Search Results - "Southeast Asia"

Foreign direct investment, globalized agri-food value chains and transformation by Saroj, Sunil, Veeramani, Choorikkad, Roy, Devesh, Kamar, Abul, Pradhan, Mamata

“…Results also vary regionally. East and Southeast Asia show the strongest association between AGVC and product diversification.…”
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Blocking ethylene perception enhances flooding tolerance in rice seedlings by Ella, Evangelina S., Kawano, Naoyoshi, Yamauchi, Yasuo, Tanaka, Kiyoshi, Ismail, Abdelbagi M.

“…Large areas of rainfed lowlands in South and Southeast Asia annually experience short durations of flash flooding during the rice-growing season, which dramatically affect plant survival and productivity. …”
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Tropical Poultry Genetics Solutions (TPGS) digital database: User guide by Esatu, Wondmeneh, Alemayehu, Alula, Belete, S., Dessie, Tadelle

“…The purpose of this guide is to help users capture phenotype records (egg production, egg weight, age at first egg, body weight and survival) of chickens, analyse and generate summary reports of the poultry breeding programs in Africa and Southeast Asia.…”
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The evolution of swidden fallow secondary forests in Asia by Jong, W. de, Chokkalingam, U., Perera, G.A.D.

“…In Indonesia and mainland Southeast Asia, there is evidence of change towards tree and cash crop based production systems. …”
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Biomass of a man-made forest of timber tree species in the humid tropics of West Java, Indonesia by Hiratsuka, M., Toma, T., Mindawati, N., Heriansyah, I., Morikawa, Y.

“…These trunk biomasses were larger than those reported from primary rainforests in Southeast Asia (e.g., 403Mgha-1 in East Kalimantan, 522 and 368Mgha-1 in Peninsular Malaysia). …”
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Tropical forages program = Programa de forrajes tropicales by Peters, Michael

“…In view of the Center's expertise across different production systems, CIAT's tropical forage research has an explicit global focus, with strategic research capacity in South America, Central America and the Caribbean, Eastern Africa, and Southeast Asia. We recognize that the strongest interaction between research disciplines, partners, and clients happens in the context of agricultural systems and markets in the countries. …”
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Climate-Smart Village Approach in Nepal: Learning from Global, Regional and Local Knowledge by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Nearly 100 representatives from various CGIAR centers, development partners and CCAFS regions (Latin America, West Africa, East Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia) participated. About 50% participants from Nepal were representatives from national and local government, non-governmental organizations, development partners working in Nepal, private sectors organizations and media. …”
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Deciphering Corporate Governance and Environmental Commitments among Southeast Asian Transnationals: Uptake of Sustainability Certification by Roda, J.M., Kamaruddin, N., Tobias, R.P.

“…Many tools have been developed, but without much success. Southeast Asia has become a laboratory of globalization processes, where the development and success of agribusiness transnationals raises questions about their commitment to environmental concerns. …”
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Relationship between dormancy and its release and external factors in tubers of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) by Park, B.J., Onjo, M., Tominaga, S., Shiwachi, H., Hayashi, M.

“…Several strains of water yam that have been introduced into Japan from Southeast Asia and Oceania were grown in Kagoshima, Japan. …”
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Accelerating Agricultural Modernization in Developing Nations: A Summary of Findings and Suggestions from Agriculturists from Development Assistance Agencies, Bellagio, Italy, Febr... by Ford Foundation, Hardin, Lowell S.

