The present study examines the mental health status of Farmers in Maharashtra, India. Methods The cross-sectional study design was adopted to conduct this study. Three hundred (300) Household were selected for this study. The sample size was distributed proportionately in each village using ...
Only 40% of pregnant women farmers were immunized against tetanus. Mother's did not strictly observe children's immunization calendar. Age, educatio n and income of farmers were found to influence health-seeking behaviors of mothers. Constraints to effective and efficient healt h care practices ...
Around 35 years ago, agricultural production in India got a major boost with the introduction of dwarf varieties of wheat and rice. The introduction of these varieties led to a dramatic increase in the yields of the two crops. Some productivity enhancement came through the use of hybrids in ...
There is a growing optimism that the farmers' organizations can act as a potential driving force for enhancing farmers' income. India has witnessed a positive growth of producer organizations in terms of types of organization, numbers and members. The Producer Company is a special case of producer...
The same case has occurred for soybean in Brazil and Argentina, cotton in India and China, and canola in Canada20. There has been a considerable rise in acceptance of pesticide-resistant GM sugar beets in USA. Farmers could reduce frequent spraying and subsequently, save more time and money ...
Achievements made in past decade in cotton genetic engineering were described in this paper.Transgenic cotton with single Bt gene of double Bt+CpTI genes were generated.The registered varieties of Bt cotton have been widely adopted by farmers and total acreage of Bt cotton was approximately 120,000...
Gender relations and the family farm in Western Europe The paper focuses upon the impact of changing relations between farmers and spouses in the context of the restructuring of the rural economy and increasing... M Blanc,N Mackinnon - 《Journal of Rural Studies》 被引量: 22发表: 1990年 ...
Of 306 taxa, 63 occur in the wild state as well; 43 are of only recent cultivation (< 15 years) or under trial cultivation by innovative farmers; and 43 are confined only in (sub)temperate hills. This is more than double (104% increase) the earlier estimate of crops made during 2011...
- 《Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment》 被引量: 34发表: 2010年 Seed system impact on farmers' income and crop biodiversity in the drylands of southern Tigray The study was conducted in four Tabias 1 (Genete, Aebo, Machare andWarabaye) of the Raya Azebo woreda 2 of southern ...
The main objective of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is to help the farmers in the command area in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. During the last 3 years i.e. from 2013 to 2015, a record of all the visiting farmers was maintain... M Sharma,J Manan 被引量: 1发表: 2016...