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Author : Grant B. Stillman,Aladdin D. Rillo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Agricultural productivity
ISBN : UCBK:C113604650
Author : Resources for the Future
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317366232
Originally written for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Resources for the future published this report in 1971 believing it would be of interest to more general readers. Resources for the Future draws on its past experience of resource utilization, development and economics to comment on issues faced by the Mekong Basin River for agricultural development such as the demand-supply conditions for improved agriculture, the limitations imposed by physical and human resource conditions and measures needed to modernize their agricultural methods. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental and Economic studies.
Author : Willem Van Liere
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2831708915
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9811509999
This open access book is about understanding the processes involved in the transformation of smallholder rice farming in the Lower Mekong Basin from a low-yielding subsistence activity to one producing the surpluses needed for national self-sufficiency and a high-value export industry. For centuries, farmers in the Basin have regarded rice as "white gold", reflecting its centrality to their food security and well-being. In the past four decades, rice has also become a commercial crop of great importance to Mekong farmers, augmenting but not replacing its role in securing their subsistence. This book is based on collaborative research to (a) compare the current situation and trajectories of rice farmers within and between different regions of the Lower Mekong, (b) explore the value chains linking rice farmers with new technologies and input and output markets within and across national borders, and (c) understand the changing role of government policies in facilitating the on-going evolution of commercial rice farming. An introductory section places the research in geographical and historical context. Four major sections deal in turn with studies of rice farming, value chains, and policies in Northeast Thailand, Central Laos, Southeastern Cambodia, and the Mekong Delta. The final section examines the implications for rice policy in the region as a whole. Rob Cramb is Honorary Professor of Agricultural Development in the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences at The University of Queensland, Australia. He has taught, researched, and consulted on agricultural and rural development in Southeast Asia for over forty years. His previous books include Land and Longhouse: Agrarian Change in the Uplands of Sarawak and (with John McCarthy) The Oil Palm Complex: Smallholders, Agribusiness and the State in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Author : Mart A. Stewart,Peter A. Coclanis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400709348
The Mekong Delta of Vietnam is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. The Mekong River fans out over an area of about 40,000 sq kilometers and over the course of many millennia has produced a region of fertile alluvial soils and constant flows of energy. Today about a fourth of the Delta is under rice cultivation, making this area one of the premier rice granaries in the world. The Delta has always proven a difficult environment to manipulate, however, and because of population pressures, increasing acidification of soils, and changes in the Mekong’s flow, environmental problems have intensified. The changing way in which the region has been linked to larger flows of commodities and capital over time has also had an impact on the region: For example, its re-emergence in recent decades as a major rice-exporting area has linked it inextricably to global markets and their vicissitudes. And most recently, the potential for sea level increases because of global warming has added a new threat. Because most of the region is on average only a few meters above sea level and because any increase of sea level will change the complex relationship between tides and down-river water flow, the Mekong Delta is one of the areas in the world most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. How governmental policy and resident populations have in the past and will in coming decades adapt to climate change as well as several other emerging or ongoing environmental and economic problems is the focus of this collection.
