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  • Enabling Adoption of Stress-Tolerant Rice Varieties and Associated Production Management Technologies by Smallholder Farmers in Cambodia

    Georgina V. Vergara, Sinath Srey, Rica Joy Flor, Akhara Ouk, Sokheng Keo, Sem Seyla, Layhout Leng, Chanthol Uch, Lourdes Velasco, Shiela Valencia, Alice Laborte, Valerien Pede, Buyung A. Hadi, and Abdelbagi M. Ismail
    Smallholder rice farmers in four target provinces surrounding Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia face problems of crop failures and low yields due to biotic and abiotic factors and a lack of suitable seeds and technologies. This paper reviews the status of rice production in the four areas and discusses the...
    Volume 20 Issue No. 1 (June 2023)

  • Factors Influencing Farmers’ Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Rice Production in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

    Tien Dung Luu
    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)

  • Assessing Handling Practices and Loss Factors in the Pineapple Value Chain in Camarines Norte, Philippines

    Arjay A. Gerance, Isriya N. Bunyasiri, Prapinwadee D. Sirisupluxana, Dormita R. del Carmen, Matilde D. Maunahan, Wella A. Morales, Christophe B. Lesueur, Faye Madeleine U. Carranza, and Arlene C. Alegre
    Pineapple (Ananas comosus L. cv. Queen) is a vital economic driver in Camarines Norte, Philippines, but losses in the value chain pose a significant challenge. This study employed a systems approach to investigate losses and management practices along the Queen pineapple value chain. Through surveys...
    Volume 21 Issue No. 2 (December 2024)

  • Farming Systems and GAP Adoption in JASS Coffee in Tlahab, Temanggung Regency, Indonesia

    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...
    Volume 21 Issue No. 1 (June 2024)

  • Coping with Climatic Stress in Eastern India: Farmer Adoption of Stress-Tolerant Rice Varieties

    Mamta Mehar, Surendaran Padmaja Subash, and Narayan Prasad
    Cultivating stress-tolerant rice varieties (STRVs) is widely cited as a strategy of rice farmers to cope with climate-induced stresses. In India, dissemination of STRVs started in 2008 through international development initiatives, but only 5 percent of farmers have adopted it after seven years...
    Volume 19 Issue No. 1 (June 2022)

  • Outcomes and Social Effects of a Community-Based Development Project on Selected Rice-Based Farmers in the Philippines

    Glenn Y. Ilar, Rowena Baconguis, Virginia Cardenas, Jaine Reyes, and Florencia Palis
    This research investigated the outcomes and social effects of a community-based development project in the form of a rice-based community intervention. Conducted in Regions 1, 6, and 10 in the Philippines, it employed mixed methods to gather quantitative and qualitative data concurrently from 86...
    Volume 18 Issue No. 2 (December 2021)

  • Determinants of Adaptation for Slow-Onset Hazards: The Case of Rice-Farming Households Affected by Seawater Intrusion in Northern Mindanao, Philippines

    Catherine Roween C. Almaden, Agnes C. Rola, Rowena DT. Baconguis, Juan M. Pulhin, Jose V. Camacho, Jr., and Rico C. Ancog
    This study aimed to address the knowledge gaps on adaptive capacity of rural farming households to slow-onset hazards such as seawater intrusion. It defined household?level variables that can potentially explain adaptive capacity by using a principal component analysis and a regression model. In...
    Volume 16 Issue No. 1 (June 2019)

  • Integrated Adaptation Management Approach toward Sustained Fish Production by Fish Farmers of Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System

    Ma. Charisma T. Malenab, Emilia S. Visco, Jennifer Marie S. Amparo, Diana A. Torio, Marlo D. Mendoza, and Mark Rex Jayson T. Atole
    This study was conducted to profile the fish farm owners/operators (known as fish farmers) at the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System (MMORS) and to determine their current fish farm management practices (FFMPs) and concerns encountered in fish farming. Characterizing the fish farmers enabled the...
    Volume 15 Issue No. 1 (June 2018)

  • Yield and Income Effects of Ecologically-based Rodent Management in Mekong River Delta, Vietnam

    Ho Ngoc Ninh, Corazon T. Aragon, Florencia G. Palis, Roderick M. Rejesus, and Grant R. Singleton
    Regression-based strategies along with propensity score matching (PSM) were used to assess the farm-level economic impact of community action (CA) strategies associated with ecologically based rodent management (EBRM). The paddy yield and real net income of rice farmer beneficiaries of the EBRM...
    Volume 13 Issue No. 2 (December 2016)

  • Expert Elicitation for Assessing Agricultural Technology Adoption: The Case of Improved Rice Varieties in South Asian Countries

    Takuji W. Tsusaka, Ma. Lourdes Velasco, Takashi Yamano, and Sushil Pandey
    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)

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