The information in rural areas of Shijiazhuang survey results showed that there were greater differences between urban and rural areas in the information equipment ownership and consumption of information, the way of farmers understanding information was rather narrow and concentrated. The information gap existed between urban and rural areas. This paper raised the model of cultivating the info...

Rural aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms with extensive and semi-intensive husbandry practised by small-scale rural households for their consumption and income. From a field survey in Southeast Vietnam, using enterprise budget analysis and nonparametric tests with indices of change, adoption, and agreement, this study justifies that rural aquaculture is a good option for rural deve...

The study investigated the effect of Community-Based Paid Extension (CPE) on vulnerability reduction of smallholder dairy farmers. Randomly sampled 255 farmers were interviewed together with 15 key informants’ interview. Both statistical analysis and thematic approach were employed to achieve triangulation. In about 68 % of cases, CPE reduced vulnerability to a degree experienced as ‘moderate’,...

Agriculture is the backbone of India’s economy as two-third of the population live in rural areas and directly or indirectly depend on agriculture for their livelihood. India’s food production has improved significantly during the last three decades due to all-round efforts but Indian agriculture is still facing a multitude of problems to maximize productivity to feed the continuously increasin...

The study assessed the prospects and challenges of producing and marketing of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) by rural households with the view to improving their socio-economic contributions to rural livelihoods. Data collection was conducted in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria. The respondents that was sampled for the study comprise of farmers who produced NTFPs on their farms. Multistage sam...

agricultural risks affect farmers’ livelihood and income, and exert detrimental influence on the environment leading farmers and rural labor to poverty. hence, farmers should try to manage the risks. the purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to address the determinants of risk management strategies applied by corn growers in kermanshah township. the statistical population of the s...

this study was conducted to reveal the impact of rural-urban migration on broiler production in the niger delta region of nigeria. data were collected from 795 household heads and farmers/managers/supervisors of 25 selected broiler farms in the study area. descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis was utilized to analyze the data. able bodied young men constituted most of the rura...

A "supermarket revolution" has occurred in developing countries in the past 2 decades. We focus on three specific issues that reflect the impact of this revolution, particularly in Asia: continuity in transformation, innovation in transformation, and unique development strategies. First, the record shows that the rapid growth observed in the early 2000s in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thaila...

This paper introduces a practical e-learning system, identified as Knowledge Exchange E-learning System (abbr. KEES), for knowledge distribution in rural areas. Particularly, this paper is about providing a virtual teaching and learning environment for small holders in agriculture in those rural areas. E-learning is increasingly influencing the agricultural education (information and knowledge ...

The study evaluated the accessibility and problems associated with the use of information and communication technologies in rural areas of Ondo State. Total sampling was used to select 92 rural fish farmers from three riverine Local Governments in the state between February and April, 2012. Questionnaire was used in data collection. Data were analyzed by the use of frequency, percentage, mean a...