Background: Groundwater is a crucial freshwater resource in semi-arid regions where surface water availability is limited and highly seasonal. Aim: This study presents an integrated geospatial approach for delineating groundwater potential zones (GWPZ) at the village level, exten...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3452
This study examines spatial and temporal changes in rice production in the Malwa Region of Punjab, India, for 2014 and 2024 using Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The objective of the study is to analyse district-wise changes in rice production and to examine the spatial d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3450
Rapid urban expansion is placing growing pressure on river corridors and floodplains across fast-developing cities. The Sangam confluence at Prayagraj is a particularly sensitive case: an ecologically fragile and culturally significant landscape where construction restrictions ha...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3451
Rapid urbanisation has increased pressure on housing provision in many developing towns, including Bungoma Town, Kenya. This study examined the extent to which industrialisation, poverty, unemployment, and population growth influence the growth of informal housing in Bungoma Town...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3449
This study examined smallholder farmers’ perceptions of the effects of climate change-induced rainfall variability on cassava production in selected local government areas (LGAs) of Imo State. A multistage sampling procedure was used, comprising the purposive selection of LGAs an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3448
Food security remains a major development challenge in India due to considerable regional disparities in agricultural production, socio-economic conditions, nutritional outcomes, and access to basic services. This study evaluates the spatial distribution of food security across t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3447
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development committed all United Nations member states to seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yet the distribution of progress across developing countries remains contested and unevenly documented. This critical narrative review examine...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3444
This study analysed patterns of thermal change using Land Surface Temperature (LST) in Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh, India, over a 30-year period (1994–2024). The research examined temporal changes in LST and assessed its relationships with vegetation, built-up, and water indic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3446
Climate variability is one of the major environmental challenges affecting agricultural productivity, water resources, and livelihoods in Kenya. Understanding long-term changes in rainfall and temperature is essential for developing effective climate-adaptation strategies at the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3443
Ageing is shaped by social, economic, cultural, and spatial inequalities, yet the experiences of older women in rapidly urbanising areas of Northeast India remain insufficiently documented. This study examined how gender and ageing intersect in the everyday lives of older women i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3442
Research on migration and socio-economic change in India has expanded rapidly but remains dispersed across disciplines, methods, and regional case studies. This review maps the field’s intellectual and conceptual landscape and synthesises what is established, contested, and insuf...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3441
Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) is a major source of employment and income and supports livelihoods in Migori County, Kenya. However, its rapid expansion has raised concerns regarding environmental sustainability because of increasing pressure on water resources, soi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3439
This study examined constraints faced by disaster-affected people when practising coping strategies in Gangachara Upazila, Rangpur District, Bangladesh. Fieldwork was conducted from September to December 2022. Data were collected from 302 randomly selected respondents using quant...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3436
Groundwater quality deterioration and seawater intrusion have become major environmental concerns in the coastal aquifers of the Niger Delta due to increasing urbanisation, industrial activities, and intensive groundwater abstraction. This study evaluated the hydrochemical evolut...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3438
Land use and land cover (LULC) change reflects the interaction of physical, social, and economic processes. Although previous studies have documented LULC change using remote sensing and GIS techniques, limited attention has been given to the combined influence of these factors i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i3435