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Research ArticlePerceptions of Extension Field Staff Regarding Technology Transfer through Different Extension Approaches
Ejaz Ashraf, Hafiz Khuram Sharjeel, Raheel Babar, Muhammad Junaid, Qamar Iqbal, Rabia Rasheed et al.
The study was conducted in district Sargodha, Punjab-Pakistan in 2016 to record and evaluate the performance of extension approaches and Extension Field Staff (EFS) in order to identify the weaknesses or failures behind extension system and to suggest recommen…
19 Apr 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.2.291.300
Research ArticleStatus of Water Table Depths and Water Quality in District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan
Muhammad Jamal Khan, Abdul Malik, Muhammad Shahzad Khattak, Naveedullah, Naeem Ijaz, Ishaq Ahmad
Groundwater is one of the valuable resources for life sustenance in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. In recent past, its contamination due to lack of balance between its exploitation and recharge has posed a serious menace on its utilization for variou…
19 Apr 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.2.282.290- Research Article
Net Return and Allocative Efficiency of Sugarcane Production in District D.I. Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Amjad Ali, Rajan Shrestha, Ghaffar Ali, Irfan Ullah, Salman Khan
Sugarcane is the main and industrial crop of Pakistan and a source of direct and indirect employment in the country. Current study was designed to explore net return and resource use efficiency in sugarcane production in district D.I. Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.…
19 Apr 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.2.276.281 
Research ArticleAllocative Efficiency of Broiler Farms in District Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Stochastic Frontier Analysis
Irfan Ullah, Shahid Ali, Muhammad Fayaz, Abbas Ullah Jan
This study estimated and examined allocative efficiency of broiler farms in district Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Data from 120 respondents was collected through multistage random sampling technique. Stochastic frontier cost function of Cobb- Dougl…
12 Apr 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.2.268.275- Research Article
Knowledge Level of Farmers Regarding Producing, Processing and Marketing of Dates in Panjgur- Balochistan, Pakistan
Ejaz Ashraf, Hafiz Khurram Shurjeel, Zafarullah Baloch
This study was conducted to assess the knowledge level of the farmers for producing, processing and marketing of dates in Panjgur-Balochistan, Pakistan. Snowball sampling technique was used to select 90 respondents. The data revealed that average age of the fa…
9 Apr 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.2.251.257 
Research ArticleMorphological Characterization of Indigenous Goats Breeds of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Mohammad Nazeer, Safdar Hussain Shah
Livestock play a significant role in the developing economy of Pakistan. Goat is population wise one of the major livestock specie of Pakistan. This study was conducted to analyze morphological traits of four indigenous goat breeds of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) p…
9 Apr 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.2.258.267
Research ArticleImpact of Agricultural Credit on Livestock Income: A Case Study of District Lasbela, Balochistan
Khalid Khan, Muhammad Abdul Kamal, Saubia Ramazan, Gulawar Khan, Gulzar Ali, Sheharyar Ahmed
This study has evaluated the impact of agricultural credit on livestock income in district Lasbela, Balochistan. For assessment, we have used primary and secondary data to test the relationship between agricultural credit and livestock income. The results of t…
17 Mar 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.2.246.250
Research ArticleEffect of Non-Farm Income on Poverty and Income Inequality: Farm Households Evidence from Punjab Province Pakistan
Muhammad Amjed Iqbal, Azhar Abbas, Raza Ullah, Umar Ijaz Ahmed, Ali Sher, Shoaib Akhtar
Non-farm income is a major source of income along with farming for agricultural households. The present study is aimed at investigating the significance of non-farm income in farm household’s poverty and income inequality. Data were collected from 480 co…
15 Mar 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.2.233.239- Research Article
Study of Production Economics and Production Problems of Honey in Bardiya District, Nepal
Anish Shrestha
Beekeeping is very old practice in Nepal but modern beekeeping actually started from 1995. This study was carried in Bardiya, Nepal with the objective of analyzing production economics, resource use efficiency, technical efficiency and production problem of ho…
15 Mar 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.2.240.245 - Research Article
Farmers Empowerment by Farm Services Centers: A Pedagogic Approach for Sustainable Development
Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Rehmat Ullah, Asif Nawaz, Ejaz Ashraf
The present study was carried out in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during 2014 in order to investigate about the performance of Farm Services Centers in the empowerment of farmers towards the sustainable development. Five districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa such as…
15 Mar 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.2.225.232 - Research Article
Effects of Flood-2010 on Agricultural Sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Case of District Charsadda
Shahid Iqbal, Amir Nawaz Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad Jadoon, Intikhab Alam
The present study probes the effects of floods-2010 on agriculture sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Data for the study were collected through a pretested interview schedule from 364 respondents belonging to 5 randomly selected villages of District Charsadda. The…
6 Mar 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.1.215.219 
Research ArticleInfluence of Hot Water Treatments on the Storage Life of Sweet Orange Cv. Sherkhana-I
Fazal Ullah, Muhammad Sajid, Syeda Leeda Gul, Bibi Zainub, Maaz Khan
The experiment “Influence of hot water treatments on the storage life of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) cv. Sherkhana-I” was carried out at Post harvest Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan. The…
6 Mar 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.1.220.224- Research Article
Effect of Weather on Diamond Back Moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: plutilidae) in District Haripur
Bashir Ahmad, Ahmad-Ur-Rahman Saljoqi, Hayad Zada, Shahid Sattar, Toheed Iqbal, Saddam Hussain et al.