Author : Tuyet L. Cosslett,Patrick D. Cosslett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319021980
The Mekong River has been a main source of conquest, conflict, and cooperation in the Southeast Asian region. Much has been written on the vital and critical importance of the Mekong River fresh water to the sustainable economic development of the Mekong Delta. This book selects the Mekong Delta as a case study of regional cooperation for water and food security for not only for Vietnam but also for the world in a new century of global economy. It focuses not only on the Mekong Delta as an integral part of the River but also on Can Tho City and its 12 provinces that produce over 50 percent of the country’s rice output and 60 percent of total fishery output. The book takes a micro approach to examine how each province is adapting to the twin threats of mainstream dams construction and climate change, reducing fresh water flows and increasing saline infusions on its present and future economy. Finally, it reviews the roles of international institutional arrangements, namely the Mekong Committee and the Mekong River Commission, in promoting regional cooperation among the riparian states for political and economic development of the Mekong Delta.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9672165730
Author : The Anh Dao
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Agricultural diversification
ISBN : UCBK:C098437897
Author : Rob Cramb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1013274008
This open access book is about understanding the processes involved in the transformation of smallholder rice farming in the Lower Mekong Basin from a low-yielding subsistence activity to one producing the surpluses needed for national self-sufficiency and a high-value export industry. For centuries, farmers in the Basin have regarded rice as "white gold", reflecting its centrality to their food security and well-being. In the past four decades, rice has also become a commercial crop of great importance to Mekong farmers, augmenting but not replacing its role in securing their subsistence. This book is based on collaborative research to (a) compare the current situation and trajectories of rice farmers within and between different regions of the Lower Mekong, (b) explore the value chains linking rice farmers with new technologies and input and output markets within and across national borders, and (c) understand the changing role of government policies in facilitating the on-going evolution of commercial rice farming. An introductory section places the research in geographical and historical context. Four major sections deal in turn with studies of rice farming, value chains, and policies in Northeast Thailand, Central Laos, Southeastern Cambodia, and the Mekong Delta. The final section examines the implications for rice policy in the region as a whole. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Author : Resources for the Future,World Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : OCLC:52023060
Author : Rob Cramb
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811509988
This open access book is about understanding the processes involved in the transformation of smallholder rice farming in the Lower Mekong Basin from a low-yielding subsistence activity to one producing the surpluses needed for national self-sufficiency and a high-value export industry. For centuries, farmers in the Basin have regarded rice as “white gold”, reflecting its centrality to their food security and well-being. In the past four decades, rice has also become a commercial crop of great importance to Mekong farmers, augmenting but not replacing its role in securing their subsistence. This book is based on collaborative research to (a) compare the current situation and trajectories of rice farmers within and between different regions of the Lower Mekong, (b) explore the value chains linking rice farmers with new technologies and input and output markets within and across national borders, and (c) understand the changing role of government policies in facilitating the on-going evolution of commercial rice farming. An introductory section places the research in geographical and historical context. Four major sections deal in turn with studies of rice farming, value chains, and policies in Northeast Thailand, Central Laos, Southeastern Cambodia, and the Mekong Delta. The final section examines the implications for rice policy in the region as a whole.
Author : Terry C.H. Sunderland,Jeffrey Sayer,Hoang Thi Minh Ha
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136469237
There is a considerable gap between the science of conservation biology and the design and execution of biodiversity conservation projects in the field. Science is often failing to inform the practice of conservation, which remains largely experience-based. The main reason is the poor accessibility of evidence on the effectiveness of different interventions. This is the basis for this book adopting an 'evidence-based approach', modelled on the systematic reviews used in health sciences and now being applied to many policy arenas. Evidence-based Conservation brings together a series of case studies, written by field practitioners, that provides the evidence-base for evaluating how effective conservation and poverty alleviation strategies can be better implemented. A series of systematic reviews uses experiences and data from fifteen integrated conservation and development projects conducted in the Lower Mekong region, specifically in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. They provide wide-ranging overviews of the effectiveness of protected areas and how innovative tools and methods for monitoring and evaluation can be utilised for more effective outcomes. Results are in the form of management and policy recommendations, based on the quality of evidence and the cost-utility of the intervention. By bridging the gap between field practice and conservation, the analysis should lead to more effective integrated conservation and development interventions. The book represents one of the first attempts to apply the evidence-based approach to conservation and development.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:693435361
