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India's rice export restrictions and BIMSTEC countries: Implications and recommendations by Kamar, Abul, Roy, Devesh, Pradhan, Mamata, Saroj, Sunil

“…The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) brings together five South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) and two Southeast Asian countries (Myanmar and Thailand). Recent events have raised global concerns on food security, including for BIMSTEC countries; these events include Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative with Ukraine, India’s prohibition on the export of non-basmati white rice, and its 20 percent export duty on parboiled rice. …”
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Impacts of the COVID-19-driven rise in global rice prices on consumers in Papua New Guinea by Schmidt, Emily, Dorosh, Paul A.

“…Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Myanmar temporarily halted rice exports, contributing to spikes in rice prices on international markets. …”
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Knowledge exchange: Proceedings of the policy roundtable on ATMI-ASEAN: The case of the maize industry in Cambodia by Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture, International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Specifically, the targeted AMS were Cambodia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The PRT was the first major event of the ATMI-ASEAN project in Cambodia concerning maize or corn, Cambodia’s third-largest agricultural commodity produced, next to rice and cassava.…”
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Global pulses scenario: status and outlook by Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Rao, P. Parthasarathy

“…The exceptions were Southeastern Asia (Myanmar) and Eastern Africa, which also emerged as important exporters. …”
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Income diversification and the rural nonfarm economy by Paudel, Susan, Filipski, Mateusz J., Minten, Bart

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Climate smart agriculture and food systems that reduce poverty and hunger by Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Drawing on country experiences – India, Tajikistan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Myanmar – with integrated strategies, it looks at how climate strategies such as nationally determined contributions can be aligned with national agricultural and anti-poverty strategies; the need for multisector and multistakeholder action and participation; challenges to joint financing for climate action, poverty and hunger goals; and adapting government and donor systems to co-ordinate implementation.…”
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Pigeonpea sterility mosaic emaraviruses: a journey from a mysterious virus to classic emaraviruses by Patil, B.L., Kumar, P. Lava

“…Millsp) first reported in 1931, is an economically most important viral disease, which is endemic to India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. SMD was long suspected to be a viral disease, however its causal agent, pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus (PPSMV) was discovered only in 2000. …”
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Fuzzy-based approach for evaluating groundwater sustainability of Asian cities by Tirupathi, C., Shashidhar, T., Pandey, Vishnu P., Shrestha, S.

“…The overall groundwater sustainability of Hyderabad of India was estimated as highly sustainable and, Lahore of Pakistan, Bangkok of Thailand, Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam and Yangon City of Myanmar were estimated as moderately sustainable. …”
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Mitigating climate change through reduced food loss and waste by Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Broeze, Jan, Nindi, Tabitha, Machinjiri, Norah, Liang, Xia, Matzembacher, Daniele

“…- Lini Wollenberg The Food Loss and Waste Calculator and how it can be used to mitigate climate change - Jan Broeze Understanding Smallholder Farmers’ Post-Harvest Behaviors: Evidence from Malawi - Tabitha Nindi Effects of Amending Soil with Organic Matter on Population Change of Aspergillus flavus and Antagonistic Microbiome: and on Aflatoxin Contamination of Groundnut in Malawi - Norah Machinjiri Quantifying GHG emissions of agrifood chain and associated food loss and food waste in China - Li Xue A Stepping-Stone to the evidence base for the mitigation of N2O emission from reduced food loss and waste in China and Myanmar - Xia Liang Food waste reduction entrepreneurship initiative and associated impacts: a Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment - Daniele Matzembacher…”
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Youth participation in small-scale fisheries, aquaculture and value chains in Africa and the Asia-Pacific by Arulingam, Indika, Nigussie, Likimyelesh, Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali, Debevec, Liza

“…The assessment was conducted in Africa and the Asia-Pacific, with a particular focus on the FISH focal countries of Egypt, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia in Africa and Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar and Solomon Islands in the Asia-Pacific. The objectives of this study were to (i) assess the participation of youth in fisheries and aquaculture, including opportunities and challenges for participation, (ii) understand what WorldFish and key partners (government organizations, nongovernmental organizations [NGOs] and others) are doing in the focal countries in relation to youth participation, and (iii) (based on the former two points) provide potential areas for further research that could support improved youth participation in aquaculture, SSF and value chains. …”
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Farmer social networks: The role of advice ties and organizational leadership in agroforestry adoption by Lin, T., Ko, A.P., Than, M.M., Catacutan, D.C., Finlayson, R.F., Isaac, M.E.

