Implications of farming trends for agricultural research in mainland Southeast Asia

For centuries, the populations of Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA) have endured material poverty, particularly in rural areas and among subsistence-oriented, rice-farming households. In the 20th century in particular, the impact of colonialism, war, and collectivist regimes exacerbated the poverty of...

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Autores principales: Cramb, R.A., Gray, G.D., Gummert, M., Haefele, S.M., Lefroy, Rod D.B., Newby, Jonathan Craig, Stür, Werner W., Warr, P.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73055
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author Cramb, R.A.
Gray, G.D.
Gummert, M.
Haefele, S.M.
Lefroy, Rod D.B.
Newby, Jonathan Craig
Stür, Werner W.
Warr, P.
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Gray, G.D.
Gummert, M.
Haefele, S.M.
Lefroy, Rod D.B.
Newby, Jonathan Craig
Stür, Werner W.
Warr, P.
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Gray, G.D.
Gummert, M.
Haefele, S.M.
Lefroy, Rod D.B.
Newby, Jonathan Craig
Stür, Werner W.
Warr, P.
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description For centuries, the populations of Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA) have endured material poverty, particularly in rural areas and among subsistence-oriented, rice-farming households. In the 20th century in particular, the impact of colonialism, war, and collectivist regimes exacerbated the poverty of rural communities. In recent decades, however, increased economic growth in MSEA countries has been associated with a marked reduction in poverty levels. As shown in Chapter 2, reduction of poverty within rural areas is the main source of this significant reduction in aggregate poverty in MSEA. The achievement of high rates of poverty reduction has derived from high rates of economic growth, especially in the agricultural sector. The real price of food is also an important determinant of poverty incidence, with lower prices helping to reduce both rural and urban poverty. Hence policies and institutions that promote increased agricultural productivity and do not significantly raise the price of food are most likely to maximise the rate of poverty reduction in the coming decades – both in rural areas and in the total population. The focus of this monograph has been on identifying the options for subsistence-oriented (i.e., rice-farming) rural households to capitalise on the poverty-reducing potential of the economic growth that is transforming the MSEA region. In this chapter we review the farming trends in the region and highlight the implications for agricultural research in coming decades.
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spelling CGSpace730552025-03-13T09:45:07Z Implications of farming trends for agricultural research in mainland Southeast Asia Cramb, R.A. Gray, G.D. Gummert, M. Haefele, S.M. Lefroy, Rod D.B. Newby, Jonathan Craig Stür, Werner W. Warr, P. oryza sativa plant breeding smallholders agricultural research crops yields cropping systems poverty economic growth livestock productivity trends south east asia fitomejoramiento investigación agraria cultivos rendimiento sistemas de cultivo pobreza crecimiento económico ganado productividad tendencias asia sudoriental For centuries, the populations of Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA) have endured material poverty, particularly in rural areas and among subsistence-oriented, rice-farming households. In the 20th century in particular, the impact of colonialism, war, and collectivist regimes exacerbated the poverty of rural communities. In recent decades, however, increased economic growth in MSEA countries has been associated with a marked reduction in poverty levels. As shown in Chapter 2, reduction of poverty within rural areas is the main source of this significant reduction in aggregate poverty in MSEA. The achievement of high rates of poverty reduction has derived from high rates of economic growth, especially in the agricultural sector. The real price of food is also an important determinant of poverty incidence, with lower prices helping to reduce both rural and urban poverty. Hence policies and institutions that promote increased agricultural productivity and do not significantly raise the price of food are most likely to maximise the rate of poverty reduction in the coming decades – both in rural areas and in the total population. The focus of this monograph has been on identifying the options for subsistence-oriented (i.e., rice-farming) rural households to capitalise on the poverty-reducing potential of the economic growth that is transforming the MSEA region. In this chapter we review the farming trends in the region and highlight the implications for agricultural research in coming decades. 2015 2016-04-21T19:54:54Z 2016-04-21T19:54:54Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73055 en Open Access Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Cramb,R.A.; Gray, G.D.; Gummert, M.; Haefele, S.M.; Lefroy, R.D.B.; Newby, Jonathan; Stür, W.; Warr, P.. 2015. Implications of farming trends for agricultural research in mainland Southeast Asia . In: Cramb,R.A.; Gray, G.D.; Gummert, M.; Haefele, S.M.; Lefroy, R.D.B.; Newby, Jonathan; Stür, W.; Warr, P.. 2015. Trajectories of rice-based farming systems in mainland Southeast Asia . Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Canberra, AU. p. 189-199. (ACIAR Monograph No. 177)
spellingShingle oryza sativa
plant breeding
smallholders
agricultural research
crops
yields
cropping systems
poverty
economic growth
livestock
productivity
trends
south east asia
fitomejoramiento
investigación agraria
cultivos
rendimiento
sistemas de cultivo
pobreza
crecimiento económico
ganado
productividad
tendencias
asia sudoriental
Cramb, R.A.
Gray, G.D.
Gummert, M.
Haefele, S.M.
Lefroy, Rod D.B.
Newby, Jonathan Craig
Stür, Werner W.
Warr, P.
Implications of farming trends for agricultural research in mainland Southeast Asia
title Implications of farming trends for agricultural research in mainland Southeast Asia
title_full Implications of farming trends for agricultural research in mainland Southeast Asia
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title_short Implications of farming trends for agricultural research in mainland Southeast Asia
title_sort implications of farming trends for agricultural research in mainland southeast asia
topic oryza sativa
plant breeding
smallholders
agricultural research
crops
yields
cropping systems
poverty
economic growth
livestock
productivity
trends
south east asia
fitomejoramiento
investigación agraria
cultivos
rendimiento
sistemas de cultivo
pobreza
crecimiento económico
ganado
productividad
tendencias
asia sudoriental
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73055
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