Pinstrup-Andersen, P. - Challenges to agricultural prodution in Asia in 21 st century. Takase, K. - Sustainable agriculture and efficient water use in Monsoon Asia. S.Chea, Cramb, R. A.; Fukai, S. - The enconomics of rice double-cropping with supplementary irrigation in the rainfed lowlands of Cambodia: a survey in two provinces. Martius, C.; Lamers, J.; Wehrheim, P.; Schoeller-Schletter, A.; Eshchanov, R.; Tupitsa; Khamzina, A. Akramkhanov, A.; Vlek, P. L. G. - Developing sustainable land and water management for the Aral Sea Basin through an interdisciplinary approach. Keller, J.; Roberts, M. - Household-level irrigation for efficient water use and poverty alleviation. Phaloeun, C.; Basnayake, J.; kim Ngoy, C.; Fukai, S.; Sarom, M. - The effect of water availability on rice-based double cropping in rainfed lowlands in Cambodia. Nesbitt, H. Johnston, R.; Solieng, M. - Mekong River water: will river flows meet future agriculture needs in the Lower Mekong Basin? Rerkasem, B. - Land and water resources. Esser, K. B. - Premises and realities of agricultural benefits from large dams. Inthavong, T.; Kam, S. P.; Basnayake, J.; Fukai, S.; Linquist, B.; Chanphengsay, M. - Using GIS to develop crop water availability maps for Lao PDR. Masumoto, T.; Shimizu, T.; Hai, P. T. - Roles of floods for acricultural production in and around Tonle Sap Lake. Noble, A. D.; Ruaysoongnern, F.W.T.; Vries, P. de; Hartmann, C.; Webb, M. J. - Enhancing the agronomic productity of degraded soils in North-east Thailand through clay-based interventions. Bell, R. W.; Seng, V. - Rainfed lowland rice-growing soils of Cambodia, Laos, and North-est Thailand. Fukai, S.; Kam, S.P. - Improved crop production under water contraints. Buu, B. C.; Lang, N. T. - Improving rice productivity under water constraints in the Mekong delta, Vietnam. Ouk, M.; Fukai, S.; Fischer, K. S.; Basnayake, J.; Cooper, M.; Nesbitt, H. - Drought respose index for identifying drought resistant genotypes for rainfed lowland rice in Cambodia. Wade, L. J.; Samson, B. K.; Siopongco, J.; Egdane, J.; Ismail, A.; Bennett, J.; Salekdeh, H.; Ghareyazie, B.; McLaren, C. G.; Kamoshita, A.; Yano, K.; Yamauchi, A. Progess in drought avoidance of rainfed lowland rice. Per Pinstrup-Andersen. Synthesis.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136498879
The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture is FAO's first flagship publication on the global status of land and water resources. It is an 'advocacy' report, to be published every three to five years, and targeted at senior level decision makers in agriculture as well as in other sectors. SOLAW is aimed at sensitizing its target audience on the status of land resources at global and regional levels and FAO's viewpoint on appropriate recommendations for policy formulation. SOLAW focuses on these key dimensions of analysis: (i) quantity, quality of land and water resources, (ii) the rate of use and sustainable management of these resources in the context of relevant socio-economic driving factors and concerns, including food security and poverty, and climate change. This is the first time that a global, baseline status report on land and water resources has been made. It is based on several global spatial databases (e.g. land suitability for agriculture, land use and management, land and water degradation and depletion) for which FAO is the world-recognized data source. Topical and emerging issues on land and water are dealt with in an integrated rather than sectoral manner. The implications of the status and trends are used to advocate remedial interventions which are tailored to major farming systems within different geographic regions.
Author : Birthal, Pratap S.,Joshi, Pramod Kumar,Roy, Devesh,Pandey, Ghanshyam
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Over the past few decades, the agricultural sector of Southeast Asia has experienced robust growth and undergone a structural transformation albeit differentially across the countries in the region. The main aims of this paper are to understand the process of transformation and sources of growth in agriculture in the broader context of economy-wide changes in domestic and international markets, and to suggest technological, institutional and policy measures for faster, efficient and sustainable growth. Our findings show faster growth in agriculture in comparatively low-income countries, with technological change, area expansion and diversification being the main drivers. On the other hand, agricultural growth in high-income countries has been relatively slow, and driven by price increases, mainly of the export-oriented commercial crops, such as oil-palm, rubber and coconut; and also, by area expansion. In view of the fixed supply of land and high volatility in global food prices, area and price driven growth is unlikely to sustain in the long-run. For efficient, sustainable and inclusive growth, the recourse has to be with exploiting potential of (i) existing and frontier technologies, by investing more in agricultural research and extension systems, and (ii) diversification of production portfolio towards higher-value food commodities by strengthening institutions that link farmers to remunerative markets; and investing in post-harvest infrastructure for food processing.
