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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (2) Autor Kumar, Ranjit (2) Singh, Alka (2) Das, D.K. (1) Padaria, R.N. (1) Singh, N.P. (1) Singh, R.P. (1) Varghese, Nisha (1) Vasisht, A.K. (1) Mais... Palavra-chave Agricultural and Food Policy (1) Crop Production/Industries (1) Farm-women empowerment (1) Feminization of agriculture (1) Impact on farm socio-economy (1) J23 (1) J31 (1) J61 (1) Labour migration (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Article (1) Journal Article (1) Ano 2011 (1) 2008 (1) País United States (2) Idioma Inglês (2)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última Adoption of Integrated Pest Management Practices in Paddy and Cotton: A Case Study in Haryana and Punjab AgEcon Singh, Alka; Vasisht, A.K.; Kumar, Ranjit; Das, D.K.. The study has examined the adoption of IPM practices on cotton in Punjab and on paddy in Haryana and has assessed the impact of key socio-economic and institutional factors on IPM adoption. The Poisson count regression models have been used to analyze technology adoption. The awareness generation about technology through formal crop-specific IPM training provided by the farmers’ field schools has been found extremely effective in wider adoption of IPM in the study areas. Hence, investment in IPM education through these programmes will have long-term beneficial impact. Regarding effectiveness of extension services, the study has not shown (frequency of meeting extension personnel) any statistically significant impact on IPM adoption rates. Mixed evidence... Tipo: Journal Article Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries. Ano: 2008 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47675 Labour Migration in Indo-Gangetic Plains: Determinants and Impacts on Socio-economic Welfare AgEcon Singh, N.P.; Singh, R.P.; Kumar, Ranjit; Padaria, R.N.; Singh, Alka; Varghese, Nisha. In India, male out-migration from rural to urban areas has increased in recent years, especially in the Indo- Gangetic regions of the country. This indicates that most of the developed regions of India are utilizing labour force of backward areas. The paper has investigated on labour out-migration from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to find its determinants and its impacts on farm economy. The analysis of determinants shown that the number of members in a family and their educational status have a positive impact on migration. As a result of male out-migration, the women left behind in the villages assume a major role in various farm activities resulting in the so-called ‘feminization of agriculture’. It has also empowered the female members of the... Tipo: Article Palavras-chave: Labour migration; Feminization of agriculture; Farm-women empowerment; Impact on farm socio-economy; Agricultural and Food Policy; J61; J23; J31. Ano: 2011 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119396 Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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