The Pearl millet is the staple and nutritive diet of farm households in developing underdeveloped countries. It grown as dual-purpose; grain forage drylands, marginal lands, unirrigated lands Indian subcontinent. This study analysed cost returns, profitability, resource productivity pearl growing farmers a rainfed ecosystem Thoothukudi District. Primary data were collected selected blocks namel...

Rainfall variability is becoming more profound in East Africa. Smallholders relying on rainfed agriculture are particularly affected and need to adapt their farming systems accordingly. This study examined the measures small-scale farmers use to, or cope with rainfall rated perceived effectiveness. It also explored limitations adoption of sources learning measures. Questionnaire-based interview...

Viable sweet potato production is hard to achieve with indiscriminate use of farm inputs, resulting to wastage and environmental damages, as consequences are common problems of arable crop farming in Abia State. Issues arising from farm input use and their corresponding implications for environment called for a study on suitable farming practices and farm-specific technical efficiency for optim...

Rainfed agriculture is practised on 80% of the world’s agricultural area and generates 60–70% of the world’s staple food1 (FAOSTAT, 2005). In semi-arid and dry subhumid zones, rainfed agriculture dominates food production systems, and water is a key limiting factor to crop growth (SEI, 2005). Since approximately 70% of the world’s poor are women, the importance of rainfed sources of food weighs...

Rainfed farmers are among the most vulnerable farming communities to climate change in Pakistan because of heavy reliance crop on rain and farmers’ livelihoods farming. The best timely responses against suitable adaptation measures. Accurately perceiving risks associated with is an essential factor for planning then implementing adaptations. Using farm household-level data 400 rainfed collected...

Abstract Sugar demand in Indonesia is still increasing although its productivity remains low due to several constraints. Water scarcity also plays significant role on decreasing sugarcane production Indonesia. Improved methods are strongly required be applied by farmers as climate-smart strategies, for instance drip irrigation and organic mulching. AquaCrop a modelling software which useful sim...

the extension of the modern irrigation systems (mis) has been considered as one of the mechanisms for increasing irrigation water use efficiency since 1990s in zanjan province. the main purpose followed in this descriptive - correlational study was to examine the factors influencing farmers’ adoption of mis in zanjan and khodabande townships of the province through a survey, making use of a str...

introduction: two of the main challenges in developing countries are food production and trying to get a high income for good nutrition and reduction of poverty. cereals and legumes are the most important crops in the rainfed areas of the country occupying the majority of dry land areas. irrigated production systems had a main role in food production in the past years; but unfortunately, in rec...

The results of two field trials to determine the effect of ratoon stunting disease on the growth and yield of some widely grown and newly released sugarcane varieties are described. In the plant crop of a trial grown under full irrigation, the greatest reductions in yields of cane and sugar among six varieties, approximately 15%, occurred in N 14 and NC0376. In the first ratoon, the greatest re...