“…Using social network data derived from interviews with members of farming groups based in the Ayeyarwady Delta of Myanmar, we established a positive relationship between advice-seeking ties and organizational leadership. …”
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Give a man a fishpond: Modeling the impacts of aquaculture in the rural economy by Filipski, Mateusz J., Belton, Ben

“…The model is calibrated using primary data collected from 1102 households in Myanmar’s main aquaculture zone, representative of 60% of the country’s aquaculture farms. …”
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Analyzing Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Yangon and rural Ayeyarwady: October - November 2023 by Tauseef, Salauddin, Headey, Derek D., Oo, Theingi, Linn, Khin Mar

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The origin of citrus by Talón, Manuel, Wu, Guohong Albert, Gmitter Jr., Frederick G., Rokhsar, Daniel S.

“…Comparative genomic analyses, however, have recently provided evidence that supports the proposal that the center of origin of citrus was the Southeast foothills of the Himalayas, in a region including the eastern area of Assam, northern Myanmar, and western Yunnan. This new vision also suggests that citrus evolved during the Late Miocene through a rapid Southeast Asian radiation correlating with a dramatic weakening of the monsoons provoked by a period of global cooling. …”
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Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos by Pavelic, Paul, Villholth, Karen G.

“…Listed amongst the 47 UN-designated Least Developed Countries, its level of socioeconomic development is comparable to that of neighboring Myanmar and Cambodia but significantly lower than China, Thailand and Vietnam. …”
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COVID-19 and household water insecurities in vulnerable communities in the Mekong Region by Lebel, L., Navy, H., Siharath, P., Long, C. T. M., Aung, N., Lebel, P., Hoanh, Chu Thai, Lebel, B.

“…A survey of 1559 individuals living in vulnerable communities in five countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam) showed that increased needs for clean water to wash hands or facemasks made it more likely a person was water insecure along those dimensions. …”
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A framework to guide research engagement in the policy process, with application to small-scale fisheries by Ratner, Blake D., Dubois, Mark, Morrison, Tiffany H., Tezzo, Xavier, Song, Andrew M., Mbaru, Emmanuel, Chimatiro, Sloans K., Cohen, Philippa J.

“…We retrospectively examine three cases of research engagement in small-scale fisheries policy and decision making, at national level (Myanmar) and at regional level (Pacific Islands region and sub-Saharan Africa), to illustrate application of the framework and highlight different modes of research engagement. …”
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Food prices, processing, and shocks: Evidence from rice and COVID-19 by Goeb, Joseph, Zone, Phoo Pye, Synt, Nang Lun Kham, Zu, A Myint, Tang, Yulu, Minten, Bart

“…This paper assesses changes in rice and paddy prices, and processing margins during the COVID-19 pandemic shock through the lens of rice mills in Myanmar. Our data, collected through telephone surveys with a large number of medium- and large-scale rice millers in September 2020, reveal significant disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, including transportation restrictions, employee lay-offs, and reduced operations relative to normal times. …”
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Assessing agricultural market integration of Cambodia within and beyond ASEAN by Ajmani, Manmeet Singh, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Roy, Devesh, Renjini, V. R.

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Rural livelihoods in Mon State: Evidence from a representative household survey by Filipski, Mateusz J., van Asselt, Joanna, Nischan, Ulrike, Belton, Ben, Htoo, Kyan, Win, Myat Thida, Hein, Aung, Kham, L. Seng, Naing, Zaw Min, Payongayong, Ellen, Boughton, Duncan

“…The purpose of this report is to provide information and analysis to government, civil society, and donors interested in improving the well-being of the rural population of Mon State, Myanmar. Specifically, the report analyzes the different sources of income for rural households, as well as their socioeconomic characteristics, with a view to helping identify constraints on growth and potential pathways to improving incomes. …”
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