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Open AccessPublished: 10 January 2024

A Mobile and Height-adjustable Smoker for Calming Giant Honeybees (Apis dorsata)

K.M.N.M. Jayasena, P.D. Kahandage, E.J. Kosgollegedara, U.G.A.I. Sirisena, N.D.S.L. Senevirathne

New Countryside · 8-16 · 10.55121/nc.v3i1.126

The giant honeybees (Apis dorsata) plays an important role as pollinators, which are vital in plant reproduction. They help the forest and perennial crops by mediating speciation, promoting genetic diversity, and contributing to ecosystem stability. They live in large colonies with vertical comb and commonly make nests in natura

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Open AccessPublished: 13 July 2023

Lessons Learnt from Application of Farmer Field School Approach for Dissemination of Technologies to Seed Potato Farmers in Sri Lanka

M.K.S.L.D. Amarathunga, U.S.G. Dilshan, A.M.C. Amarakoon, K.P. Somachandra

New Countryside · 27-42 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.28

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the Farmer Field School Approach in disseminating technologies for improving Farmers’ knowledge and adoption of cultivation practices related to seed potato cultivations in Sri Lanka. The stratified purposive sampling technique was performed to select 40 seed potato farmers who p

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Open AccessPublished: 27 July 2022

Management of Globisporangium ultimum Infecting Groundnut and Bambara Groundnut Pods Using Diverse Methods

Ndifon Elias Mjaika

New Countryside · 13-20 · 10.55121/nc.v1i1.27

Bambara groundnut and groundnut are leguminous crops of immense importance globally. However, these crops are exceedingly susceptible to Globisporangium ultimum groundnut pod rot disease which constitute foremost constraints to their production. The objective of proffering solutions to this pod rot disease was set and achieved u

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Open AccessPublished: 8 July 2022

Role of Opinion Leaders in Technology Transfer among the Farmers in Bangladesh

Susmita Datta, Md. Matiul Islam, Mohammad Bashir Ahmed

New Countryside · 1-12 · 10.55121/nc.v1i1.31

The agriculture of Bangladesh is progressing by using new technologies for production. This can be obtained by transferring technology to the farmers. Opinion leaders (OLs) are used as role models in the adoption of technology. The purpose of the study was to determine the role of OLs played regarding technology transfer. The st

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