the main purpose of this study was to determine factors influencing the adoption of biological control by paddy farmers. the population consisted of paddy farmers in saricounty. sampling of 260 farmers was selected by using proportional random sampling method. data were collected by means of a questionnaire. validity of questionnaire was confirmed by agricultural jihad experts of saricounty and...

The objective of the present study was to financially compare chemical and agricultural management methods of rice blast disease, as a prevalent disease in paddy fields of Langerood in Guilan Province, Iran. Thirty-three rice experts and 373 paddy farmers were selected by random sampling procedures. Data were collected by a research made questionnaire and were analyzed by SPSS. Benefit Cost Rat...

AIM The aim was to assess the efficacy of pine leaves as an alternative bedding material on the performance of broiler chicks. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study was conducted in summer. Total 120, day old Vencobb straight run chicks were procured, and after 5 days of brooding, chicks were randomly distributed into four treatment groups viz. paddy husk (Group I), paddy straw (Group II), ...

Growing consumer demand for organic food and awareness of the negative effects synthetic chemicals in chain have made agriculture an attractive alternative to conventional method farming, which relies solely on chemicals. The present study entitled “A sourcing cereals pulses (paddy, green gram red gram) Telangana Andhra Pradesh B2B segment” was carried out Telangana. YSR Kadapa Srikakulam distr...

the purpose of this study was to survey impacts of drought on socio-economic conditions of guilan paddy farmers. besides recognizing these impacts, it ranked them according to the viewpoint of the paddy farmers. it was of the descriptive- correlation type. questionnaire was the main tool of this study. to determine the validity of questionnaire used of comments of panel experts and reliability ...

The rice theory of culture is the idea that farming societies developed into more interdependent, tight cultures in response to demands plant. Farming general an interdependent subsistence style, but traditional paddy was starkly different from other major crops like wheat, corn, and potatoes. Paddy required twice as much labor per hectare wheat farming. Farmers responded by creating customs sh...

Results The disease mainly affects males from poor socio-economic backgrounds who are involved in paddy farming . Mild proteinuria was present but urinary sediments were normal. Renal biopsies were reported as interstitial nephritis. Significant predictors of kidney disease in these patients included age, history of smoking, being under treatment for hypertension and drinking well water in the ...

Rice provides the staple food for over 60% of the world’s population. Globally 80% of rice is grown by small farmers in low income and developing nations, and in India rice farming is a key source of employment for the 60% of Indian workers still dependent on agriculture for work. Yet rice production is also an important source of greenhouse gas emissions, for example responsible for between 3 ...