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Price Dynamics and Cointegration in the Major Markets of Aquaculture Species in the Philippines
This study explores the interdependencies of aquaculture markets in the Philippines by establishing the price cointegration between the wholesale and retail prices of three major species commonly farmed in the country, i.e., milkfish, tilapia, and shrimp. The co-movements of wholesale prices between...Volume 6 Issue No. 1 (June 2009) -
Social Capital and the Local Food Movement in Japan: The Case of the Chiba Prefecture
This study investigates the relationship between social capital and local food movements in rural Japan, with the latter factor markedly leaning towards the goal, "Local Production for Local Consumption" (LPLC). Promoted by the central and local governments in Japan since the 1990s, LPLC...Volume 6 Issue No. 1 (June 2009) -
Spatial Integration of Rice Markets in Vietnam
The study analyzes the extent, pattern, and degree of the spatial integration of rice markets in Vietnam, as well as the dynamic relationship of the rice export prices of Vietnam and Thailand. The extent of market integration is determined by identifying locations that are linked by trade and whose...Volume 6 Issue No. 1 (June 2009) -
The "Tipping Point" in Indian Agriculture: Understanding the Withdrawal of the Indian Rural Youth
Recent trends suggest that India might very well be at the "tipping point" of the transition in its agriculture-dependent population. A large proportion of the youth in the countryside are trying to severe their links from farming. The paper attempts to identify the drivers of this process of...Volume 6 Issue No. 1 (June 2009) -
Book Review | Voices from the Forests: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Sustainable Upland Farming edited by Malcolm Cairns
Voices from the Forest provides a robust defense against the largely undeserved bad reputation associated with shifting cultivation that has persisted for almost a century. Bringing together the best of science and farmer experimentation, the book illustrates the enormous diversity and dynamism of...Volume 5 Issue No. 2 (December 2008) -
Emerging Smallholder Rubber Farming Systems in India and Thailand: A Comparative Economic Analysis
This paper provides a comparative perspective on the performance of smallholder rubber farm livelihood systems based on case studies of two regions in India and Thailand. The analysis of the emerging farming systems in the two countries' rubber farms reveals that the rubber monocrop system is...Volume 5 Issue No. 2 (December 2008) -
Exploratory Study on Selected Philippine Agricultural Commodity Import Statistics vis-à-vis Export Statistics of the Exporting Countries
Using the import data compiled by the Philippines and comparing these with data as reported by the exporting countries, this study aims to determine the disparity of the statistics from the two sources on the quantity and value of selected agricultural commodities for the years 2000 to 2005. The...Volume 5 Issue No. 2 (December 2008) -
Formation of Social Capital for Common Pool Resource Management
A standard optimal investment model is used to analyze farmers' decision to accumulate social capital in terms of participating in collective activities for irrigation management. Several predictions borne out by the data are presented in this study. Social capital investment in small irrigation...Volume 5 Issue No. 2 (December 2008) -
Religious Festivities and Marketing of Small Ruminants in Central Java – Indonesia
Indonesia is a country where small ruminants are important in religious festivities. This study analyzes small ruminant marketing opportunities on account of the Moslem feast of sacrifice, Idul Adha, in three agroecological zones in Central Java. Small ruminant marketing is classified into three...Volume 5 Issue No. 2 (December 2008) -
Tackling Household Food Insecurity: The Experience of Vietnam
This paper is a systematic review of the facts and figures related to the issues of food security in Vietnam. Based on a comprehensive definition of food security as "access by all people at all times to enough, nutritionally adequate, and safe food for an active and health life" (Kennedy...Volume 5 Issue No. 2 (December 2008)
