Advanced Search Results For "Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development (AJAD)"

Publication Type: Academic Journal

Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Dec2022, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p11-24. 14p.

Abstract: Agriculture plays a key role in economic development, alleviating poverty and malnutrition, especially in the early stages of agricultural development. Several studies have demonstrated that neglecting agriculture, especially at the early stages of ind...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2023, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p115-117. 3p.

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2023, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p87-108. 22p.

Abstract: Milkfish production is an important sector of the Philippine aquaculture industry. The Ilocos Region (Region 1), particularly the province of Pangasinan, is the country's largest producer of milkfish. However, production and environmental constraints c...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2023, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p13-30. 18p.

Abstract: Agriculture in the development literature has been postulated as providing impetus for urban industrialization through its role in capital accumulation. While large states with concomitant large export potential of agricultural surpluses may subscribe ...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2023, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p109-113. 5p.

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Dec2022, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p93-97. 5p.

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2022, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p25-42. 18p.

Abstract: This paper explores potential pathways for promoting and scaling up the uptake of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in Myanmar, using qualitative methods. Key informant interviews with stakeholders from government, research institutes, international and ...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Dec2020, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p79-92. 14p.

Abstract: In August 2021, the Editors of the Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development (AJAD) became aware of suspected plagiarism regarding this article. AJAD and its Editorial Board immediately launched a full investigation and found significant unacknowled...

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Abstract: Food production on present and future saline soils deserves the world's attention particularly because food security is a pressing issue, millions of hectares of degraded soils are available worldwide, freshwater is becoming increasingly scarce, and th...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Dec2022, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p1-9. 9p.

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Dec2022, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p35-49. 15p.

Abstract: This study inquires on the outscaling of the microtiller, a machine developed by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in the 1990s to address the tedious rice land cultivation in the Cordillera highlands of the Philippines. Stakeholders of...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2023, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p31-52. 22p.

Abstract: Geopolitical issues pose a challenge to the holistic management of fisheries and associated ecosystems in two Philippine fisheries management areas (FMAs 5&6) encompassing the West Philippine Sea. One way to allay these issues is through a common value...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Dec2022, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p25-33. 9p.

Abstract: 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 s...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2023, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p53-70. 18p.

Abstract: 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 ric...

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Abstract: The task of ending famine in India was taken up by many at the beginning of the twentieth century. Only decades earlier, famine in India had been believed to be a necessary evil. Now it was the reason for the increasing activities of doctors, nutrition...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2021, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p.

Abstract: Thailand is ranked among the top 10 countries most vulnerable to climate change, and its farmers have faced the risk of natural disasters almost every year for nearly 30 years. However, those affected by climate change have also been the largest contri...

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Abstract: Gulf stability is coming to play a larger role in the foreign policy calculus of many states, but the evolving role of Asian powers is largely under-represented in the International Relations literature. This volume addresses this gap with a set of emp...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2020, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p109-124. 16p.

Abstract: Farmers' adoption behavior of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is a big factor in the sustainability of agricultural growth in the areas of economic, environmental, and social development. This study explores the antecedents of adoption behavior of mult...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Dec2021, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p35-54. 20p.

Abstract: This research investigated the outcomes and social effects of a communitybased development project in the form of a rice-based community intervention. Conducted in Regions 1, 6, and 10 in the Philippines, it employed mixed methods to gather quantitativ...

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Abstract: As a threat, a pandemic has indirect implications for social, economic and political conditions both at domestic and international levels. Thus, collective and comprehensive efforts are needed in responding to and preventing the expansion of infections...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Dec2022, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p73-91. 19p.

Abstract: Mobile banking (M-bank), a newly introduced technology, can improve women's access to financial services. This study empirically estimates the effect of a husband's and wife's socioeconomic characteristics, relative differences in age and education, an...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2022, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p1-24. 24p.

Abstract: Given the aggravating nature of climate change impacts, rice farming will increasingly rely on improved resilience to climate variability and extremes. To this end, the climate-smart village (CSV) approach was developed to address specific challenges o...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2021, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p31-48. 18p.

Abstract: Soil fertility conservation has become an increasing concern in Vietnamese agriculture owing to excessive use of agrochemicals. The use of organic fertilizers is considered an environment-friendly practice for sustainable agriculture. Although environm...

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Abstract: This handbook offers a comprehensive analysis of the processes and actors contributing to autocratization in South Asia. It provides an enhanced understanding of the interconnectedness of the different states in the region, and how that may be related ...

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Abstract: 'Advances in Raw Material Industries for Sustainable Development Goals'presents the results of joint scientific research conducted in the context of the Russian-German Raw Materials Forum. Today Russia and Germany are exploring various forms of coopera...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Dec2021, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p73-84. 12p.

Abstract: This paper presents a ridge-to-reef case study on Philippine biodiversity conservation that focused on reducing agricultural chemicals as a contribution to development goals of optimized food security, improving water quality, and mitigating maternal m...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2020, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p1-13. 13p.

