Future-proofing SEA agrifood systems, building resilient communities showcased in new studies
New research articles published in the June 2024 issue of AJAD take a peek at initiatives and the grassroots in Southeast Asia as they respond to previous food and economic shocks and their aftermath. The common themes of the seven papers in the AJAD volume 21.1 release hover around ensuring food security, future-proofing farming, creating resilient food value chains, good agricultural practices adoption, agrifood digitalization, withstanding food disruptions, building food-resilient households and communities, and sustainability of rural development.
Huong Lan Pham, Huong Thu Nguyen, Ha Thanh Nguyen, and Hung Vu Nguyen
Research shows that external factors dominate the key determinants of eco-innovation (EI) adoption in organizations in the agriculture sector. Studies are needed to understand the link between internal organizational capabilities and EI adoption. Given the heterogeneity in the types of agricultural cooperatives based on their origin, this study sought to fill this gap...
Rosalia Natalia Seleky, Wataru Ozawa, and Aofei Chen
Lately, younger people have not involved themselves in farming activities, nor have they continued their parents’ jobs as farmers. Nevertheless, agriculture continues to play a pivotal role in Indonesian food production. Some studies reveal that fewer young people have been engaging in farming because aging farmers are unwilling to bequeath farms to younger...
Mar B. Cruz, Clarizel Joy Jamille R. Gomez, and Janelle Ayne C. Sarmiento
With the challenges faced by the strawberry industry prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and its experiences during the pandemic, revisiting the strawberry industry is needed through a value chain approach. This study examined the strawberry value chain of the Philippines and recommends various interventions. The study proceeded in two major phases. The first phase mapped...
M Royan, Christophe Lesueur, Isriya Bunyasiri, and Pasakorn Thammachote
Farming systems provide information about the complexity of agriculture at the household level in a region. In Temanggung, Indonesia, the Java Arabica Sindoro-Sumbing (JASS) coffee intercropped with tobacco and vegetables provides an interesting interaction study. Despite its potential, no in-depth research has been conducted on farming systems and the level of good...
Mildred O. Guirindola, Marisa J. Sobremisana, Enrique P. Pacardo, Corazon VC Barba, Ma. Esmeralda C. Silva, and Ruel Guirindola
The COVID-19 restrictions have caused economic losses that affected food availability and accessibility, thereby compromising people’s lifestyles and putting the already existing poor households into severe food insecurity. As such, national government agencies and local government units in the Philippines provided emergency cash assistance and food aid as...
Silvia Uthari Nuzaverra Mayang Mangurai, Eti Artiningsih Octaviani, Anidah, Achmad Solikhin, Refianto Damai Darmawan, Lora Septrianda Putri, Muhammad Farid Al-Faritsi, and Tegar Kurniawan
COVID-19 has disrupted Indonesia’s agricultural food supply chain, leading to the massive mintage and exertion of digitalization in the food and agriculture (agrifood) sector. This study systematically mapped the landscape of agrifood digital technology studies and startups in Indonesia and its relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic evidence evaluation...
Dominicus S. Priyarsono
Based on a multicountry research done in 2016–21, this book provides new insights on the socioeconomic mechanisms underlying the phenomenon of aging agriculture both in developed and developing economies. This work contributes significantly as a good reading material for tertiary education, for advanced research in rural-social studies, and in formulating public...
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