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Nature and Extent of Extension Delivery on Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Perishables in the Philippines
While postharvest operations account for more than 55 percent of the economic value of the agricultural sector, losses are high, the science or technology is relatively new, and the postharvest horticulture extension delivery system in the Philippines has not met the challenge. Thus, the delivery of...Volume 13 Issue No. 1 (June 2016) -
Book Review | Food Security and Food Scarcity: Why Ending Hunger Is So Hard by Charles P. Timmer
Timmer provides an excellent review and synthesis of the challenges and solutions to reducing hunger and improving food security, importantly emphasizing the need to rely on markets together with government provision of public goods such as agricultural research and development (R&D) and rural...Volume 12 Issue No. 2 (December 2015) -
Performance of Soybean's Farmer Field School-Integrated Crop Management in Central Java and West Nusa Tenggara Provinces, Indonesia
Indonesia is challenged by a shortage of soybean production to meet local demand. The Ministry of Agriculture has developed a strategy to increase soybean production through an integrated crop management (ICM) program, which was implemented through a farmer field school (FFS) approach in 2008. This...Volume 12 Issue No. 2 (December 2015) -
Challenges and Opportunities for Giant Freshwater Prawn Culture through Participatory Learning and Fish Farmer Engagements
This paper provides a review of on-farm studies conducted to explore the viability of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii, locally known as ulang), culture in six regions in the Philippines. We adopted a participatory action learning approach aimed at improving pond productivity...Volume 12 Issue No. 1 (June 2015) -
Expert Elicitation for Assessing Agricultural Technology Adoption: The Case of Improved Rice Varieties in South Asian Countries
Cultivar-specific adoption information is imperative for agricultural research organizations to make strategic research plans for crop-genetic development. However, such data are often unavailable in developing countries or obsolete and unreliable even when they exist. A budget-friendly and reliable...Volume 12 Issue No. 1 (June 2015) -
Role of Participatory Development Communication in Natural Resource Management: A Case in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand
Using selected agricultural communities in Ratchaburi Province in Thailand, this study mainly investigates the relationship between participatory development communication (PDC), on one hand, and knowledge, attitude, and practice of community-based natural resource mangement (CBNRM), on the other...Volume 11 Issue No. 2 (December 2014) -
A Qualitative Review of Vietnam's 2006-2010 Economic Plan and the Performance of the Agriculture Sector
Vietnam’s economy faced difficulties in the 2006–2010 period due to the global financial crisis. The average inflation rate (greater than 20%) was higher than the expected level (less than 10%) for the period. The average GDP growth rate (6.3%) was lower than the target (7.5%). In the...Volume 11 Issue No. 1 (June 2014) -
Organic Farming as an Innovative Farming System Development Model toward Sustainable Agriculture in Bali
Organic farming has been promoted and developed in Bali since 2006 by the government in collaboration with private businesses and certification bodies. This research aimed to synthesize the development of Balinese organic production as an effort toward sustainable agriculture. Data from the in-depth...Volume 11 Issue No. 1 (June 2014) -
Transaction Costs of Exchange in Agriculture: A Survey
The concept of transaction cost has been around for more than 75 years. It has been used to explain every economic phenomenon that does not fit with standard neoclassical predictions. It has been applied to so many fields, its definition varying with every application. This paper surveys the...Volume 11 Issue No. 1 (June 2014) -
Push and Pull Factors in Rural Filipino Youth's Outmigration from Agricultural Communities
Rural youth outmigration is a phenomenon that can change the agricultural landscape of farming communities. The Philippines has witnessed an unprecedented youth exodus from rural to urban areas in past decades. This paper explored this issue in rice farming communities in two Philippine provinces...Volume 10 Issue No. 2 (December 2013)
