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Structural Transformation, the Changing Role of Rice, and Food Security in Asia: Small Farmers and Modern Supply Chains
Food security is not a viable social objective unless it is also a profitable undertaking for input suppliers, farmers, and marketers of output. Consumers must then be able to afford to purchase food, secure in the knowledge that it is safe and nutritious (Reardon and Timmer 2007). Achieving food...Volume 9 Issue No. 1 (June 2012) -
Tropical Forests and Climate Change Mitigation: The Global Potential and Cases from the Philippines
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC Fourth Assessment report has highlighted the role of tropical forests in mitigating climate change. Deforestation, especially in tropical countries, contributes about 20 percent to total global greenhouse gas emissions. Development projects geared...Volume 5 Issue No. 1 (June 2008) -
Analysis of the Philippine Chicken Industry: Commercial versus Backyard Sectors
The chicken industry in the Philippines has diverse components. The commercial sector is characterized by large-scale, industrialized production systems of broilers and layers of exotic hybrids. On the other hand, the backyard sector is made up of many smallholders who keep a few native or crossbred...Volume 4 Issue No. 1 (June 2007) -
Pig Production in Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, and Vietnam: A Review
In the last two decades, Asia has become the world's fastest economically growing area. Countries in Southeast Asia are growing at an increasing rate. For instance, the average annual income is increasing from 4% to 8%, population from 2% to 3%, urbanization from 4% to 6%, and meat consumption...Volume 3 Issue No. 1&2 (December 2006)
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