farmers - Science topic

Adoption of Technology in agriculture is very imperative and a potential measure for ensuring food security and enhanced production. While there are many factors that affect the adoption of technology in agriculture, gender and socio-economic dimensions affect the technology adoption significantly. This study is a result of a survey of 343 farmers...

Tashi T, Tobgay T, Wangmo T, Kinley R, Gyeltshen S. 2023. Cropping pattern and intensity in the lower belt of Sarpang District, Bhutan. Asian J Agric 7: 1-6. Information on cropping and farming land use is vital for increasing crop production and identifying production gaps, including planning and investment. Increasing cropping intensity through a...

Background: Farmers in riverine areas face the dual challenge of determining the most suitable crop to cultivate and the appropriate technologies to use. The media could be helpful in assisting farmers to address these challenges. Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the contributing role of the media in educating farmers in riverine ar...

استهدف البحث تحديد درجة معرفة المبحوثين بالتوصيات الإرشادية الإروائية، وتحديد درجة قيام الإرشاد الزراعى بتوعية المبحوثين, ودرجة إستفادة المبحوثين من دور الإرشاد الزراعى فى عملية التوعية, وتحديد العلاقة بين المتغيرات المستقلة للمبحوثين وبين درجة معرفتهم بالتوصيات الإرشادية الإروائية, وأجري البحث على عينة من الزراع بلغت 381 مبحوثاً وجمعت البيانات الن...

Rural residents' health status is related to their happiness, socioeconomic status, personal development, and the ideals of living, but individual income relative deprivation has a negative impact on their health. Hence, this study aimed to examine that how to alleviate the negative impact of income relative deprivation on rural residents' health....

This paper analyses the impacts and water policy implications of an increase of perennial crops on irrigation water requirements and on the vulnerability of the agricultural system to climatic events in the case of the Guadalquivir River basin. As indicated by the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), the characterisation of a river basin requires in...

Water is an issue in Spain, where it is generally scarce, and its availability is highly variable in different areas and times, particularly in agriculture, the main water consumer. Water pricing is one of the policy instruments used to control irrigation water use. However, specific contextual studies to provide greater details, understand farmers...

Certification of sustainability standards is an important governance strategy aimed at enhancing the human well-being outcomes of agri-food value chains. While the impacts of certification on well-being are positive for some farmers under certain conditions, they are insignificant or adverse for others. Many barriers can impede positive impacts of...

Agriculture is one of the most vulnerable sectors to changes in climate patterns. Moreover, climate change is a complex and interdisciplinary problem, where natural processes are closely intertwined with socioeconomic aspects, especially in areas where human activities are widespread. Thus, when planning for natural resources management, it becomes...

During the fruit sample preparation process, coconut fruits classified under the tall coconut variety in their post-harvest period are considered the subject of this article. All samples are pre-classified by local farmers and experts into three maturity levels; premature, mature, and overmature. Each coconut underwent the synchronized tapping and...

Communication skill is an important component of human being. There are various studies were found on communication skill level of the farmers and farm women but limited study was found on influence of this communication skill on agricultural information network output. Keeping this in view a study was conducted on communication skill of the farm...

Agricultural insurance or crop insurance is defi ned as protection against either the loss of crops due to natural disasters, such as hail, drought, and fl oods, or the loss of revenue due to declines in the prices of agricultural commodities given to agricultural producers and subsidized by the government. The research desired to fi nd out the sta...

Knowledge, skill and attitudes are the most important factors aff ecting socio personal attributes of human resources. Adequate training is essential for farmers to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills in diff erent aspects of farming. This is more important for the farmers interested in farm machinery with the unique situation of North Ea...

Sugar beet is an essential crop for the sugar industry that have a very crucial role in agro-industry of Turkey and Konya is the leading city in the amount of total sugar beet production and harvested area. The predictions, that the world's human population will reach 9 billion by the end of the current century and that demand for food will increas...

In the future, a cropping system that guarantees food security by delivering high yields and, simultaneously, protects our environment is desperately needed. This can be achieved through a cropping system that waives chemical synthetic plant protection products, which endanger, for example, biodiversity and water resources. However, such a system,...

