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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Economic Perspective of the Export Potentiality of Aromatic Rice in BangladeshRiffat Ara Zannat Tama, Aurup Ratan Dhar, Ismat Ara BegumThe study was conducted to assess the export potential of aromatic rice in Bangladesh as well as identify the factors affecting gross return from aromatic rice production. About 45 aromatic rice farms were selected from five villages of Dinajpur district using stratified sampling method for the study. Data were analyzed with a combination of descriptive statistics, mathematical and statistical techniques. … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 12 Jul 2018 · 8,241 accessesView PDFCite
InvestigationOpen accessIn the abstractProductivity of Lettuce Varieties in Conveyor Cultivation in the Open and Protected Soil of the Southeast of KazakhstanGulzhan Kussainova, Mirjana Vasić, Dina Smagulova et al.In the framework of diversification of vegetable production in Kazakhstan, special attention is paid to minor vegetable crops. Conveyor cultivation of green vegetables plays an important role in providing fresh vegetables to consumers year-round. In this regard, two types of lettuce have been studied: Leaf lettuce and heading lettuce. The studies were performed in 2014-2016 at the Kazakh Research Institute … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 2 · 14 Apr 2018 · 7,456 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractUnderstanding the Relationship between Aquaculture and Poverty: The Case of Gurudaspur, NatoreSaman Saad, Raisa Bashar, Farah Yeasmin, Nazmul Ahsan KhanAquaculture is perceived as a source of income and economic raise in several small towns and villages of Bangladesh and Gurudaspur of Natore region is no different. From the 1990s onward it brought about a great economic boost. However, in the last decade and at present, several negative externalities of this practice have started to surface, including severe water-logging (after … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 7 Feb 2018 · 9,442 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWinter Forage Program Benefitted Small-Scale Goat ProducersUma Karki, Lila Bahadur KarkiSmall and limited resource farmers are raising goats on pastures in the southeast USA. Nevertheless, many of these farms do not have productive and quality pastures to support the nutrient requirements of their animals. Information on forages that are suitable to improve goat pastures and sustainably grazing those pastures with goats is still lacking. Study objectives were to (1) find … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 2 · 13 Jun 2017 · 8,350 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Microfinance on the Efficiency of Maize Producers in NigeriaMuhammad Auwal Ahmed, Zainalabidin Mohamed, Abdullahi Iliyasu, Golnaz RezaiThe study applies descriptive analysis, Slacks-Based Measure (SBM) of efficiency model and fractional regression model to data collected in 2016 using cross-sectional survey of maize producers in Nigeria. The purpose was to determine the impact of microfinance on the technical efficiency of maize producers and evaluates factors that influence inefficiency among credit beneficiaries and non-credit beneficiaries. Results show that the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 5 · 30 May 2017 · 7,666 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractThe Timeless Contribution of Rootstocks towards Successful Horticultural Farming: From Ancient Times to the Climate Change EraIoannis E. PapadakisGrafting is a horticultural practice by which living vegetative plant organs (root, stem and/or buds) of either the same genotype or, usually, different genotypes belonging to the same species, genus, subfamily and/or family, are tightly connected to each other to form a double-compound plant. In fact, it is a method of asexual (clonal-vegetative) propagation of plants. The basal part of … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 16 Dec 2016 · 9,521 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffect of Complete Feed Silage Made from Agricultural Waste on Milk Yield and Quality of Dairy CowsAmbo Ako, Syahdar Baba, Fatma et al.The problem facing dairy cow producers in tropical area is the low availability of proper nutrition, especially during the dry season. One solution to overcome this problem is to utilize technology of Complete Feed (CF) silage using ensiled several local abundant ingredients from agricultural wastes. This study aimed to find a formulation of CF silage from agricultural wastes as forage … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 4 · 17 Nov 2016 · 7,502 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFactors that Influence Rice Production and Technical Efficiency in the Context of an Integrated Crop Management Field School ProgramMoh. Nur Rasyid, Budi Setiawan, Moch. Muslich Mustadjab, Nuhfil HananiThis research estimates the effect of production input on rice production and the effect of socio-economic factors on the technical efficiency of rice farms in the program of the Integrated Crop Management Field School (ICMFS). Data were collected from 78 rice farmer household heads from two randomly chosen villages in Indonesia. The results show that seed, fertilizer, pesticide and labor … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 11 · 14 Nov 2016 · 8,182 accessesView PDFCite