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  • New Dynamics in the World Rice Market

    David Dawe
    In the last four decades of the 20th century, the world rice market was highly unstable, with price volatility greater than that on world wheat and maize markets. In the 21st century, however, new dynamics (a thicker world rice market, more irrigation, milder export restrictions) have contributed to...
    Volume 21 20th Anniversary Issue (October 2024)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • Upland Rice: Cultural Keystone Species in a Philippine Traditional Agroecosystem

    Florence L. Zapico, Josefina T. Dizon, Edwino S. Fernando, Teresita H. Borromeo, Kenneth L. McNally, and Jose E. Hernandez
    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)

  • Measuring the Efficiency of Rice Production in Myanmar Using Data Envelopment Analysis

    Thuzar Linn and Broos Maenhout
    Rice production in Myanmar is constrained by biophysical and socioeconomic factors. Nonetheless, efficient farm practices can enhance productivity, farmers’ profit, and the price and quality of marketed rice. This study analyzed the profitability and efficiency of rice production in the...
    Volume 16 Issue No. 2 (December 2019)

  • Financial Capacity of Rice-based Farming Households in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

    Le Canh Dung, Vo Van Ha, Vo Van Tuan, Dang Kieu Nhan, John Ward, and Peter Brown
    This study examines financial capacity of various types of rice farming households in the Mekong Delta. Household financial capacity was elicited and quantified through interviews with 449 households practicing rice-based farming systems in four agro-ecological zones of the Mekong Delta. Household...
    Volume 14 Issue No. 1 (June 2017)

  • The Role of Gender, Risk, and Time Preferences in Farmers' Rice Variety Selection in Eastern India

    Mamta Mehar, Takashi Yamano, and Architesh Panda
    Using data from 5,601 rice farmers in Eastern India, this study examined the role of gender, risk, and time preferences in farmers' rice variety selection in Eastern India. The determinants of the following were estimated: farmers' rice variety selection according to variety type (i.e....
    Volume 14 Issue No. 1 (June 2017)

  • How I Learned to Stabilize Rice Prices, and Why: A Retrospective Essay

    C. Peter Timmer
    This paper for the 20th anniversary special issue of the Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development traces the evolution of my thinking on what to do about food price instability. Now that feeding the world is again front-page news, I am trying to figure out what pieces of my own thinking over the...
    Volume 21 20th Anniversary Issue (October 2024)

  • Motivation toward Rice Farming in Margokaton Village, Sleman District, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia

    Rosalia Natalia Seleky, Wataru Ozawa, and Aofei Chen
    Lately, younger people have not involved themselves in farming activities, nor have they continued their parents’ jobs as farmers. Nevertheless, agriculture continues to play a pivotal role in Indonesian food production. Some studies reveal that fewer young people have been engaging in farming...
    Volume 21 Issue No. 1 (June 2024)

  • Climate-Smart Villages in Southeast Asia: The Pivotal Role of Seed Systems in Rice-Based Landscapes

    Reiner Wassmann, Julian Gonsalves, Peter Sprang, Bui Tan Yen, Jerome Villanueva, Phalida Nelakhom, and Bernard Okumu
    Given the aggravating nature of climate change impacts, rice farming will increasingly rely on improved resilience to climate variability and extremes. To this end, the climate-smart village (CSV) approach was developed to address specific challenges of smallholder farmers. Within Southeast Asia...
    Volume 19 Issue No. 1 (June 2022)

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