D: Agriculture & Veterinary (334)
GJSFR: D
Impact of Training Programmes on Knowledge and Adoption of Organic Farming Practices
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 5
Organic farming is a production system which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators and livestock feed additives. This study was conducted purposively in Bhanjanagar and Jagannathprasad blocks of Ganjam district due to maximum number of trained farmers in organic farming. The total 120 trained farmers were selected for the st...
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Authors Santosh Kumar SamantarayRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 35 to 38
Scaling up Agroforestry Farming System in Malawi: A Case of Malawi Agroforestry Extension Project
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 6
The study examined the factors affecting agroforestry technology upscaling and identified gaps in scaling up approaches of agroforestry technologies. One hundred and sixty four farmers in Malawi Agroforestry Extension (MAFE) project districts of Mzimba, Ntcheu and Mangochi were interviewed. Logistic model was used in analyzing data from the study. Results show that farmersâ€â...
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Authors Kakhobwe C.M., Kamoto J.F. , Njoloma J.P, Nicholas OzorRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 31 to 36
Genetic Gain in Grain Yield Potential and Associated Traits of Tef [Eragrostistef (Zucc.)Trotter] in Ethiopia
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 6
Evaluation of varieties from different years in a common environment is the most direct of the several methods that have been used to estimate breeding progress. 33 tef varieties released in Ethiopia since 1970 till now were evaluated at DebreZeit and Melkassa Agricultural Research Centers to estimate the amount of genetic gain made over time in grain yield potential and associated chara...
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Authors Fano Dargo, Firew Mekbib, Kebebew AssefaRead Journal Click Here
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Productivity, Comercialization and Quality of Lifein the Dairy Producers of the “Cienega†Region of Jalisco, Mexico
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 5
In order to determine the existing relation between the productivity of the dairy farms, the forms of commercializing the milk and the quality of life of the dairy producers in “La Cienega†region with their educational level, this study was made. In this, a total of 90 surveys were applied (30 by locality) in the three potential municipalities: Atotonilco el...
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Authors Josu00c3u00a9 Manuel Nu00c3u00bau00c3u00b1ez Olivera, Sandra Eva Lomelu00c3u00ad Rodru00c3u00adguez, Rodolfo Cabral Parra, Miguel u00c3u0081ngel Noriega Garcu00c3u00ada, Juan Manuel Cu00c3u00a1rdenas Gu00c3u00a1ndara, Araceli Correa Ramu00c3u00adrezRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 21 to 26
Field Evaluation of Different Treatment Schedules against Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Genn. Infesting Potato in West Bengal
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 5
The present field investigation was undertaken to access the efficacy of different treatment schedules during rabi season from November to February in 2013-14 and 2014-15 respectively against whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Genn. (Aleyrodidae: Hemiptera) on potato at District Seed Farm, Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal, P.O. - Burdwan, Dist. - Burdwan and West Bengal. All th...
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Authors Kahar, B., Mondal, P.,Konar, A.Read Journal Click Here
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Page No. 49 to 53
Documentation of Ethno Veterinary Practices in Selected Sites of Wolaita and Dawuro Zones, Ethiopia
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 5
To keep animals healthy, traditional healing practices have been applied for centuries and have been passed down orally from generation to generation. Rural tribal people generally depend on plants for curing their livestock due to the problem of animal health delivery system. In Ethiopia, the use of ethno veterinary practices to treat and control livestock diseases is an old and importa...
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Authors Mesfin Mekonnen Moliso, Fitsum Tessema, Melese Yilma, Tewodros Getachew, Mebratu AsratRead Journal Click Here
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Characterization of Indigenous Chicken Products and Productivity in Malawi
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 5
The study was conducted to characterise chicken egg albumen in Indigenous Chicken (IC) phenotypes raised at Bunda College in Malawi. 200 birds collected from two Districts in Malawi, Mzimba and Lilongwe were allowed to breed within the phenotype. Ten (10) eggs from 6 IC phenotypes offspring (Naked Neck, Normal black, Kaphulusa, Spotted, crested hair and Frizzled) raised under the same ma...
