B.R. Nahata Smriti Sansthan Agricultural Extension Journal (AEXTJ)

Great Usefulness and Effectiveness of Pesticide in Agriculture

2025-07-14T06:27:48+00:00

resulted in improved yield and greater availability of food, at a reasonable price and over all seasons. By the use of pesticides in agriculture, the productivity has increased dramatically in most countries. The primary benefits are known as consequences of the direct pesticides’ effects such as protection of people, animal and crop health, and protection of recreational turf. The secondary benefits arise from primary and these are the less immediate, less intuitively obvious, or long-term consequences. Despite beneficial results of using pesticides in agriculture and public health sector, their use also invites deleterious environmental and public health effects. Pesticides hold a unique position among environmental contaminants due to their high biological activity and toxicity.

The Importance of Adding Flaxseed in Animal Diets on Nutrient Utilization, Blood Biochemical Components, Productive and Reproductive Efficiency, and Sheep Wool Characteristics

2025-07-14T06:46:10+00:00

Conventionally, industrial applications crush flax to produce linseed oil, and livestock feeds use the resulting flaxseed meal as a protein supplement. The most frequently employed percentages are 28% dietary fiber, 20% protein, and 41% oil. Due to its high lignin level, protein, alpha-linolenic acid, and viscous fiber components, flaxseed has notable micronutrients. Flaxseed protein, especially elevated amounts of cysteine and methionine, enhances antioxidant capacities, so the scavenging of free radicals by acids confers on their antioxidant properties. In addition, carotenoids in flaxseeds act as secondary antioxidants and scavenge singlet oxygen for capturing lipid-free radicals.

ITK-Based Organic Formulations in Crop Production and Protection for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review

2025-07-14T06:59:40+00:00

Indigenous technical knowledge (ITK) has been crucial in agriculture for many generations as farmers have gained this knowledge through their experiences and observations. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in using ITK-based organic formulations for crop production, which are made from locally available organic materials and have proven to be effective in promoting plant growth and controlling pests and diseases. This paper seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of the present understanding of ITK-based organic formulations in crop production, including various types, compositions, and applications. It also examines the benefits and challenges of using ITK-based organic formulations while providing suggestions for further research in this area.

Rural people Participation for Local Sustainable Development and Environment Protection: Concepts and Approaches

2025-07-14T07:11:59+00:00

A healthy community is a form of living democracy: people working together to address what matters to them. Area-based rural development structures are seen to foster civic participation. It is based upon the assumption that sustainable development (SD) can be achieved only through the involvement of all stakeholders. Public participation became a statutory requirement in the preparation of development plans. The motivation of the people for their development is halfway there. One of the common vehicles for community development includes voluntary community organizations such as local groups, youth groups, sporting clubs, and local resident associations. These organizations have certain characteristics that include: a resident’s commitment to their area, voluntary participation of members, and locally initiated groups that address critical community issues. A determining factor for the success of local SD is the ability to contextualize it, which can be achieved through the involvement of local actors. Stakeholder participation can aid in the design of policies, plans, or projects that better respond to the needs of local actors and is therefore useful in promoting SD. Furthermore, establishing a locally specific governance strategy triggered by a prior participation process might reduce the uncertainty associated with future redevelopment and promote investment. In the SD debate, there is a shared concern about the contribution of science to the actual building of sustainable communities. A continuous articulation of different knowledge areas and the interaction and negotiation between scientists, experts, and non-scientific actors, is indicated as being important to increase the potential achievements of local SD. Understanding group participation in developing countries is crucial because in those countries groups and networks serve many of the functions that elsewhere are served by formal institutions and market mechanisms (e.g. they provide access to informal insurance, credit, and even jobs). Local partnerships are often presented as inclusive in themselves because potentially they bring a wide range of interest groups together. In addition, they are seen as best placed to address social exclusion because of their local knowledge of social problems and local people. Social capital, social inclusion, civic engagement, and participation are all seen as desirable goals and are sometimes used interchangeably. Strong social networks and civic engagement lead to economic development and improved democracy. There is a need for investments so that the people who live there feel good about it and for the visitors don’t only see the poor side, but also the positive side of that territory. Therefore, there is a need of an action plan that aggregates investments in that direction, sustained in a real strategy not sustained by a political or circumstantial strategy of a secretary of State or whatever. In this article, the author discusses and states the most important aspects of rural people participating for local SD and environment conservation and its concepts and approaches with a viewpoint toward local rural people participating in South Khorasan province.

Solar Energy for Agriculture

2025-07-14T07:03:23+00:00

Sustainable development, especially in the fields of agriculture and environmental preservation, depends heavily on solar energy. Making the switch to solar energy sources provides tremendous promise for meeting energy demands while reducing adverse environmental effects as the world’s population rises and environmental problems worsen. Solar energy has the potential to significantly improve energy efficiency, lower carbon footprints, and foster climate change resilience in the context of agriculture and the environment. The chapter will discuss thoroughly about the impact of solar energy on both sustainable agriculture and the environment. Benefits of solar energy application will be described in detail in this chapter.

On Prognosis of Processing of Agricultural Products

2025-07-14T07:07:31+00:00

In this paper, we introduce a model for prognosis of processing of agricultural products. Furthermore, we introduce an analytical approach for analyzing the introduced model.