Improving Crop Management and Farm Profitability: New Approaches for Advisory Services

2015 ◽  
pp. 135-146
Author(s):  
R.C. Ward ◽  
A.D. Halvorson ◽  
K. Wisiol
Keyword(s):  
Crop Management ◽  
Advisory Services ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Farm Profitability

Use of Mobiles for Promoting Agriculture in Puducherry, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 241-256
Author(s):  
I. Arul Aram ◽  
Sakthivel Murugan G.
Keyword(s):  
Research Work ◽  
Crop Management ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Cropping Patterns ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Advisory Services ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
National Bank ◽  
Harvest Techniques ◽  
Union Territory

This research work is based on an empirical investigation into mobile advisory services co-created by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), and the agriculture farmers' community of the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. This research work investigates the effectiveness of the agricultural extension tool of mobile phone audio messages among farmers in areas of rural in Puducherry, during the years 2010-2013. The research work analysed farmers' benefits, gaps in mobile advisory services (MAS), perception of mobile messages, socio-demographic, and socio-economic data. As a result, farmers were able to acquire knowledge and skills relating to their livelihoods and make timely decisions to cope with emerging issues and trends in agriculture to an extent of diversifying their cropping patterns. These messages enhanced their knowledge in crop management, latest farming technologies, and agriculture-related government schemes and entitlements, and post-harvest techniques along with care and management of livestock.

Beyond autism: Challenging unexamined assumptions about social motivation in typical development

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Bartsch ◽  
David Estes
Keyword(s):  
Social Interest ◽  
Social Motivation ◽  
Typical Development ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
New Approaches

Abstract In challenging the assumption of autistic social uninterest, Jaswal & Akhtar have opened the door to scrutinizing similar unexamined assumptions embedded in other literatures, such as those on children's typically developing behaviors regarding others’ minds and morals. Extending skeptical analysis to other areas may reveal new approaches for evaluating competing claims regarding social interest in autistic individuals.

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