Policies For High Quality Safe And Sustainable Food Supply In The Greater Mekong Subregion

Author : Thomas R. D. Weaver,Pavit Ramachandran,Lourdes S. Adriano
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789292613211

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Policies for High Quality, Safe, and Sustainable Food Supply in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Thomas R. D. Weaver,Pavit Ramachandran,Lourdes S. Adriano Pdf

This book presents research into the production of safe, high-quality, and environmentally friendly agriculture products in the Greater Mekong Subregion. It also explores the actions and policy options that could be pursued. Three themes are examined: Improving Food Safety and Quality; Inclusive and Sustainable, Safe and Environment-Friendly Agriculture Products; and Value Chains for Safe and Environment-Friendly Agriculture Products. This aligns with the ASEAN Economic Community blueprint, which calls for the creation of a single market and production base for food, agriculture, forestry; and integration of the region into the global economy.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789292611316

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Strategy for Promoting Safe and Environment-Friendly Agro-Based Value Chains in the Greater Mekong Subregion and Siem Reap Action Plan, 2018–2022 by Asian Development Bank Pdf

As the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has made considerable progress in food security, addressing health, safety, and environmental concerns is also essential. The strategy and action plan will strengthen the commitment to food security, increase market access for small producers, and ensure inclusive food safety for the GMS. It aims at achieving the GMS vision of being a leading global supplier of safe and environment-friendly agriculture products through four pillars: policies, infrastructure, knowledge, and marketing.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290928270

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Agricultural Trade Facilitation in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Trade facilitation of agri-food products can potentially reduce trade barriers, lower transaction costs, foster efficiency along the supply chains, and reduce poverty in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). A comprehensive analysis of a range of policy options that influence trade behaviors of selected agri-food products in the GMS will help policy makers in their decision making. This agriculture trade facilitation plan lays out systematic ways to increase movement and flow of agri-food products and their impacts on the GMS sector. It proposes that the GMS adopt a cluster approach to trade facilitation and develop itself into regional hubs of agri-food trade.

Author : Robyn Johnston
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Agricultural ecology
ISBN : 9789290907244

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Rethinking Agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Robyn Johnston Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290907282

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Climate change, water and agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Anonim Pdf

The impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production in Southeast Asia will be largely mediated through water, but climate is only one driver of change. Water resources in the region will be shaped by a complex mixture of social, economic and environmental factors. This report reviews the current status and trends in water management in the Greater Mekong Subregion; assesses likely impacts of climate change on water resources to 2050; examines water management strategies in the context of climate and other changes; and identifies priority actions for governments and communities to improve resilience of the water sector and safeguard food production.

Author : Antonio L. Acedo (Jr.),Katinka Weinberger
Publisher : AVRDC-WorldVegetableCenter
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290581789

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Best Practices in Postharvest Management of Leafy Vegetables in Greater Mekong Subregion Countries by Antonio L. Acedo (Jr.),Katinka Weinberger Pdf

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292626907

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The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030 by Asian Development Bank Pdf

The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030 (GMS-2030) aims to strengthen regional cooperation and integration in critical areas. GMS-2030 builds upon recognized strengths with a project-led approach that will benefit the community, support connectivity, and improve competitiveness. It also emphasizes the challenges of the coronavirus disease and aims to ensure that government strategies are conducive to a robust recovery in the medium term and beyond. Based on decades of success and program experience, GMS-2030 provides continuity, but will be updated, as necessary, to reflect evolving global or regional forces that may impinge on GMS development prospects.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292571467

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Investing in Natural Capital for a Sustainable Future in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This report aims to demonstrate the compelling need to increase investments in natural capital in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and identifies actions now being taken regionally and nationally to manage natural capital. It also proposes a guiding framework for promoting investments and actions by GMS countries to secure natural capital and thus ensure sustainable and inclusive growth in the subregion.

Author : Chayan Vaddhanaphuti,Chūsak Witthayāphak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : ASEAN community
ISBN : UCSD:31822039340666

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Revisiting Agrarian Transformations in the Greater Mekong Sub-region by Chayan Vaddhanaphuti,Chūsak Witthayāphak Pdf

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251322291

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Evaluation of FAO’s Asia Regional Integrated Pest Management and Pesticide Risk Reduction Programme in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Chemical production, use and disposal will continue to increase worldwide; assessments and forecasts predict that global chemical sales will grow by about 3 percent per year until 2050, the major part of which will take place in Asia. South-East Asian countries in particular have shown strong industrial growth in agriculture during the last two decades. Many countries in Southeast Asia lack the capacity to handle chemicals management issues and are in great need to develop institutions, legislation, knowledge and general awareness. The countries face many challenges in the area of chemicals management, in particular pesticide governance. The intensive and often insufficiently controlled use of pesticides in the large agriculture sector is a major part of the issue. The programme “Towards a Non-Toxic Environment in South-East Asia” was designed and funded by Sida and coordinated by KemI. It was implemented in association with the FAO RAP; PAN-AP and TFA, which aimed to reduce health and environmental risks by monitoring, regulating and managing agricultural, industrial and consumer chemicals around the . This evaluation assessed the role and contributions of FAO against the programme outcome-level results: (i) strengthened regulatory framework for the control and registration of pesticides; and (ii) adoption and economic benefits of the community-level Farmer Field School (FFS) activities in all partner countries within Phase II. In addition, the evaluation assessed FAO’s work on gender mainstreaming, communication and follow-up actions taken in response to the 2016 mid-term evaluation.

