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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleExploring the Impact of Floods on Rural Communities on Emerging Food Security Challenges in GhanaJohn Aloba Atubiga, Eric DonkorThe article analyzed the impact of floods on rural communities onemerging food security challenges in Ghana using the Bawku West District of theUpper East Region of Ghana as a case study. Flooding has become the mostdestructive natural hazard which affectsrural livelihoods, especially subsistent farmers. The data for the study wereobtained through the use of the mixed method. 150 households were … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 19 Sep 2022 · 6,763 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleANALYTICAL PROBLEMS AND APPROACHES TOWARDS IMPROVING THE UTILIZATION OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY THE RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NIGERIAShilni Alfred PukumaUtilization of healthcare services for the most vulnerable and underprivileged populations have been recommended by the World Health Organization as a basic primary healthcare concept. It has been suggested that healthcare should be universally accessible without barriers based on affordability, physical accessibility, or acceptability of services Access to quality health is a basic civic right of all Nigerian citizens. While … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 22 Jul 2014 · 7,307 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titlePredictor Factors of Telecentres Outcome from the Users Perspectives in Rural CommunitiesMohammad Badsar, Bahaman Abu Samah, Musa Abu Hassan et al.Problem statement: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in developing countries is considered as a fundamental strategy of community development. In this regard, the government of Malaysia and developing agencies considered telecentres as a tool for providing the potential and benefits of ICTs for rural and remote community in order to make value and offer equal ICT access to all Malaysians … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 6 · 13 Jun 2011 · 7,441 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleMajor Challenges of Iranian Rural Communities for Achieving Sustainable DevelopmentKhalil Kalantari, Hossein Shabanali Fami, Ali Asadi et al.Problem statement: Rural population in Iran live in an unstable environment and geographically, villages are extremely diverse and more than 65% of them have population less than 250 persons, which do not provide sufficient population threshold for most of services and sustainable economic and job creation activities. Only 7.5% of rural areas have population more than 1000 persons. Therefore, the … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,925 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsReceiving 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 PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywords“BUT HOW CAN I ACHIEVE MY DREAM IN THIS VILLAGE?” BLEAK EDUCATIONAL HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF CHILDREN IN AGORTIKOPE VILLAGEEunice Abbey, Judith Kafui DarkeyThis was a study conducted to identify the challenges that children in rural areas encounter in education. Most of these challenges affect the educational aspirations and dreams of these children. These issues were explored in group and in-depth interviews with the children, parents and teachers at Agortikope village. Some of the major issues discovered centered on financial difficulties, inadequate learning … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 1 Nov 2013 · 7,636 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDeterminants of Property Ownership With a Proxy of Land and House Among Scheduled Caste Men in India: Evidence from NFHS-5Riti Deshmukh, Sabina Bano, SakshiIn postmodern societies, social stratification plays an important role in determining access to economic resources, such as property ownership, as seen in many developing countries, like India. Indian culture subtly favours men when it comes to access to resources. For instance, questions arise about whether all men in Indian society are treated equally and have equal access to resources. Very … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 22, Issue 1 · 21 Apr 2026 · 2,790 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIntegrated ARIMA and Multi-Scale GRU for Crop Recommendation and Yield Prediction in Precision AgricultureVani Vijay Kumar Ballapuram, Gurupraksh Chirathahalli DyamannaAgriculture is the fundamental source of food, income, and livelihood for rural communities in India. Numerous crops are affected due to the lack of technical decision-making support and variations in weather patterns, temperature, rainfall, and atmosphere factors, which play a critical role in defining crop yield. Hence, choosing the appropriate crop to maximize yield is key to enhancing real-time farming … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 21, Issue 10 · 26 Nov 2025 · 2,022 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCharacterization of Fructan Content from Stem Juices of Different Varieties of Agave Atrovirens, Traditionally Used for the Production of Pulque. Production of a Sweetening Syrup by Chemical and Enzymatic ProcessingKaren Gott-Bravo, Arnulfo Pluma-Pluma, Victor Eric López-López et al.Agave atrovirens, the hardiest species of Agave in Mexico, thrives in tough, infertile soils and extreme temperatures across a wide range of altitudes, particularly in impoverished rural areas of Central and Northern Mexico. Its potential for agroindustrial use could offer a pathway to social and economic prosperity for many communities. Traditionally, A. atrovirens is tapped for its sap, known as … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 4 Mar 2025 · 7,670 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInnovations in Access to Justice in Uganda: Justice Users’ LensKakuru Timothy, Ssendikaddiwa Emmanuel, Kennedy Kasozi et al.Access to justice remains a global challenge and in Uganda, four in ten people have at least one legal problem every four years, yet seven in ten of the legal problems are not resolved. While innovation is critical to changing the status quo, most innovations have been mostly informed by what legislators and legal practitioners need to do their jobs … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 1 · 29 Jul 2024 · 6,735 accessesView PDF Cite