https://journalajaees.com/index.php/AJAEES <p><strong>Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics &amp; Sociology (ISSN: 2320-7027)</strong> aims to publish high quality papers (<a href="https://journalajaees.com/index.php/AJAEES/general-guideline-for-authors">Click here for Types of paper</a>) in all areas of ‘Agricultural Extension, Economics &amp; Sociology research’. By not excluding papers based on novelty, this journal facilitates the research and wishes to publish papers as long as they are technically correct and scientifically motivated. The journal also encourages the submission of useful reports of negative results. This is a quality controlled, OPEN peer-reviewed, open-access INTERNATIONAL journal.</p> <p><strong>NAAS Score: 4.73 (2026)</strong></p> en-US [email protected] (Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociolo) [email protected] (Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociolo) Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:23:19 +0000 OJS 3.3.0.21 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://journalajaees.com/index.php/AJAEES/article/view/2991 <p>This study assessed the adoption of labour-saving agricultural technologies and the factors associated with their use across five districts in Bhutan. Data were collected in May and June 2024 from 1,142 farming households selected through a multistage sampling design. Descriptive statistics and probit regression were used to examine the adoption of power tillers, mini tillers, tractors, threshers, hullers, grass cutters, and rice millers. The pooled power tiller adoption rate was 21.9%, although adoption varied substantially among districts. Power tillers were the most widely adopted land-preparation technology, while machinery users generally preferred hiring services to individual ownership, particularly for power tillers and tractors. Reduced agricultural drudgery was the most frequently reported reason for adopting power tillers, accounting for 65% of adopter responses. High machinery costs were the principal barrier reported by non-adopters. Probit estimates indicated that cultivated area, educational attainment, family literacy, smartphone use, and the prevalence of the same technology within the local gewog were associated with adoption, although the direction and statistical significance varied across technologies. The strong association with local technology prevalence may reflect peer learning and improved access through machinery-hiring markets. The findings indicate that expanding affordable state-managed or privately managed hiring services, together with targeted financial support, operator training, and improved rural infrastructure, may facilitate broader and more inclusive access to labour-saving technologies among small-scale farming households in Bhutan.</p> Ngawang Ngawang, R. Wangchuk, B. Subba Copyright (c) 2026 Author(s). The licensee is the journal publisher. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. https://journalajaees.com/index.php/AJAEES/article/view/2991 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://journalajaees.com/index.php/AJAEES/article/view/2992 <p>Food security in coastal Bangladesh is increasingly threatened by climate change, making effective household food security strategies a critical policy concern. This study assessed the extent to which farmers in a disaster-prone coastal area of Bangladesh practised food security strategies, examined the relationships between those practices and selected socioeconomic and psychological characteristics, and identified the principal constraints affecting their implementation. A cross-sectional, descriptive correlational survey was conducted from January to June 2020 in Sarankhola Upazila, Bagerhat District. From a population of approximately 1,200 farm households across five villages, 120 farmers were selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected through a pre-tested interview schedule, supplemented by field observations and focus group discussions. The practice of food security strategies was measured using a 16-item scale (score range: 16–64), while problem confrontation was assessed using a 14-item scale. Pearson's product–moment correlation coefficient was used to test relationships at the 5% significance level. Food security strategy scores ranged from 22 to 55, with a mean of 41.12 (SD = 6.36). Most respondents (40.00%) demonstrated a medium level of practice, followed by high (36.67%) and low (23.33%) levels. Age (r = .211*), education (r = .260**), number of earning family members (r = .227*), farming experience (r = .201*), and communication exposure (r = .206*) were positively and significantly associated with the practice of food security strategies, whereas family size, farm size, annual income, organisational participation, and fatalism were not significantly associated. The principal constraints were the limited availability of stress-tolerant crop varieties, rising food prices, and crop damage caused by cyclones and tidal surges. Strengthening agricultural extension, improving access to climate-resilient crop varieties, and stabilising food prices may enhance household food security in disaster-prone coastal regions.</p> Aklima Akter Tania , Md. Shafiqul Islam, Most Shirina Akter, Tajmari Salina Aqter, Md. Roushon Jamal, Md Shamim Afridi Copyright (c) 2026 Author(s). The licensee is the journal publisher. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. https://journalajaees.com/index.php/AJAEES/article/view/2992 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000