Author : Shigeru Matsumoto,Tsunehiro Otsuki
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781315296197

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Consumer Perception of Food Attributes by Shigeru Matsumoto,Tsunehiro Otsuki Pdf

Food credence attributes are food features that are difficult to verify even after consumption. Consumers, today, are concerned about many food credence attributes, including animal rights, contamination risk, fair trade practice, genetic modification, geographical origin, and organic farming. For the past several decades, many scholars have analyzed the value consumers place on credence attributes and have reported that consumers will pay a premium for foods with these desirable properties. In addition, their studies reveal that individual consumers place greater importance on some credence attributes than others. For example, some are seriously concerned about animal welfare, while others are solely concerned about food safety. One of the objectives of this book is to summarize recent empirical findings from scholarly works on how consumers value food credence attributes. Such knowledge would benefit producers, processors, retailers, and policy makers. Another objective of this book is to discuss the effectiveness of the programs that have been introduced to strengthen the relationship between producers and consumers. Many programs have been developed to more effectively inform consumers regarding food production processes.

Author : Kraus, Filip,Westlake, Renata,Šamajová, Kateřina,a kolektiv
Publisher : Palacký University Olomouc
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788024463483

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Continuity and Change in Asia by Kraus, Filip,Westlake, Renata,Šamajová, Kateřina,a kolektiv Pdf

Téma kontinuity a změn v Asii je obecně přijímané jako důležitý a složitý problém. Asie je považována za jednu z nejdynamičtěji se rozvíjejících částí světa. Rychlé proměny Asijských ekonomických, politických a sociálních či kulturních systémů poskytují řadu námětů ke zkoumání v takových oblastech, jako je antropologie, etnografie, lingvistika a literární studia, či v takových vědních oborech, jako jsou sociální, politická a ekonomická studia. Obzvláště po několika letech opatření proti šíření Covid-19 je důležité porozumět tomu, co zůstalo stejné, či co se mohlo změnit a být navždy ztraceno. The theme of ‘continuity and change’ is generally acknowledged as an important and a highly complex problem. Asia is considered as one of the most dynamically changing parts of the worlds. The quick economic, political and socio-cultural changes are generating interesting topics in those scholarly fields such as anthropology, ethnography, linguistics and literary studies, or in other fields of social, political and economic science. Especially after the years of anti-Covid 19, measures it is important to understand what remains stable or what had been changed and may be lost forever.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789292576585

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Nature-Based Solutions for Building Resilience in Towns and Cities by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Urban populations are projected to increase from 54% to 66% of the global population by 2050, with close to 90% of the increase concentrated in Asia and Africa. Cities and towns---a growing source of greenhouse gas emissions---will need to address challenges posed by climate change. A nature-based approach in identifying climate change vulnerabilities and developing relevant adaptation options was conducted in three towns of the Greater Mekong Subregion. Working with local governments, nongovernment organizations, women's groups, and professional associations, town-wide adaptation measures were defined by overlaying climate change projections on town plans and zoning schemes for strategic infrastructure. This publication captures valuable experience and lessons from the project.

Author : Jeremy Allouche,Carl Middleton,Dipak Gyawali
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351805520

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The Water–Food–Energy Nexus by Jeremy Allouche,Carl Middleton,Dipak Gyawali Pdf

The world of development thinkers and practitioners is abuzz with a new lexicon: the idea of "the nexus" between water, food, and energy which is intuitively compelling. It promises better integration of multiple sectoral elements, a better transition to greener economies, and sustainable development. However, there appears to be little agreement on its precise meaning, whether it only complements existing environmental governance approaches or how it can be enhanced in national contexts. One current approach to the nexus treats it as a risk and security matter while another treats it within economic rationality addressing externalities across sector. A third perspective acknowledges it as a fundamentally political process requiring negotiation amongst different actors with distinct perceptions, interests, and practices. This perspective highlights the fact that technical solutions for improving coherence within the nexus may have unintended and negative impacts in other policy areas, such as poverty alleviation and education. The Water–Food–Energy Nexus: Power, Politics and Justice lays out the managerial-technical definitions of the nexus and challenges these conceptions by bringing to the forefront the politics of the nexus, around two key dimensions – a dynamic understanding of water–food–energy systems, and a normative positioning around nexus debates, in particular around social justice. The authors argue that a shift in nexus governance is required towards approaches where limits to control are acknowledged, and more reflexive/plural strategies adopted. This book will be of interest to academic researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the fields of international development studies, environmental politics, and science and technology studies, as well as international relations.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292541125

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Greater Mekong Subregion Atlas of the Environment (2nd Edition) by Asian Development Bank Pdf

The second edition of the Greater Mekong Subregion Atlas of the Environment again champions the environment of this unique part of Asia, an area straddled by rivers great and small, with bountiful watersheds, wetlands, and forests. The Atlas celebrates the peoples of the subregion, and presents the environmental and development challenges they face and their responses. It reminds us that the subregion’s peoples and communities are key to maintaining its environment. The Atlas captures in one volume maps, remote-sensing images, and essential information on one of the most culturally, ethnically, and biologically diverse regions in the world. The subregion is made up of Cambodia; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province of the People’s Republic of China; the Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand; and Vietnam