White Gold The Commercialisation Of Rice Farming In The Lower Mekong Basin

Author : Rob Cramb
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811509988

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White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin by Rob Cramb Pdf

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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9811510008

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WHITE GOLD by Anonim Pdf

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 : Rob Cramb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1013274008

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White Gold by Rob Cramb Pdf

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 : Harry J. Nesbitt
Publisher : Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Rice
ISBN : 9789712201004

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Rice Production in Cambodia by Harry J. Nesbitt Pdf

Rice in the Cambodian economy: past and present; Topography, climate, and rice production; Soils and rice; Rice-based farming systems; Rice ecosystems and varieties; Pest management in rice; Farm mechanization; Capture and culture ricefield fisheries in Cambodia; Constraints to rice production and strategies for improvement.

Author : Matthias Halwart,Modadugu V. Gupta
Publisher : WorldFish
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Aquaculture
ISBN : 9789832346333

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Culture of Fish in Rice Fields by Matthias Halwart,Modadugu V. Gupta Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004528062

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Rural Life in Late Socialism by Anonim Pdf

China, Laos, and Vietnam are three of a handful of late socialist countries where capitalist economics rubs up against party-state politics. In these countries, sweeping processes of change open up new vistas of opportunity and imaginaries of the future alongside much uncertainty and anxiety, especially for their large rural populations. Contributors to this edited volume demonstrate the diverse ways in which rural people build futures in this unique policy landscape and how their aspirations and desires are articulated as projects involving both citizens and the state. This produces a politics of development that happens through and around the state as people navigate discourses of betterment to imagine and make new futures at individual and collective levels.

Author : Terry C.H. Sunderland,Jeffrey Sayer,Hoang Thi Minh Ha
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136469237

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Evidence-based Conservation by Terry C.H. Sunderland,Jeffrey Sayer,Hoang Thi Minh Ha Pdf

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 : J. M. Schiller
Publisher : Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Rice
ISBN : 9789712202117

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Rice in Laos by J. M. Schiller Pdf

Author : Krishna Prasad Vadrevu,Thuy Le Toan,Shibendu Shankar Ray,Chris Justice
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030923655

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Remote Sensing of Agriculture and Land Cover/Land Use Changes in South and Southeast Asian Countries by Krishna Prasad Vadrevu,Thuy Le Toan,Shibendu Shankar Ray,Chris Justice Pdf

This book sheds new light on the remote sensing of agriculture in South/Southeast Asian (S/SEA) countries. S/SEA countries are growing rapidly in terms of population, industrialization, and urbanization. One of the critical challenges in the region is food security. In S/SEA, although total food production and productivity have increased in previous decades, in recent years, the growth rate of food production has slowed down, mostly due to land use change, market forces and policy interventions. Further, the weather and climate systems in the region driven primarily by monsoon variability are resulting in droughts or flooding, impacting agricultural production. Therefore, monitoring crops, including agricultural land cover changes at regular intervals, is essential to predict and prepare for disruptions in the food supply in the S/SEA countries. The current book captures the latest research on the remote sensing of agricultural land cover/ land use changes, including mapping and monitoring crops, crop yields, biophysical parameter retrievals, multi-source data fusion for agricultural applications, and chapters on decision making and early warning systems for food security. The authors of this book are international experts in the field, and their contributions highlight the use of remote sensing and geospatial technologies for agricultural research and applications in South/Southeast Asia.

Author : T.D. Lama,Dhiman Burman,Uttam Kumar Mandal,Sukanta Kumar Sarangi,H.S. Sen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1145 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030956189

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Transforming Coastal Zone for Sustainable Food and Income Security by T.D. Lama,Dhiman Burman,Uttam Kumar Mandal,Sukanta Kumar Sarangi,H.S. Sen Pdf

Coastal areas are commonly defined as the interface or transition areas between land and sea, including large inland lakes. Overall, about 50–70 % of the global population live within 100 km of the coastline covering only about 4 % of earth’s land, thereby drawing heavily on coastal and marine habitats for food, building sites, transportation, recreational areas, and waste disposal. The people of these zones depend mainly on low productive agriculture due to several constraints such as prolonged water logging and drainage congestion in predominantly low-lying areas with heavy soils during the wet season, preponderance of saline and acid sulphate soils, scarcity of good quality irrigation water, particularly in the dry season, seawater intrusion into adjoining lands, and water pollution due to eutrophication, and others affecting the aquatic habitats, etc. Carbon sequestration in coastal areas, such as, marshes, lagoons, etc. has significant influence on soil quality, and the carbon pool in soils as well as their impacts on the environment. Over and above these, the coastal areas are prone to disasters due to climate change leading to colossal loss of lives and properties in many areas. Forestry and mangrove dynamics, in particular, because of their continuing diminishing nature, are also subjects of interest affecting the ecology of coastal zones requiring appropriate attention. The international symposium held in this context on ‘ Transforming Coastal Zones for Sustainable Food and Income Security ’ in virtual mode in March, 2021 offered scope to present and discuss various thematic areas by eminent scientists from all over the world. The proceedings of selected papers presented reflect cross-sectoral views of the areas highlighting, wherever necessary, a fusion of technologies, with the ultimate target to suggest livelihood security and sustainable development for the sensitive coastal zones. The book intends to share the knowledge with researchers, academicians, and various other stakeholders to address the complex problems of coastal regions, production constraints, social, economic, technical and environmental issues to draw out strategies for resilient agricultural technologies and improving livelihood security in coastal agro-ecosystems.

