Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

The determinants of the adoption behaviour of women azolla (Azolla pinnata) farmers in Coochbehar District of West Bengal

V. Sarkar
  • V. Sarkar
  • Department of Agricultural Extension, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari –736165, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
A. Saha
  • A. Saha
  • Department of Agricultural Extension, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari –736165, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
K. Pradhan
  • K. Pradhan
  • Department of Agricultural Extension, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari –736165, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
A. Ghosh
  • A. Ghosh
  • Department of Agricultural Statistics, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari –736165, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 30 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 21 August 2015
  •  Published: 30 January 2016

References

Beedell J, Rehman T (2000). Using social-psychology models to understand farmers' conservation behaviour, Rural Stud. 16:117-127.
Crossref
 

Benjamin RP (2012). Dairy farmers being motivated to cultivate azolla, The Hindu, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

  
 

Biswas S, Sarkar S (2013). Azolla cultivation: A supplementary cattle feed production through natural resource management, Agric. Update 8(4):670-672.

  
 

Chatterjee A, Sharma P, Ghosh MK, Mandal M, Roy PK (2013). Utilization of Azolla Microphylla as Feed Supplement for Crossbred Cattle, Int. J. Agric. Food Sci. Technol. 4(3):207-214.

  
 

Deshmukh RC, Balaji J, Gayatri B (2013). Integrated farming system for strengthening rural livelihood in disadvantaged areas of Bidar district, Int. J. Agric. Sci. 9(1):57-59.

  
 

Lakshmi V, Sailaja D (2012). Nutrient Content of Khoa Samples prepared from Azolla and Non Azolla Fed Cow Milk, Int. J. Biol. Pharm. Allied Sci. 1(3):364-369.

  
 

Oladele OI (2005). A Tobit Analysis of Propensity to Discontinue Adoption of Agricultural Technology among Farmers in South Western Nigeria, J. Central Eur. Agric. 6(3):249-254.

  
 

Orissa Watershed Development Mission (2011). Promoting Livelihoods through Dairy Farming, published by NR Management Consultants India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India.

  
 

Raja W, Rathaur P, John SA Ramteke PW (2012). Azolla: An aquatic pteridophyte with great potential. Int. J. Res. Biol. Sci. 2(2):68-72.

  
 

Reddy GR (2007). Azolla - a sustainable feed substitute for livestock, Rural Development Organisation, Andhra Pradesh, India, www.karmayog.org accessed on 20.08.2010.

  
 

Sood A, Uniyal PL, Prasanna R, Ahluwalia AS (2012). Phytoremediation potential of aquatic macrophyte, Azolla. Ambio. 41(2):122-137.
Crossref

  
 

Tsado JH (2008). Factors affecting adoption behaviour of small scale farmers in Mariga local government area of Niger state Nigeria: The case of rice farmers. J. Agric. Forest. Soc. Sci. 6:2.

  

 

Copyright © 2024 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article.

This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0

Back to Vol. 11 No. 2
Back to articles
SUBSCRIBE TO RSS
SUBMIT MANUSCRIPT
CONFERENCES