the main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between social capital and entrepreneurial behavior of strawberry farmers. the study was a descriptive - correlational one. the research population was comprised of the strawberry farmers in the sarvabad city of kordestan (n = 193). sample size, according to kerjcie & morgan table (1970) was determined to be 127 persons, selecte...

This study aimed to identify the factors influencing adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) technologies by paddy farmers in Sari County of Iran. A sample of 260 farmers who selected randomly, participated in this study through a survey questionnaire. Findings of the study revealed a statistically significant positive correlation between adoption of IPM technologies and farmers’ participa...

Low dietary diversity is one of the major causes malnutrition in Kenya. As a result, government Kenya and its partners have promoted uptake plant based legumes such as Improved Groundnut Varieties to offer solution rising cases poor nutrition. Understanding impact on critical but evidence shows that it’s not yet explored. This study sought estimate (IGVs) among smallholder farmers Homa Bay Coun...

diversity, accessibility and reliability are the three main factors governing the adoption of information sources by farmers in rural areas. based on the research hypothesis, the existing knowledge and information delivery system in the agricultural sector, functions far below the ever changing nature and tangible needs of existing farming systems. the main objective in this study is to determi...

The purpose of this study is to assess Farmers’ attitude toward the soil conservation practices in the Kushk-Abad catchment basins in the province of Khorasan Razavi. A sample of 200 farmers was randomly selected from 1200 farmers living in Kardeh catchment basin. Data collection was done through a questionnaire that was administered in 2014. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a pan...