Author : Pham, T.T.,Nguyen, T.T.A.,Nguyen, T.V.A.,Tran, N.M.H.,Nguyen, T.S.,Nguyen, D.Y.K.,Nguyen, D.T.,Tang, T.K.H.,
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Forest stakeholders and forestry-based mitigation options: Contributions to low-emission food systems in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam by Pham, T.T.,Nguyen, T.T.A.,Nguyen, T.V.A.,Tran, N.M.H.,Nguyen, T.S.,Nguyen, D.Y.K.,Nguyen, D.T.,Tang, T.K.H., Pdf

Author : Hemant Ojha,Nicholas Schofield,Jeff Camkin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031166488

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Climate Risks to Water Security by Hemant Ojha,Nicholas Schofield,Jeff Camkin Pdf

In Asia and the Pacific, climate change is now a well-recognised risk to water security but responses to this risk are either under reported, or continue to be guided by the incremental or business as usual approaches. Water policy still tends to remain too narrow and fragmented, compared to the multi-sectoral and cross-scalar nature of risks to water security. What’s more, current water security debates tend to be framed in discipline specific or academic ways, failing to understand decision making and problem-solving contexts within which policy actors and partitioners have to operate on a daily basis. Much of the efforts to date has focussed on assessing and predicting the risks in the context of increasing levels of uncertainty. There is still limited analysis of emerging practices of risks assessment and mitigation in different contexts in Asia and the Pacific. Going beyond the national scales and focussing on several socio-ecological zones, this book captures stories written by engaged scholars on recent attempts to develop cross-sectoral and cross-scaler solutions to assess and mitigate risks to water security across Asia and the Pacific. Identifying lessons from successes and failures, it highlights management and strategic lessons that water and climate leaders of Asia and the Pacific need to consider. This book showcases reflective and analytical thought pieces written by key actors in the climate and water spaces. Several critical socio-ecological zones are covered – from Pakistan in the west to pacific islands in the east. The chapters clearly identify strategies for improvement based on the analysis of emerging responses to climate risks to water security and gaps in current practices. The book will include an editorial introduction and a final synthesis chapter to ensure clear articulation of common themes and to highlight the overall messages of the book.

Author : Francois Molle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136569036

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Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region by Francois Molle Pdf

The catchment area of the Mekong River and its tributaries extends from China, through Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and to Vietnam. The water resources of the Mekong region - from the Irrawaddy and Nu-Salween in the west, across the Chao Phraya to the Lancang-Mekong and Red River in the east- are increasingly contested. Governments, companies, and banks are driving new investments in roads, dams, diversions, irrigation schemes, navigation facilities, power plants and other emblems of conventional 'development'. Their plans and interventions should provide some benefits, but also pose multiple burdens and risks to millions of people dependent on wetlands, floodplains and aquatic resources, in particular, the wild capture fisheries of rivers and lakes. This book examines how large-scale projects are being proposed, justified, and built. How are such projects contested and how do specific governance regimes influence decision making? The book also highlights the emergence of new actors, rights and trade-off debates, and the social and environmental consequences of 'water resources development'. This book shows how diverse, and often antagonistic, ideologies and interests are contesting for legitimacy. It argues that the distribution of decision-making, political, and discursive power influences how the waterscapes of the region will ultimately look and how benefits, costs and risks will be distributed. These issues are crucial for the transformation of waterscapes and the prospects for democratizing water governance in the Mekong region. The book is part of the action-research of the M-POWER (Mekong Program on Water, Environment and Resilience) knowledge network. Published with IFAD, CG|AR Challenge Program on Water & Food, M-POWER, Project ECHEL-EAU and HEINRICH BOLL STIFTUNG

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,European Union,The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789251363034

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Food Systems Profile – The Lao People's Democratic Republic by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,European Union,The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development Pdf

Food systems are intimately linked to our lives – through the food we eat, our nutrition and health, our livelihoods, jobs, and the environment and natural resources of the planet. The main challenge for food systems is to produce nutritious food for all while preserving our biodiversity and environment and ensuring equitable distribution of wealth. This Food Systems Profile provides a summary of the main food system issues in The Lao People's Democratic Republic and highlights potential solutions for their sustainable and inclusive transformation. It is the result of a systemic analysis and stakeholders consultation that was part of a global assessment of food systems in over 50 countries, following a joint initiative by the EU, FAO, and CIRAD which aims at catalyzing the sustainable and inclusive transformation of food systems.

Author : D. J. Greenland
Publisher : Cabi
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0851991637

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The Sustainability of Rice Farming by D. J. Greenland Pdf

The importance of the sustainability of rice farming; The origins and history of rice farming; Rice farming today; The biophysical basis of the sustainability of rice farming; Maintaining the nutrient requirements of rice; Maintaining water supplies for rice; Social and economic factors and the sustainability of rice farming; Concerns about the sustainability of rice faming; Increasing and sustaining rice production.