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GAIN report: Beans and pulses trade Myanmar 2015
A report authored by Swe Mon Aung, agricultural specialist with the United States Department of Agriculture's foreign agricultural service on the beans and pulses trade in Myanm...
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Myanmar agricultural development bank: Initial assessment and restructuring options
An analytical report by the World Bank on Myanmar's agricultural development bank, providing an initial assessment of its capacity in the context of Myanmar's agrarian economy, ...
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Agriculture, natural resources,and environment initial sector assessment, strategy, and road map
A report from the Asian Development Bank on the Myanmar government's plan for addressing priority needs in the agriculture, natural resources, and environment (ANRE) sector. Pub...
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Thailand: Grain and Feed Annual, 2015
The report contains assessment of commodity and trade issue in Thailand in 2015. The report covers three different crops including rice, corn and wheat which deeply analysed the...
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Agrarian land-use transformation in northern Laos
Farmers in northern Laos have been experiencing a rapid transformation from subsistence agricultural production to intensive cash crop cultivation over the last decade....
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Land acquisition, investment, and development in the Lao coffee sector: successes and failures
Looking at the coffee sector in Laos, the authors of this article explore dimensions of the land grab debate that have not yet been sufficiently examined. Coffee concessionaires...
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Crop research in Lao PDR
observation and evaluate local varieties and introduce direct to farmers use•Introduce varieties/fixed lines from other research centre in country and abroad
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Enhancing sustainable development of diverse agriculture in Lao PDR
This volume presents a descriptive and quantitative analysis of the current secondary crop agriculture and development constraints and options. This study focuses on policy reco...
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The report of the workshop on reporting and commenting on the study of the small rubber issue of farmers in Oudomxay Province
Further action is needed to improve and improve the rubber sector.
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Corp intersificaton versus labour migration in southern laos
The evidence from the study villages indicates a sharp con-tradiction between the government’s policy of rice intensifi-cation and the trajectories being pursued by rice-growing...
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Technical Report for Rubber Research Integrated with Lemongrass and Short-term Vegetables in Slope Soil in Namor District, Oudomxay Province
To compare the rubber combination with fruit trees to rotation.
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Crop research in Lao PDR
An overview of crops grown in Lao PDR and research attempts to breed more suitable varieties.
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The politics of PVC: Technology and institutions in upland water management in northern Thailand
An article exploring the politics, technology and institutions involved in northern Thailand’s upland water management. Conflict over water has grown in the mountainous areas of...
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USAID Mekong ARCC climate impact and adaptation study for the Lower Mekong Basin, non-timber forest products and crop wild relatives
Part of the wider Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Study of the USAID Mekong ARCC project, this report documents a comparative analysis of the vulnerability of non-timber fo...
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Lao census of agriculture 2010/11 highlights
A report presenting results of the Lao Census of Agriculture 2010/11. The census involved 1) surveying all villages in the country to collect data on rural infrastructure and se...
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Ethnomedicinal plants used for digestive system disorders by the Karen of northern Thailand
This study aimed at documenting the plants used to cure and prevent different types of digestive system disorders by Karen people of Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand. Ethn...
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Asia brief: Filling the rice basket in Lao PDR, partnership results
The Asia Briefing Paper Series aims to inform the development practitioners and the public about new innovations, results and impacts of Swiss development cooperation in Asia. T...
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Grain and feed annual 2014- Burma
A report on grain and feed production in Myanmar. Rice paddy production and exports are estimated to increase in market year 2013/2014 and 2014/15. Corn production is also estim...
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A race against time (preserving rice crop biodiversity in Laos)
An article about a project to preserve rice crop biodiversity and traditional rice varieties in Laos. Seed collection and storage are discussed, as well as the need to preserve ...
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Identification and documentation of underutilized crops in Mondulkiri Province with emphasis on socio-economic aspects
Cambodia, especially Mondulkiri province, is rich in PGRFA. Local traditional crop varieties ( landraces) known to be under-utilized have not been completely replaced with...