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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAgriculture Production and Economic GrowthChintan D. ShahPost world-war II global economy is growing at steady pace and most of nations have been experiencing rise in per capita income whether they are rich or poor. Agriculture industry is major employer of poor people in low income nations where large segment of population work as an agriculture labourers. While in rich nations less than one percentage population is … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 11 · 10 Nov 2015 · 6,925 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleORGANIC FARMING FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGERajib Roychowdhury, Upasana Banerjee, Svetla Sofkova, Jagatpati TahSustainable development has caught the imagination and action of the world for more than a decade. Sustainable agriculture is necessary to attain the goal of sustainable development. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), sustainable agriculture is the successful management of resources to satisfy the changing human needs while maintaining or enhancing the quality of environment and conserving natural … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 5 Jul 2013 · 10,255 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleHealth Risk Assessment of Nitrate Exposure in Well Water of Residents in Intensive Agriculture AreaNoraziah Jamaludin, Shaharuddin Mohd Sham, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed IsmailNitrate in well water has become a public health concern especially in agriculture areas. Nitrate contamination in drinking water poses health risks to humans. This cross-sectional study was conducted with an aim to determine the health risk of residents in intensive agriculture area of Bachok Kelantan from nitrate exposure in drinking well water. Nitrate in well water was determined with … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 5 · 21 May 2013 · 8,958 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAcceptance Towards Sustainable Agriculture among Contract Farmers and its Impingement FactorsHayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Jeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, Bahaman Abu Samah et al.Problem statement: Rising demands and needs for food nowadays have put a great pressure on our natural resources. Overuse of the environmental sources has been proven to have profound impact on both; the community and the environment. To solve such problem, sustainable agriculture has been suggested as one of the solutions. Undoubtedly, sustainable agriculture will supply adequate nutrition sources at … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 12 Jun 2012 · 7,954 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleComparative Study on Sustainable Agriculture Knowledge among Malaysian Contract FarmersAzmariana Azman, Jeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, Bahaman Abu Samah et al.Problem statement: Modern farming methods like contract farming must emphasize on the need to practice sustainable agriculture so that it will lead towards the development of the agriculture sector. To do so, knowledge is paramount as this will enable the implementation of good agriculture practices. What is the current level of knowledge of contract farmers with regards to sustainable agriculture? … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 5 · 2 Mar 2012 · 8,082 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleReceiving the Agriculture Information through Mass Media and Interpersonal Sources among the Rural CommunityMd. Salleh Hassan, Sulaiman Md. Yassin, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril et al.Problem statement: Developing agriculture by disseminating the right information to the right groups has proven to be an effective strategy. In Malaysia, there are a number of sources; either mass media or personal sources that disseminate the agriculture information. The rural community, a group which are highly related to agriculture certainly have a pivotal need for agriculture information. Besides the … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 1 Oct 2011 · 8,459 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titlePreservation of the Environment through Sustainable Agriculture Practices: A Case Study on the Attitude of Crop FarmersJeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, Bahaman Abu Samah, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Norsida ManProblem statement: Undoubtedly agriculture over the years has been a remarkable source of income generator for the rural community to achieve a higher standard of living and to live on par with their urban brethren that are mostly involved in industrialization. The quest for a greater income should, however, not deter farmers from paying attention toward the preservation of the … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 11 Jul 2011 · 7,551 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleExploring Alternative Solutions Regarding Conservation AgricultureReza Movahedi, Hadi Fathi, Mousa Aazami, Somaye LatifiProblem statement: Studies show that no effective measures have been taken towards conservative agriculture in Iran. Social, economical and technical agricultural factors and conditions need to be provided to meet conservation agriculture at the farm, regional and national level. Accordingly, this research aimed at exploring some solutions to protect and conserve agriculture. Approach: To achieve this, of all 100 populations, … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2011 · 7,944 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleProducing Television Agriculture Program: Issues and Problems among Malaysian Television ProducersMd. Salleh Hassan, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Bahaman Abu Samah et al.Problem statement: One of the developing sectors in Malaysia is agriculture. Agriculture doubtlessly has assisted this country in terms of enhancing the economic level, offering a huge number of employment opportunities and uplifting the socio-economy status of the community. To ensure the sustainability of this sector to the country, we must ensure that the valuable agriculture information is continuously provided … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,161 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAttitude Towards Contract Farming Among Malaysian Agriculture Learning Institution StudentsBahaman Abu Samah, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Jegak UliProblem statement: The government’s effort in enhancing agriculture productivity cannot be argued. The introduction of contract farming is one of the ways. Contract farming includes a number of new agriculture activities such as leech rearing, worm rearing, vanilla farming, herbs, catfish and many more. However, is the youth who are the pillar of this industry have a positive attitude towards … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,145 accessesView PDFCite