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Authors Stewart Felix ChikomolaRead Journal Click Here
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Evaluation of the Safety of Whole Milk in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 6
A study was conducted to evaluate the quality and compositions of whole raw cow milk from farm(producers handling levels) to table(collectors handling levels) in Wolaita Zone of Soddo Town and Kokate Kebele. A total of thirty milk samples were collected from 30 dairy farmers (producers) at Kokate kebele who sold their milk at Soddo town and twenty five whole milk samples were collected f...
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Authors Endrias Dako, Shewangizaw Wolde, Melese Yilima,Adisu JimmaRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 27 to 29
Characterization of African Goat Production and Productivites: The Case of Ethiopia: A Review
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 5
African goats could be grouped in to three main families: the Dwarf goats of West and Central Africa, the Savannah goats of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Nubian type goats of North Africa. The parents of the Nubian goats came from Asia. It is assumed that the first wave of goats entered Ethiopia from the north between 2000 and 3000 B.C. In sub- Saharan Africa, indigenous breeds of sheep and...
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Authors Getachew Bekele FerejaRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 39 to 48
Assessment of Livestock Feed Resources in the Farming Systems of Mixed and Shifting Cultivation, Gambella Regional State, Southwestern Ethiopia
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 5
The study was conducted with the objective of assessing available livestock feed resources from mixed farming system (MF) and shifting cultivation (SC) in Abobo woreda, Gambella Regional State. The study was done using a formal survey, focus group discussion, secondary data and field observations. Purposive sampling was employed to select 180 respondents (90 from each farming system) tha...
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Authors Bizelew Gelayenew, Ajebu Nurfeta, Getnet Assefa, Getahun AsebeRead Journal Click Here
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Impact of Boloso-1 Taro Production on Livelihood Security of Farming Communities in Kindo Koyisha and Duguna Fango Woredas, Wolaita Zone
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 4
Root crops in general and taro in particular are the main food crop, the only and livelihood dependant highly productive and multifunctional crop that used for as livestock feed supplement and human food item in southern Ethiopia, but its role in food and nutritional security had not been studied and well documented, consequently less attention was given in development agenda of the coun...
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Authors Zekarias Bassa, Bereket Zeleke ,Tessema Erchafo, Ashenafi MekoninRead Journal Click Here
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Manifestation of Some Meadow Grasses of Local Origin, under Conditions of the Central Balkan Mountain in Bulgaria
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 4
In the period of 2011-2015, a field experiment was conducted in the foothill region of the Central Balkan Mountain. The behaviour of some meadow grasses of local origin was studied, which had not been used before, under artificial sowing conditions. It has been found that there is an opportunity to cultivate French rye grass and white bentgrass under conditions of highly gleyed pseuodopo...
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Authors Dimitar Mitev, Galina NaydenovaRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 43 to 51
Shades of Shade: Determinants of Conservation Practices in Coffee Plantations for Ecosystem Services Provision in Puerto Rico, a Preliminary Analysis
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 4
Ecosystems provide society with a wide range of servicesâ€â€from reliable flows of clean water to productive soil, carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation among many others. However, private landowners typically lack the incentive to manage their land to provide ecosystem services because many of these benefits accrue to third parties. As a result, land managemen...
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Authors Laura VillegasRead Journal Click Here
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Participatory on - Farm Evaluation and Demonstration of Improved Forage Species under Rain Fed Condition in Hamer Woreda of South Omo Zone
Published In: GJSFR Part: D: Agriculture & Veterinary Volume: 16 Issue: 4
Participatory field experiment was conducted at Dimeka zuriya peasant associations of Hamer woreda of South Omo zone in the 2014 main cropping season at on farm condition under rain fed using the improved legume forage species to identify the adaptable and high biomass yielding forage species. The field experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three repli...
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Authors Denbela Hidosa, Worku Bedeke,Mesifin MengistuRead Journal Click Here
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