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The Microeconomics of Agricultural Development: Risk, Institutions, and Agricultural Policy
Assertions of pervasive inefficiency in the behavior and organization of developing agriculture are found to be based on unsound methodologies. Models apparently based on expected utility theory are theoretically flawed and use highly restrictive assumptions that make them largely irrelevant for...Volume 21 20th Anniversary Issue (October 2024) -
A Soil Analysis Approach to Assessing Potential Loss of Productive Lands Under Agricultural Land Conversion
Land provides physical space and is usually required for various sectoral developments needed to meet the needs of increasing population. Land is a finite natural resource; thus, conflict arises over land use and development. The strategic location of the municipality of Pura in Tarlac province...Volume 20 Issue No. 2 (December 2023) -
Rice Value Chain Analysis in the Philippines: Value Addition, Constraints, and Upgrading Strategies
Using the value chain analysis (VCA) framework, this research analyzed the rice value chain (RVC) in the Philippines, examined the value additions, identified constraints, and proposed upgrading strategies to enhance the competitiveness of the rice industry and the specific segments in the RVC...Volume 17 Issue No. 2 (December 2020) -
Upland Rice: Cultural Keystone Species in a Philippine Traditional Agroecosystem
This paper examines rice biocultural diversity in Sarangani Province, Southern Philippines through a socio-anthropological lens. Participatory rural appraisal highlighted the cultural importance of upland rice and the entire suite of farming rituals practiced by ethnic communities in the area...Volume 17 Issue No. 2 (December 2020) -
Does Land Conflict Matter to Farm Productivity? A Case Study of Cambodia
Land-related conflicts in Cambodia have been garnering much attention. The Cambodian government, through the Prime Minister, pledged to resolve land-related disputes, as they not only hurt the people but negatively impact on the national development agenda. Land disputes are estimated to involve...Volume 15 Issue No. 2 (December 2018) -
Field-Level Evidences of Climate Change and Coping Strategies of Smallholder Farmers in Molawin-Dampalit Sub-Watershed, Makiling Forest Reserve, Philippines
This article confirms that climate change is indeed a real phenomenon as observed and experienced by smallholder farmers in the Molawin-Dampalit Sub-Watershed. Using semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions, the smallholder farmers articulated their own indications of climate change...Volume 12 Issue No. 1 (June 2015) -
Drought Risk in Cambodia: Assessing Costs and a Potential Solution
The two major natural hazards that threaten Cambodia are flood and drought. Millions of people have been affected by these natural disasters which have put to waste millions of hectares of paddy rice lands on which depend the lifeblood of the rural economy as well as that of the whole country. Given...Volume 11 Issue No. 2 (December 2014) -
Community Dynamics and Ecological Sensibility for Sustainable Mangrove Governance in Sinjai Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
To promote devolution and participation in natural resource governance, the government of Indonesia encourages the collective management of natural resources through self-governed local communes. It also promotes consensual decision-making over the use and allocation of natural resources at the...Volume 9 Issue No. 2 (December 2012) -
Global Sustainability Regulation and Coffee Supply Chains in Lampung Province, Indonesia
This paper examines the global sustainability regulation in agricultural trade by conducting an in-depth assessment of the economics of coffee-producing regions in Lampung Province, Indonesia. A negative campaign blaming illegal coffee producers for the loss of tigers in the Bukit Barisan Selatan...Volume 7 Issue No. 2 (December 2010) -
Indian Agriculture and Food Security: Current Concerns and Lessons
Since its independence in 1947, India has aimed its agricultural development policies at reducing hunger, food insecurity, and poverty. The new strategy of agricultural development launched in the mid-1960s was successful in improving macro (national) food security in a reasonably short period of...Volume 7 Issue No. 1 (June 2010)
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