A5038035754- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Agricultural Economics and Practices
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Social and Economic Development in India
- Livestock Farming and Management
- Mining and Resource Management
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Rural development and sustainability
- Global Trade and Competitiveness
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Education Systems and Policy
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
- Mining Techniques and Economics
- Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management
- Cooperative Studies and Economics
- Regional Development and Management Studies
The University of Western Australia
2019-2025
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
2024
Universiti Teknologi MARA
2024
Agriculture and Food
2020-2023
Curtin University
2003-2016
Abstract New and improved agricultural technologies can transform lives, particularly the lives of smallholder farm households in Asia who are highly dependent on agriculture. However, there large gender disparities adoption such technologies. Many barriers exist achieving equity access to technologies, from sociocultural norms deeply rooted beliefs about roles lack agency resources implement policies. Notwithstanding these barriers, case for promoting gender‐inclusive technology is strong....
Gender inclusiveness is important in the rural transformation process of Bangladesh as women play key roles both agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. also leads to gender equity. We empirically evaluate relationships between Bangladesh. consider three indicators: high-value commodities' share output values, non-farm employment's labor employment, GDP's total GDP. Indicators capturing include per capita income males females, ratio investments into programs, female access education,...
The adoption of 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) with 167 targets by the United Nations member states in 2015 emphasizes critical role science, technology and innovation (STI) addressing sustainability challenges, including poverty, hunger, health, employment, climate change energy. However, STI plays a limited context global agenda 2030 for achieving SDGs low- middle-income countries. perspectives relevant stakeholder groups (i.e., policymakers, academia, donors, private sector,...
Rural transformation plays a crucial role in enhancing the income and employment prospects of rural labor force. We investigate effects on inequality at district level Bangladesh using data from five years nationally representative Household Income Expenditure Surveys. The Gini coefficient is used to measure inequality. In contrast, share high-value agricultural outputs non-farm are as indicators transformation. find that positively associated with employment. non-linear regression result...
ABSTRACT Despite rapid technological advancements and rural transformation in many Asian agricultural economies, persistent sociocultural norms, patriarchal barriers, limited access to funding pose significant challenges womenʼs participation development. However, studies addressing gender disparities this context are absent Pakistan, highlighting a critical research gap. The present address gap by conducting an analysis based on 78 districts over the period 2004 2019 investigate whether...
Soil salinization is a significant environmental challenge prevalent in arid and semi-arid regions, causing adverse effects on crop yields jeopardizing household food security. Previous research has examined the influence of institutional dynamics adoption sustainable land management practices bolstering agricultural output, some have investigated interplay among socioeconomic determinants, frameworks, uptake climate-resilient methodologies, or association between soil health productivity....
ABSTRACT Land mortgaging plays a significant role in Bangladesh's economy due to the reliance of portion its population on agriculture and growing importance land tenure systems promoting agricultural development employment diversification. Yet, little is known about rural transformation. The objective this research examine transformation Bangladesh. effect examined two measures transformation—(1) share high‐value commodities (2) nonfarm opportunities across small, medium, large farms. study...
Rural transformation can improve poverty levels, standards of living, and health outcomes in developing countries. However, impacts associated with rural vary by region, household, individual traits, including gender. While research on has been increasing over the last decade, there no comprehensive review conducted relationships between gender transformation. Here, we conduct a systematic literature to investigate gender, influence inclusiveness We 82 studies from 1960-2021 that explored...
Abstract This study examines the impact of rural transformation on income and poverty in Bangladesh using district‐level panel data from five rounds Household Income Expenditure Survey conducted 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016. Two key indicators are assessed: share high‐value agriculture non‐farm employment. Fixed effects moments‐quantile regression models employed to analyze relationships between transformation, income, poverty, accounting for education, healthcare, electricity access, land...
Conservation agriculture-based sustainable intensification (CASI) is a package of practices that could improve the sustainability smallholder farm productivity and profitability. However, existing extension systems are unable to facilitate widespread adoption have impact necessary meet food security livelihood requirements. This paper examines utility 'Innovation Platforms' (IPs) as tool catalyse CASI for farmers in South Asia generate opportunities rural micro-entrepreneurship areas with...
Agriculture 4.0 or commonly known as smart farming technology is highly potential to be adopted significantly increase farm productivity. However, it has not been widely used by many smallholder farmers in Peninsular Malaysia. A study was conducted identify the challenges implementing technologies involving twelve participants. From this study, revealed that high initial investment cost a major concern among smallholders adopt they find financially burdening do so. Secondly, poor...
Purpose of review: The popularity farmers’ markets is increasing, yet little understood about their contribution in developing social or economic benefits for the farmers who use them. This paper reviews literature on and contributions that they make, not only to rural community but also urban centres within which operate, various challenges associated with operation. Main findings: Although there are many advantages markets, review identifies a clear gap research relating potential impact...
Vietnam is one of the major rice-producing countries in Asia, and since 1989 it has been a rice-exporting country. However, poor rice-farming households that depend primarily upon their own labor for farming face significant constraints on production push members to migrate. Out-migration could have effects agricultural household welfare. This study was conducted draw correlations across migration, livelihoods, outcomes, gender roles derive gender-responsive policy recommendations action...
Abstract The dissemination of conservation agriculture (CA) technologies has become the objective a growing number projects aimed at reducing food insecurity in vulnerable areas world. While many studies have found that CA increases farm productivity, little is known about components productivity gains related to adoption. knowledge‐intensive technology, and it expected affect both technical efficiency (TE) input positively. Using cross‐sectional farm‐level data 220 maize farmers Bangladesh,...