Global farmland biodiversity has declined rapidly in recent decades due to the homogenization of agricultural landscapes, including an increase in field sizes and decrease in woody features, such as hedgerows. Restructuring landscapes by (re)introducing woody features and decreasing field sizes can support biodiversity but at the cost of lower retu...

Rural regeneration is a transformative process that can be based on multiple possible pathways that are not always clearly distinct and that can be combined or co-exist. We argue that regeneration can be understood as a new framework for socio-natural relations. This paper aims at demonstrating that the combination of agroecology and strong multifu...

The study was designed to assess arable farmers’ livelihood options as a means of climate variability adaptation strategies in Ondo State, Nigeria. Specifically, the objective described the socioeconomic characteristics of arable farmers in Ondo State; examined other livelihood options engaged by the arable farmers in combating effects of climate v...

The Ghout is a traditional agricultural system located principally in the Souf Oasis (Algerian Sahara); it has been classified by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as a globally important agricultural heritage system (GIAHS) since 2005. The main objective of this investigation study is to check whether the community...

Global transmission of the 2019 coronavirus illness (COVID-19), caused by the coronavirus 2 strain associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome, has started (SARS-CoV-2). The pandemic has had far-reaching, devastating effects on human society, the natural world, and the environment on a global scale. The many links in the food production chain...

Indonesia has enormous fishery potential. The city of Palembang is one area where the government encourages the development of urban fishery businesses through the establishment of fishery groups. Until now, the topic of urban fisheries on cultivation methods and production results and farmers' income has not been studied much. The research aims to...

Purpose- Access to suitable production means is required for producers to improve their profitability. As a result, agricultural financing appears to be a critical tool for attaining this goal. Various programs and donors have been attempting for decades to put together initiatives that would make it easier for the most disadvantaged populations, i...

The target of the Indonesian government was to restore at least 2 million ha of degraded peatlands by 2020. This can be achieved by applying three approaches: rewetting, revegetation, and revitalization of the community. In revegetation, the use of native tree species is recommended in the technical guidelines for peatland restoration. The interest...

The study was conducted to assess the socio economic profile of pulse growers and analysing its association with training needs of farmers. The study was carried out in 10 villages, randomly selected, from two blocks of Banda district of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh where pulse was the major crop. A sample of 120 farmers was randomly selecte...

Studies show that the skirmish between Fulani pastoralists and farmers is primarily a dispute over water and land use. A need for increased agricultural production and expanded grazing pastures has increased the demand for land. This conflict stands out because of the boldness of the combatants and the various proposed explanations for its cause. W...

Characterizing anti-virus genes in sweetpotato is a vital step in mitigating yield loss due to virus infections. This work lays an insight into the structure and expression of key anti-virus genes. Related plant-based anti-virus genes were used as reference to mine key sweetpotato genes from various databases. BLASTN and BLASTP for transcripts was...

Introduction While prevention is increasingly important in the dairy sector, implementation of cost-effective preventive measures is often lacking. To increase the use of these measures and consequently improve animal welfare and reduce financial losses for farmers, it is necessary to know the drivers and constraints of farmers to engage in prevent...

The book formulate a regional action plans for UNDFF- framed with expected outcomes, priority policies, priority actions, indicators, timeframe, and responsible institutions under Seven Pillars of the UNDFF customizing in South Asian context: i) Develop an Enabling Policy Environment to Strengthen Family Farming; ii) Transversal- Support Youth and...

Regional development is one of the efforts to increase socioeconomic growth and reduce regional disparities. The Arabica coffee variety is one of the mainstay commodities in this region and a source of income for the people in Bener Meriah Regency. Land use planning based on superior commodities is expected to be able to overcome problems related t...

In this study, genomic and plasmid characteristics of Escherichia coli were determined with the aim of deducing how mcr genes may have spread on a colistin withdrawn pig farm. Whole genome hybrid sequencing was applied to six mcr-positive E. coli (MCRPE) strains isolated from pigs, a farmworker and wastewater collected between 2017 and 2019. Among...

The purpose of this research was to predict seasonal time series data using the Holt-Winters exponential smoothing additive model and the Seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA). The data used in this study is data on farmer term of trade at Nort Sumatera in 2016–2020, the source of the data obtained from thes Social website of th...

