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6 articles found for keyword search: barriers

  • Perceptions on the Challenges of Banana Cultivation and Bio-Based Technology Use Among Malaysian Smallholder Farmers

    Nurzatil Sharleeza Mat Jalaluddin and Rofina Yasmin Othman
    Bananas are one of the most commonly grown fruit crops in Malaysia, but local production has declined in recent years. Through site visits and interviews with 74 smallholder banana farmers, this study sought to know the current situation of the local smallholder banana industry, the challenges faced...
    Volume 19 Issue No. 2 (December 2022)

  • 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)

  • The Enabling Environment for Inclusive Agribusiness in Southeast Asia

    Paul S. Teng and Jurise A.P. Oliveros
    Smallholder farmers constitute a sizable subset of the population in the ASEAN region and therefore are important stakeholders to consider in realizing the broader goals of inclusive development and poverty reduction. Linking them to various agriculture-related activities across the value chain...
    Volume 13 Issue No. 2 (December 2016)

  • The ASEAN Economic Community 2015 and Regional Trade: Some Prospects for ASEAN Agriculture

    Richard B. Daite
    The establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community 2015 (AEC) is seen as a bold effort to promote regional cooperation among the ASEAN member states. It covers not only the usual trade policy prescriptions of lowering tariffs and other trade barriers, but other policy measures to create a single...
    Volume 12 Issue No. 2 (December 2015)

  • Agriculture, Markets, and Poverty: A Comparative Analysis of Lao PDR and Cambodia

    Raghav Gaiha, Md Shafiul Azam, Samuel Annim, and Katsushi S. Imai
    Lao PDR and Cambodia have been transitioning to a market-oriented policy regime. Both are agrarian economies with agriculture contributing about one-third of the gross domestic product (GDP). This study assessed their prospects of achieving the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG 1, extreme...
    Volume 9 Issue No. 1 (June 2012)

  • Overcoming Obstacles to Agricultural Microfinance: Looking at Broader Issues

    Gilberto M. Llanto
    This paper presents a general picture of the difficulties in developing a sustainable lending service geared toward smallholder agriculture. Drawing on the experiences of the Philippines and other countries, it traces the rethinking of the agricultural credit policy following the collapse of...
    Volume 4 Issue No. 2 (December 2007)

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