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Is Minimum Support Price Effective in India? Evidence from State-wise Paddy Procurement

Amit Kumar Basantaray · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2023

Aims: The paper tries to examine the effectiveness of the minimum support price (MSP) policy based on empirical data on price deviations as well as the procurement of paddy crops by various agencies. The cost and gross margin of cultivation are also analysed to add further reliab...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i11833

Perception of Climate Change Impacts on Livelihoods in Central Mali

Mahamadou Maiga & Ndiack Fall · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2023

The main objective of this research is to analyze the perceptions of local communities on climate change and its impacts on livelihoods in Central Mali. A survey data collected using multistage random sampling methods have been used for that purpose. From the result, the multinom...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i11814

A Feasibility Study of Custom Hiring Service of Farm Machinery at Kanker District of Chhattishgarh

Narendra H. Tayade & Surendra V. Jogdand · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

The study has evaluated the contribution of Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs) towards improving the economic viability of farming in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. Model of custom hiring is very useful for providing the services of farm machinery for agricultural operation such as s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121819

Educational Stress of Student during Lockdown Period that Inturn Shapes Their Career

Priyanka Pandey & Neelma Kunwar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

The entire world is going through a crisis on account of the Global Pandemic. After the surge in the cases in the early March 2020, the policy makers, the doctors, and the experts in the field of Virus Epidemiology took a call of nation -wide lock down. Since, there is no immedia...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121820

Conservation Agriculture Technology: Extent of Adoption & Constraints Faced by Farmers of Madhya Pradesh, India

Shrishti Bilaiya, N. K. Khare, Ankita Sahu & Jitendra Patidar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

Increase in human population and vigorously changing climate leading to declining natural resource are the emerging challenges for the world's agricultural systems, which need to produce more food for the increasing population. Therefore, change in our conventional agriculture pr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121821

Impact of Red Gram (Cajanus cajan L) Production Technologies Advised by the KVK Jammikunta in Karimnagar District of Telangana State, India

N. Venkateshwar Rao, P. K. Jain, N. Kishore Kumar & M. Jagan Mohan Reddy · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

The study conducted at KVK Jammikunta of Telangana State along with its 15 adopted villages was selected for the study. A sample of 60 Red gram growing farmers who are adopting the KVK technologies and 30 Red gram farmers who are not covered under KVK production technologies were...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121822

Impact of Paddy (Oryza sativa L) Production Technologies Advised by the KVK Jammikunta in Karimnagar District of Telangana State, India

N. Venkateshwar Rao, P. K. Jain, N. Kishore Kumar & M. Jagan Mohan Reddy · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

The present paper highlights the impact of paddy production technologies in terms of adoption quotient, productivity and profitability in Karimnagar district of Telangana State (Formerly Andhra Pradesh). High impact in terms of adoption quotient, productivity and profitability of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121823

Challenges Encountered by Veterinarians and Dairy Farmers in the Context of Animal Healthcare Services in Kashmir

Sanober Rasool, Abdul Hai, S. A. Hamdani, Gowhar Gull, Syed Akram Hussain & K. H. Bulbul · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

The present study was purposively carried out in Kashmir Division of Jammu and Kashmir based on the availability of records for data collection at respective Government, Veterinary Healthcare Centers. The aim of the study was to get a knowhow about various challenges encountered...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121824

Assessment of Credit Pattern of Small and Marginal Farmers in Cauvery Delta Zone of Tamil Nadu, India

V. Mohanraj & P. Balasubramaniam · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

Finance is the lifeblood of any business same way credit is the lifeblood of agriculture. Without credit, farmers cannot do farming activities. Hence the Primary Agricultural Credit Co-operative Societies provide credit to farm and non-farm activities in rural areas to improve ag...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121825

Upheaving Livelihood Avenues through Mushroom Cultivation: Assessment of Knowledge Domain in Trainees of Malappuram District as Training Effectiveness Indicator

Lilia Baby, V. K. Jasna & V. N. Dhanalakshmi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

Mushroom cultivation as an enterprise seeks to circumvent constraints of land availability reining the livelihood opportunities. Capacity building programme on cultivation of oyster and milky mushroom was conducted for farmers of Malappuram district, Kerala to inculcate entrepren...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121828

Factors Constraining Farmer’s Adoption of the E-National Agriculture Market (eNAM) in Sultanpur District of Uttar Pradesh

Sandeep Gautam, . Supriya, Aditya Bhooshan Srivastava & Diksha Bohra · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

The study attempt to analyse the constraints faced by the farmers and traders in the adoption of eNAM in the Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Data were collected by personal interview with 90 farmers and 30 traders in the district as the survey schedule were prepared. The met...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121830

An Insight into the Level of Technology Adoption of Farmers of Jhelum Rice Variety in Kashmir Valley

N. Siddardha, S. Hyma Jyothi & M. H. Wani · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

This work is centered around the adoption level of Jhelum rice variety among the farmers in Kashmir Valley. The data collected from 120 respondents from four Jhelum growing districts (Badgam, Kulgam, Pulwama and Anantnag) has been subjected to Technology Adoption Index (TAI) to a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121832

Intensification of Forage Production and Quality Parameters: A Review

Suffiya Wani, Raihana Habib Kanth & Rayees Ahmad Tantry · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

India supports nearly 20 per cent of the world’s livestock population on just 2.2 per cent of the world’s geographical area. The fodder production in the country is not sufficient to meet the requirement of growing livestock population and country faces a net deficit of 61.1% in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121834

An Analysis of Sugarcane Farming and Jaggery Production in Narsinghpur District of Madhya Pradesh vis-a-vis Growers' Characteristics and Economic Motivations

Prashant Singh Kourav, Kamini Bisht & P. K. Singh · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

The study was conducted in the Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh, encompassing all five tehsils of the district. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of sugarcane growers were middle-aged and had a graduation degree. The average land holding size was medium a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121836