“…Livestock systems in Southeast Asia5. Upland crops in Asia6. Farming systems in semi arid areas7. …”
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Laos’ hydropower development and cross-border power trade in the Lower Mekong Basin: a discourse analysis by Thong Anh Tran, Suhardiman, Diana

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Value Chain Analysis of Rice Seed and Potato Tuber Seed in Vietnam: Case study in four provinces from North, Central and South by Ngo, Doan Dam, Baruah, Sampriti, Mohanty, Samarendu

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Trans-Disciplinary Responses to Climate Change: Lessons from Rice-Based Systems in Asia by Hellin, Jonathan, Balié, Jean, Fisher, Eleanor, Kohli, Ajay, Connor, Melanie, Yadav, Sudhir, Kumar, Virender, Krupnik, Timothy J., Sander, Björn Ole, Cobb, Joshua N., Nelson, Katherine, Setiyono, Tri, Puskur, Ranjitha, Chivenge, Pauline P., Gummert, Martin

“…We use our diverse research experiences to describe the emergence of such networks, such as the Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC) in South and Southeast Asia, and to identify lessons on how to facilitate and strengthen the development of trans-disciplinary responses to climate change."…”
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Climate-Smart Maps and Adaptation Plans (CS MAP) of the 7 provinces in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Crop Production, Vietnam

“…Using the Climate-Smart Maps and Adaptation Plans (CS MAP) methodology, CCAFS Southeast Asia and the Department of Crop Production of Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, updated the maps of drought and salinity intrusion risks (both for normal and extreme years) for rice production areas in the drought-prone provinces of: Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Long An, Soc Trang, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, and Vinh Long.…”
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Guidebook on the Development of Climate-Smart Maps and Adaptation Plans (CS-MAP) for Rice Production in Viet Nam by Le, Thanh Tung, Bui, Tan Yen, Pham, Thanh Van, Nguyen, Viet Khoa, Tran, Thi My Hanh, Nguyen, Van Hung, Bernardo, Eisen, Celeridad, Renz Louie V.

“…This publication is produced by CCAFS Southeast Asia and the Department of Crop Production-Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.…”
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Willingness to Pay for Conservation of the Asian Elephant in Nakai Nam Theun National Protected Area in Laos by Chanthasene, S., Phimmavong, S., Baral, H., Wayakone, S., Wanneng, P.

“…The research findings will be helpful for planners and decision makers to formulate better future strategies for conservation of Asian elephants in Laos and in similar developing countries in the Southeast Asia region.…”
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Changing farm size and agricultural development in East Asia by Yamauchi, Futoshi, Huang, Jikun, Otsuka, Keijiro

“…Arable land per person, land-labor ratio, and the average farm size were generally small under high population density (though there are some differences in the initial factor endowment between Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia). As described in the next section, rapid and successful industrialization in this region has absorbed a large share of the labor force, which has resulted in a shortage of labor in agriculture. …”
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Review of Food security and sociopolitical stability by Christopher B. Barrett by Alderman, Harold

“…Papers discuss food or consequences—food security and its implications for global sociopolitical stability; the future of the global food economy—scenarios for supply, demand, and prices; what we know about the climate of the next decade; the global land rush; global freshwater and food security in the face of potential adversity; managing marine resources for food and human security; crop technologies for the coming decade; livestock futures to 2020—how they will shape food, environmental, health, and global security; labor migration and food security in a changing climate; trade policies and global food security; food security and political stability—a humanitarian perspective; moral economics of food security and protest in Latin America; food security and sociopolitical stability in Sub-Saharan Africa; lessons from the Arab Spring—food security and stability in the Middle East and North Africa; food security and sociopolitical stability in Eastern Europe and Central Asia; food security and sociopolitical stability in South Asia; when China runs out of farmers; and food security and sociopolitical stability in East and Southeast Asia. Barrett is Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Professor of Applied Economics and Management, and International Professor of Agriculture in the Charles H. …”
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Myanmar’s agrifood system: Historical development, recent shocks, future opportunities by Boughton, Duncan, Belton, Ben, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Masias, Ian, Minten, Bart

“…This work fills an important knowledge gap for one of Southeast Asia’s major agricultural economies — one largely closed to empirical research for many years. …”
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Market segmentation and potential for new CIAT forage hybrids in Africa, Latin America, and Asia by Junca Paredes, John Jairo, Florez, Jesus Fernando, Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren, Burkart, Stefan

“…AbstractLivestock is a critical economic driver in East Africa (EA), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and Southeast Asia (SEA), contributing significantly to global dairy and beef production. …”
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