Abstract: How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect the agriculture sector in Southeast Asia? Clearly, any disruptions in the agricultural food systems would create supply and demand shocks that would impact on the agriculture sector's immediate and long-term econom...

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Abstract: Are pandemics the end of cities? Or, do they present an opportunity for us to reshape cities in ways making us even more innovative, successful and sustainable? Pandemics such as COVID-19 (and comparable disruptions) have caused intense debates over th...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Dec2021, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p1-16. 16p.

Abstract: This paper discusses the results of new research at the farm level regarding farmers' responses to climate change. These results are placed in the context of existing literature. The topics include the benefits of adaptation, the forms of adaptation, a...

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Abstract: A comparative study of courtly politics in four early modern kingdoms in South India. When Dutch traders arrived on the Indian subcontinent in the early seventeenth century, they encountered a courtly culture they perceived to be traditional, peaceful,...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Dec2021, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p17-34. 18p.

Abstract: This study investigated the climate change vulnerability of 6,214 households in the drought-prone districts of Telangana state in India. Principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis were used to group farm households based on their level of ...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2021, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p65-82. 18p.

Abstract: Recent reviews on the use of experience-based food insecurity scales in the Indian context suggested the addition of "how often" related items to food insecurity modules to avoid overestimation of food insecurity, especially in underprivileged communit...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2021, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p15-29. 15p.

Abstract: Climate smart agriculture (CSA) has gained considerable attention in Vietnam due to its potential to increase food security and farming system resilience while decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, several CSA practices have been introd...

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Abstract: Since 2017, the Chinese authorities have detained hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities in'reeducation camps'in China's northwestern Xinjiang autonomous region. While the official reason for this mass detention was to pr...

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Abstract: This detailed and comprehensive study examines nutrition and health in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region, presenting the six game-changing food systems actions proposed by the WHO and the progress of their implementation ...

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Abstract: The second volume of the Handbook describes different extractive economies in the world regions that have been outlined in the first volume. A wide range of economic actors – from kings and armies to cities and producers – are discussed within differen...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2021, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p105-120. 16p.

Abstract: Although the public extension system in India is known to be one of the largest in the world, it still lacks coordinated effort in managing the links between research, extension, and farmers, resulting in non-uniform distribution of agricultural knowle...

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Abstract: The International Conferences on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS)organized by Bucharest University of Economic Studies provides an opportunity for all those interested in Economics and Social Sciences to discuss and exchange research ideas. The pa...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Dec2021, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p85-100. 16p.

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2020, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p31-51. 21p.

Abstract: Smallholder farmers will continue to play a critical role in meeting the growing demand for food and non-food farm products in the next 30 years. Challenges in meeting this demand include climate change; deficiencies in enabling environments, resources...

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Abstract: Globalizing the Library focuses on the globalization of information and the library in the period following the Second World War. Providing an examination of the ideas and aspirations surrounding information and the library, as well as the actual pract...

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Abstract: With its common colonial experience, an overarching cultural unity despite apparent diversities, and issues of nation-building cutting across national frontiers, South Asia offers a critical site on which to develop a discourse on regional security tha...

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Abstract: This book comprehensively conceptualises disaster resilience leadership within the macro context of a risk society. Leadership for disaster resilience has gained prominence in the face of global environmental change, and the need for collaboration, int...

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Abstract: The research presented in this book explores the reasons for the low productivity of rain-fed agriculture and risky nature of agriculture of Pothwar region with focus on the determinants of overall farm income and major crops yield. The results show th...

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Source(s): Asian Journal of Agriculture & Development. Jun2020, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p15-29. 15p.

Abstract: The emergence of microfinance has been justified as a measure to occupy the empty space that was created with the retreat of formal banking as part of structural and neoliberal reforms for rural India in post-1990s. Worldwide, although the microfinance...

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Abstract: The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Archaemenid Empire is the first modern academic study to provide a synthetic, diachronic analysis of the archaeology and early history of all of Iran from the Palaeolithic period to the end of the Ac...

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Abstract: ICICS-2020 is the third conference initiated by the School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering at Lovely Professional University that explored recent innovations of researchers working for the development of smart and green technologies in the fi...

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Abstract: Using expert interviews and focus groups, this book investigates the theoretical and practical intersection of misinformation and social media hate in contemporary societies. Social Media and Hate argues that these phenomena, and the extreme violence a...

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Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic bared the inadequacies in existing structures of public health and governance in most countries. This book provides a comparative analysis of policy approaches and planning adopted by federal governments across the globe to battle...

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Abstract: The Routledge Handbook of Smuggling offers a comprehensive survey of interdisciplinary research related to smuggling, reflecting on key themes, and charting current and future trends. Divided into six parts and spanning over 30 chapters, the volume cov...