the study was designed to investigate the income distribution among rice-based farming households in okigwe agricultural zone of imo state, nigeria. a sample of 120 rice-based farmers was selected by multistage sampling technique. data were collected with a well structured questionnaire administered to 120 randomly selected rice farmers. data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics...

The study examined the food security status and the socioeconomic effects of climate change on rural farming households in Delta State, Nigeria. The main objective of the study was to determine the food security status of the rural farming households in the state while the specific objective was to determine the socio-economic effects of climate change on rural farming households in the state. ...

Poultry farming is done at large scale throughout the world. They are raised for food both meat and eggs and are a source of income for a large part of our community. Growth and health are major concern in poultry farming. The motive of raising poultry is achieved only when they attain good growth in terms of muscles, and body weight. Now a days, use of herbal plants as growth promoters and as ...

Contract farming has been subject to intense debates regarding its role in development. Opponents argue that large agribusiness companies generally exploit the low labour costs of smallholders and transfer production risks to farmers, while smallholder farmers are often excluded from contract farming schemes. This means that such schemes result in greater income inequality and social tensions i...

This study endeavors to evaluate the effects of farmers’ training program on the adoption of improved farming practices, the output of rice farming, and the income as well as the profit from rice farming by employing an ex-post non-experimental data in Sierra Leone. It was established that participating in farmers’ training program increased the possibility of adoption of the improved farming a...

Background: Community service was carried out to increase household income in the Serdang village, Curug district, Tangerang regency, by breeding and rearing Peking ducks. Contribution: duck farming is considered relatively low maintenance, attainable ducklings, affordable feed; while problem of lack capital. Method: The implementation methods consist of: planning stage, evaluation stage. Resul...

In Bangladesh, black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon; Fabricius, 1798) aquaculture has come to be one of the most important sectors in both the rural and national economies. Likewise, organic shrimp aquaculture has emerged as an alternative farming enterprise for farmers especially in the southwestern districts of Bangladesh. The present study aims to show key performance characteristics of organ...

The paper analyses various forms of direct payments using the spatial and dynamic model AgriPoliS. In AgriPoliS farms are represented as agents which act and interact individually. This allows for endogenous structural change. The model is fitted to the agricultural region 'Hohenlohe' in Baden-Württemberg which is characterised by intensive livestock farming. The policy simulations show that th...

abstract the main purpose of this research was the analysis of economic effects of fish farming pools establishment in ardal county of chaharemahal and bakhtiyari province. this research was a sort of survey search measure and a questionnaire was compiled for collecting of data. statistical society of this study was included of 171 fish farming units that 75 units were chosen by random sampling...