This study aimed to determine the sustainability status of the common carp hatchery operations in Ciparay, West Java, Indonesia, from ecological, economic, social, and technological aspects and formulate strategies to improve the sustainability status of the operation. Data used in this study were collected through questionnaires, observation, and...

The book aims to promote family farmers' cooperatives towards ending poverty and hunger in South Asia. The major recommendations include: i) Implementation of the South Asia Regional Action Plan of UN Decade of Family Farming; ii) Increase the public and private sectors’ investment in the family farming and farmers’ cooperatives; iii) Emphasize the...

The global food system faces formidable challenges today that will increase markedly over the next 40 years. Much can be achieved with the current technologies and knowledge. Precision farming is an approach where inputs are utilised precisely to increase average yields as compared to traditional cultivation techniques. Hence it is a comprehensive...

Cocoa is one of the plantation crops that is widely cultivated in Polewali Mandar, the cocoa certification program is an effort to increase cocoa production and prices at the farm level. This study aims to determine the comparison of the income level of cocoa farms through the cocoa certification program and farms that have never participated in th...

Cluster Front Line Demonstration (CFLD) on pulses were conducted on kharif pulses namely black gram and green gram with improved technologies against farmer's practices during 2016-17 to 2020-21 at 26 KVKs of Uttar Pradesh. Demonstration were conducted by KVKs with improved varieties, full package of practices in eight different thematic areas like...

The study focuses on economic analysis of wheat production in the Hardoi District of Uttar Pradesh. The study is carried out to determine resource use efficiency of Wheat production in the study area. Production data were collected from 100 farmers randomly from five village areas of Kothawan block for Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh. In this stud...

Market price cointegration is a critical issue in Nepalese vegetable industry. This study intended to analyze the market price cointegration of tomato and its effect on Nepalese farmers, using secondary monthly time series of wholesale price data (since 2000 to 2010) of the Government of Nepal. The results of error correction model (ECM) showed tha...

In Morogoro Region of south-central Tanzania, loss of crops and safety concerns due to elephants compromises livelihoods in many rural communities relying on subsistence agriculture. Using a social-ecological system framework to examine conflict-coexistence between people and elephants, this paper explores drivers that influence human-elephant inte...

This study investigated the impact of adopting artificial cattle insemination technology (ACI) by smallholder farmers on their well-being in the case of Yem special district. Using three-stage sampling techniques, cross-sectional data were collected from 361 household head that include adopter and non-adopter of ACI. The propensity score matching m...

Pre-extension demonstration and evaluation of early maturing maze varieties with the objectives of promoting and popularizing was conducted in the production season of 2017/2018. The activity was also initiated with additional objectives of creating awareness, improving farmers' knowledge and skills through training and enhancing stakeholders' part...

By using IoT services, the agricultural business may help feed the world's 10 billion people by 2050. The experimental examination of IoT in this paper is a network of physical devices that can exchange data and coordinate their actions through the internet. To assess the significance and function of IoT in the industry, a study was carried out. Ou...

Nowadays, Combine Harvesters are the most commonly used device for harvesting crops; as a result, a large amount of plant material and crop residue is concentrated into a narrow band of plant material that exits the combine, challenging the residue management task. This paper aims to develop a crop residue management machine that can chop paddy res...

Climate change adaptation refers to natural or human systems changes in response to current or predicted climatic stressors or their consequences. For example, farmers may adapt to unexpected floods, irregular rainfall, or temperature changes. Effective adaptation planning requires data on the effects of real farmer adaptation on agriculture yields...

Paddy has been the staple food of millions of people and due to its rising demand, it is imperative to increase paddy crop yield within the limited availability of land. Paddy yield depends on many factors and one of the significant factors is the quality of germinative seed. However, the traditional methods for selecting quality germinative seeds...

The recently detected virus in eastern China in 2018 led to some health concerns, especially with the global trend of spreading viruses. As a new RNA detected genus of the henipavirus family was found in Eastern China the number of patients affected has reached 35 through zoonotic spread, with symptoms ranging from simple fever to fatal affection o...