Under unprotected condition study was carried out during the months from July to November in the year 2012 and 2013 to investigate population dynamics and observe the impact of temperature, relative humidity and rainfall on population of Plutella xylostella (L…
6 Mar 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.1.209.214 
Research ArticleConsumption Structure and Net per Capita Income: The Case of Rural Households in Hebei Province China
Wang Jian, Abdur Rehman, Noor Khan, Wang Zhengjia, Ji Peng-fei, Xie Cong et al.
This study is conducted to examine the per capita consumption and per capita net income of the rural households using statistical data of Hebei province China for the period 2000-2014.The descriptive statistical analysis, correlation test, Extend Linear Expend…
27 Feb 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.1.202.208
ReviewStripe Rust: A Review of the Disease, Yr Genes and its Molecular Markers
Aqsa Waqar, Sahir Hameed Khattak, Sania Begum, Tayyaba Rehman, Rabia, Armghan Shehzad et al.
Wheat is the most essential food used by nearly 40% of the total population of the world. Yellow or stripe rust (produced by Puccinia striiformis), is a globally significant disease of wheat. Stripe rust was primarily considered a disease of cooler climate (2&…
27 Feb 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.1.188.201
Research ArticleImpact of Soil Conditioning and Irrigation Regimes on the Performance of Maize Crop
Muhammad Ijaz Khan, Amanullah Jan
In order to improve the physical conditions of soil and provide favorable environment for the growth and development of crops, soil conditioners are used. This study was carried out to evaluate the impact of soil conditioning and irrigation regimes on the perf…
26 Feb 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.1.173.187- Research Article
Does IPM Based Production Significantly Different from Conventional Production: A Case Study of Punjab, Pakistan
Saima Akhtar Qureshi, Asim Anwar, Ather Maqsood Ahmed
Doubt about pesticides based agriculture productivity motivated agriculture departments to collaborate with international agencies to introduce sound agriculture practices like Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Pakistan. In IPM technique natural parasites an…
26 Feb 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.1.168.172 
Research ArticleIntegrated Nutrient and Tillage Management Improve Organic Matter, Micronutrient Content and Physical Properties of Alkaline Calcareous Soil Cultivated with Wheat
Imran Khan, Zahir Shah, Wiqar Ahmad, Farmanullah Khan, Muhammad Sharif
This study assessed the effect of shallow tillage (ST, cultivator 0-20cm) and deep tillage (DT, moldboard plough 0-40cm) and different organic and inorganic fertilizers application to wheat crop on organic matter, micro-nutrient status and physical properties…
21 Feb 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.1.144.157
Research ArticleTechnical Efficiency of Broiler Farms in District Mansehra, Pakistan: A Stochastic Frontier Trans-Log Production Approach
Ronaq Zaman, Shahid Ali, Inam Ullah
This paper estimates the technical efficiency of broiler farms in district Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Primary data were collected from 134 respondents using multi-stage sampling technique through well-structure interview schedule. For the estimati…
21 Feb 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.1.158.167- Research Article
Barriers to Gender Equality in Agricultural Extension in Pakistan: Evidences from District Sargodha
Muhammad Luqman, Raheel Saqib, Xu Shiwei, Yu Wen
The present study was designed to find out the barriers which limit the active participation of both the genders (men and women) in agricultural operations and also towards gender disparity in agricultural extension. Agriculture comprises of a number of farmin…
21 Feb 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2018/34.1.136.143