber, it has been the primary material for house con...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1130712

Survey of Remote Sensing Technique in Plant Disease Management

Swapnalika Nanda Goswami & Rakesh Roshan Satapathy · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Agriculture can be contemplated as the “vertebral column” of the human life and has substantial control on country’s economy. In the aim of enhancing agricultural sustainability, effectiveness and plant health, cultivators are continuously innovating high technical and scientific...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030717

Yield Gap Analysis of Rapeseed (Brassica campestris var. Toria) in Kokrajhar District of Assam, India

P. Deka, B. K. Baishya, G. Bhagawati, M. K. Bhuyan & R. K. Nath · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The present study was carried out at five different villages of Kokrajhar district of Assam where cluster front line demonstration (CFLD) of High Yielding Variety (HYV) of rape seed (TS 46) was conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kokrajhar.  A total of 652 nos. of front line demon...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030709

A study on Economic Analysis of Organic Coconut Cultivation in Coimbatore District

J. J. Parthiban & M. Anjugam · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The study analyses the economics of coconut production under organic farming in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu. Participatory Guarantee Scheme (PGS) was studied in accordance to how farmers get their organic farming certification under PKVY scheme in Tamil Nadu. The estimated...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030710

Existing Nutritional Practices of Rural Women in Assam, India

Ingita Gohain, Juliana Sarmah & Dipak Nath · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Health and nutritional status of Indian women are worsening due to the prevailing culture and traditional practices in India. Indian women are generally vulnerable to poor nutrition, especially during pregnancy and lactation. It has been pointed out that the impact of nutritional...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030707

The Effect of Farm Attachment Programme (FAP) Design Attributes on Experiential Learning Ability among Egerton University Students

Nancy W. Chege, Justus M. Ombati & Nancy W. Mungai · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The Farm attachment programme (FAP) of Egerton University was established six years ago to promote learning by “reflection on doing” commonly known as Experiential Learning (EL), among students. However, effectiveness of experiential learning is dependent on possession of certain...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030708

Information Seeking Behaviour for Adoption of Tnau Released Rice Varieties

A. Jeevapriya, J. Pushpa, K. Ramakrishnan & K. Prabakaran · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Aim: This study aims to study the information seeking behavior of the respondents from various information sources and credibility of the information regarding TNAU released rice varieties. Study Design: Ex-post facto research design. Place and Duration of the Study: The present...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030703

Understanding Learner Behaviour in Online Courses through Learning Analytics

D. Thammi Raju, G. R. K. Murthy, S. B. Khade, B. Padmaja, B. S. Yashavanth, S. Ajay Kumar, S. K. Soam & Ch. Srinivasarao · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Building an effective online course requires an understanding of learning analytics. The study assumes significance in the COVID 19 pandemic situation as there is a sudden surge in online courses. Analysis of the online course using the data generated from the Moodle Learning Man...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030705

Factor Analysis of Service Expectation of Farmer Producer Organization from Agribusiness Incubator

R. Ramesh Kumar, M. Malarkodi & K. Uma · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

This paper aimed to study the service expectation of Farmer Producer Organization from the Agribusiness incubator. The study was carried out with 60 FPO’s in Tamil Nadu. The data was collected through survey method using a well-structured online interview questionnaire. The explo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030706

Indigenous Technical Knowledge in Plant Disease Management

Hari Prasanna Sahu & Rakesh Roshan Satapathy · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The origins of indigenous technical/traditional knowledge are local, rural &community. It's utilised in forecasting of weather for better seed germination, soil, water, and soil fertility management, disease and insect pest control of plants & animals, and post-harvest ma...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030704

Risk Behavior of Farmers Cultivating Traditional Rice Varieties in Erode District, Tamil Nadu

G. Kaviya, A. Vidhyavathi, S. Padma Rani & M. Nirmala Devi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

This study investigates the risk behavior of traditional rice variety growers in Erode District of Tamil Nadu state, using Moscardi and De Janvry approach and Discriminant analysis technique. A well structured questioner was prepared and purposive random sampling was done in thre...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030701

Study on Factors Affecting Digital Banking Services in Western Tamil Nadu

C. Nandhini, N. Deepa, A. Rohini & M. Radha · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The banking industry serves as the backbone of any country’s modern economy. So, country’s economic development is mainly based on the banking sector growth. The developments in information technology field positively impact the banking sector’s growth. The main aim of this study...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030702