Purpose End-user participation is often encouraged to promote the uptake of Digital Livestock Technologies (DLTs). However, managing participation during DLT development can be challenging. We explore how participation decisions can impact end-users’ engagement and attitudes towards the process, before suggesting strategies for improved management...

This book assess the issues and opportunities of seed systems in South Asia, and suggests some major policy interventions include: i) Strengthen CBSS by formulating the government’s policies and regular program framework; ii) Promote farmers’ right in seed production, saving, utilization, exchange and sale; iii) Link CBSS with the multinational and...

The official IBO report, published just before the regional government elections on 15 March, outlines all kinds of new revenue models for farmers to meet climate and nitrogen targets. Still, the coldly and abstractly formulated proposals will not convince farmers who care about their work and land. To this end, concrete examples are needed of how,...

Selling price is one of the factors that greatly affects farmers, one of which is the level of income earned by farmers, which in turn will affect the motivation and work productivity of farmers. The aim of this study was to determine the factors which influence the selling price of farmer-level cabbage flowers in Telagasari District, Karawang Rege...

The study was focused on demonstration of bread wheat technologies major wheat growing area in east Hararghe .The objectives were to evaluate and demonstrate improved bread wheat variety with their production package to the farmers and assess farmers' feedback towards improved bread wheat technology. The activity was conducted in main cropping seas...

Live streaming of agricultural products can reduce farmer losses caused by unsalable agricultural products and increase the income of farmers. Live streaming can be especially effective for green product sales as it can increase viewer understanding of and interest in the production and attributes of green products. Using the stimulus, organization...

Who chooses new technology? And how? In this article, we explore the diffusion of agricultural science and technology in Galicia (Spain), and the ways in which farmers adopted innovations in the period of 1880–1940 within the Atlantic Iberian agricultural context of small farms. To answer these questions, we adopt a socio-institutional approach and...

This study aims to evaluate the concept of entrepreneurial identity in the AgroBiz youth agripreneur program and the potential implications of agripreneurship in shaping the future of farming in Brunei. An exploratory study was applied to gain insight into agriculture students and course facilitators' perceptions of agripreneurship training using f...

Social entrepreneurship plays a key role in making tourism an inclusive activity. Literature on the topic is increasing but needs to pay more attention to collaboration, which is crucial for social enterprises. To overcome this gap, the present study focuses on the impact that social entrepreneurs’ drivers and barriers towards collaboration might h...

All Mr. Mohamed wanted was a job and a marriage. A 22-year-old Somali farmhand, Mr. Mohamed, skeptically retorted, "is that right?" when Al Shabab recruiters sought to convince him that the defence of Islam needed him. "What I really need is a job and a wife,' Mr. Mohamed added. The farmworker was persuaded when the recruiters for one of Africa'...

Nowadays, Combine Harvesters are the most commonly used device for harvesting crops; as a result, a large amount of plant material and crop residue is concentrated into a narrow band of plant material that exits the combine, challenging the residue management task. This paper aims to develop a crop residue management machine that can chop paddy res...

This study aimed to identify the DNA variants located in one of IGF1 gene region and to investigate the association between those variants with body conformation traits in Madura bulls. There were 58 Madura bulls used for this study and chest width; chest girth; body length; body height; hip width and hip height were measured. The DNA sample obtain...

Drama is a type of literature that is written for the purpose of being performed in front of audience. This type of writing is written in the form of a script, and the story is told through the lines of the characters played by actors. Drama makes a lesson more active, engaging and meaningful for readers and enhances critical and creative thinking...

Due to various health issues connected to the use of pesticides, cleaner production is now necessary for the cocoa sector. The health of people is negatively impacted by the residues left in cocoa beans through a variety of active pesticide components, solvents, and other pollutants. Whereas, in developing countries, due to their economic, social,...

Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) are protocols that address farm production and post-harvest practices which contribute to food safety, quality, socioeconomic viability, environmental sustainability, and animal welfare. India and Kenya have adopted GAP standards successfully among export-oriented large scale vegetable farmers, mostly through joint...

The experiment was conducted to assess the production performance of Gura Chingri (Macrobrachium rude) at different stocking densities for a period of 05 months from January to May,2021. There were three different treatments (T1, T2 and T3) each with three replications. The stocking density was 400g/decimal, 800g/decimal and 1200g/decimal in T1, T2...

