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Development of Smart Food Value Chain Intervention Models for the Milkfish Industry in Region 1, Philippines
Milkfish production is an important sector of the Philippine aquaculture industry. The Ilocos Region (Region 1), particularly the province of Pangasinan, is the country’s largest producer of milkfish. However, production and environmental constraints confront the milkfish industry, such as...Volume 20 Issue No. 1 (June 2023) -
Economic Returns to Agricultural Research: Thailand and Indonesia
In both Thailand and Indonesia, the public sector's agricultural research investments have substantially contributed to agricultural productivity growth, as have international investments in agricultural research, through the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR...Volume 20 Issue No. 1 (June 2023) -
Nepal's Sacred Cattle: Profitability Analysis and Policy Implications
This paper analyzes Nepal’s current livestock policy, which is rooted in culture and religion, and the extent to which its design has not kept pace with the continuing transformation of the country’s agricultural landscape. It estimates the impact of the no-slaughtering of cattle policy...Volume 19 Issue No. 1 (June 2022) -
Policy Note: On the Archipelagic Ecology and the Economy of the Philippines
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Rural Adaptation to Climate Change: New Findings and Existing Knowledge
This paper discusses the results of new research at the farm level regarding farmers’ responses to climate change. These results are placed in the context of existing literature. The topics include the benefits of adaptation, the forms of adaptation, and the drivers of adaptation such as land...Volume 18 Issue No. 2 (December 2021) -
Impact of Climate Change on Paddy Production: Evidence from Nepal
This study assesses the long-run relationship and short-run dynamics between paddy yields and climate variables: maximum and minimum temperature and rainfall using time-series data from 1971 to 2014 in Nepal. Applying Autoregressive-Distributed Lag Regression or ARDL bound testing approach for...Volume 17 Issue No. 2 (December 2020) -
Sustaining Rice Productivity, Soil Fertility, and Income from Prawn-Rice Joint Culture in the Gher System in Bangladesh
This paper examines the long-term impacts of joint prawn-rice gher farming system on agricultural and household incomes, soil fertility, and productivity of modern variety (MV) rice in southwestern Bangladesh based on socioeconomic data of the gher farmers and soil fertility data of their gher...Volume 17 Issue No. 2 (December 2020) -
Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Agricultural Production in Southeast Asia: Toward Transformative Change in Agricultural Food Systems
How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect the agriculture sector in Southeast Asia? Clearly, any disruptions in the agricultural food systems would create supply and demand shocks that would impact on the agriculture sector's immediate and long-term economic performance and food security...Volume 17 Issue No. 1 (June 2020) -
Factors Influencing Farmers’ Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Rice Production in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Farmers’ adoption behavior of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is a big factor in the sustainability of agricultural growth in the areas of economic, environmental, and social development. This study explores the antecedents of adoption behavior of multiple CSA, including soil and water...Volume 17 Issue No. 1 (June 2020) -
Measuring the Performance of Communal Irrigation Systems in Bohol, Philippines
This study aims to measure the performance of communal irrigation systems (CIS), using cropping intensity and farm yield as indicators. In particular, the study focused on the importance of collective action and how it affects the performance of CIS as a form of irrigation system in the Philippines...Volume 16 Issue No. 2 (December 2019)