Koi fish is the main aquatic product cultivated by farmers in Cibolang Kaler village because it has a relatively stable price and market. This study aims to determine the supplier performance system in the supply chain of the kusukakoi fish farmer group. This research is a quantitative research using descriptive methods. The sample in this study wa...

The Job Creation Law is aimed at improving the business climate in order to facilitate investment. However, a number of laws that have been revised by the Job Creation Law have caused a flurry of rejection because they are seen as efforts to liberalize land. This is also a threat to the management of agricultural land in Indonesia because agricultu...

Çalışma, geleneksel tarımsal gıda tedarik zinciri modeline alternatif olarak kullanılabilecek blok zincir destekli akıllı tarımsal gıda tedarik zinciri modelini tartışmayı ve farkındalık oluşturmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaçla, çalışmada öncelikle blok zincir teknolojisi, akıllı tedarik zinciri modeli ve akıllı sözleşme kavramları incelenmiştir. Daha...

This study aims to analyze the amount of income through business diversification as well as scenarios for increasing income in business diversification during the Covid-19 pandemic. The research method used is the survey method, the sampling method used is a snowball and the number of respondents is determined by purposive sampling with 100 respond...

Cassava is the most important crop in DRC, where it is both a staple and a cash crop. Over the last years, cassava productivity seems increasingly constrained by climate disturbances. To respond to these climatic disturbances, farmers opt to adjust the planting period to spread the risk by optimizing their chances to receive the most regular rainfa...

The study of success factors and constraints of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) helps in improving the functioning of FPOs by providing valuable policy insights. Therefore, a study was conducted with 120 members of an FPO in Kandhamal district of Odisha in 2021 to delineate the success factors and constraints. Data were analysed using TOPSIS m...

The main purpose of the study was to determine the economic implication of snail production in Enugu State. The study was guided by three research questions and three null hypotheses. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study was 85 comprised of 33 extension agent and 52 registered snail farmers.i...

The agricultural sector's advancement necessitates modern technology and high-quality seeds and fertilisers; such growth parallels the increased cost of paddy planting in Malaysia. However, Islamic scholars debate several issues regarding the evaluation of the agricultural zakat, including the reason behind the refusal of plant operation and farmer...

Agent-based models (ABMs) are particularly suited for simulating the behaviour of agricultural agents in response to land use (LU) policy. However, there is no evidence of their widespread use by policymakers. Here, we carry out a review of LU ABMs to understand how farmers’ decision-making has been modelled. We found that LU ABMs mainly rely on pr...

This study investigates the relationship between financial literacy and farmers' awareness of digital credit in rural Madagascar. We apply questions that demonstrate individuals' understanding of the four fundamental concepts for financial decision making: numeracy, interest compounding, inflation and risk diversification to measure farmers' financ...

The COVID-19 pandemic induced an overexposure of migrant farmworkers' poor working and living conditions in Costa Rica's northern border area and underscored the country's dependence on migrant labor. This created a unique opportunity to position pro-migrant concerns and demand actions from the state. In this article, we assess if and to what exten...

This paper aims to support differentiation between sustainable and unsustainable agricultural production, with a view to enabling a transformative agricultural trade system by incentivizing sustainable agricultural production. We argue that transformative governance of corresponding global trade flows will need to provide support to the weaker part...

Productivity in asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis L.) is determined in part by (1) the selection of superior, adaptive genetics, (2) matching the selected genetics to the production environment, and (3) managing the crop production system in ways to maximize harvest potential that are sustainable, profitable, and efficient. Over the last 100 years,...

Researchers are developing new technologies which are feasible and economically viable in order to feed the ever-growing population. Among the different enemies to crop plants, weeds contribute major portion. In order to control the weeds introduction of herbicides in agriculture was a welcome move. It helped the farmers to control some of the noxi...

Carp food represents the highest proportion of the total cost of the fish farm. For this reason, it is very important to support carp in diet in the early developmental stages and at an early age with appropriate mineral supplementation. Zinc (Zn) is one of the most important essential micro minerals needed for proper growth, development metabolism...