This book is a proceeding of a national seminar on the development of secondary crops-based agribusiness in Indonesia: its role in improving food security and poverty alleviation. The seminar was initiated by UNCAPSA and Indonesian Centre for Food Crops Research and Development (ICFORD). It was...

Since the Kyoto Protocol came into effect in 2005, more attention has been paid to the development of biomass resource use. The tropical Asian countries have large potential for biomass production. In order to reduce imported fuel, the Government of Indonesia is attempting to find alternative...

This case study aims to analyze the impact of the most important agro-techniques, i.e., land leveling, field bunding, gypsum application and the sprinkler method of irrigation on the performance of pearl millet-wheat and pearl millet-mustard cropping systems with saline/alkaline water irrigation...

High food prices have put increasing inflationary pressures across the Asia-Pacific region and threatened food security. Bad weather in important food-producing countries and speculation in commodity markets have affected global food supplies and added volatility to booming commodity markets...

This document is a record of the Regional Meeting of the above, co-ordinated and implemented by CAPSA, which was held in Bangkok, 21-22 November 2007. The Meeting aimed to determine research priorities for improving the accuracy of policies and programmes addressing rural poverty through...

Part I The Participatory Prospective Analysis (PPA) Method The philosophy of the PPA method Methodological components Presentation of the method Definition of the system's limits Identification of variables Selection and definition of key variables Mutual influence analysis Interpretation of...

This book analyzes domestic demand and market potential for major food and industrial commodities, maize, soybean, potato and rice. The study sets forth long-term trends in the dietary pattern of the Pakistan people. The study gives in-depth analysis of emerging markets for various kinds of...

This book analyzes domestic demand and market potential for major food and industrial commodities, maize, soybean, cassava and banana. The study sets forth long-term trends in the dietary pattern of the Philippines people. The study gives in-depth analysis of emerging markets for cut flower,...

The study focused on the status and prospects of three major Philippines feed crops (corn, palay & soybean), as they functionally relate to the livestock sector. A detailed discussion on local livestock, poultry, aquaculture, and feed milling industry sub-sectors, as well as the three feed crops...

This report presents the findings of phase I of the study, which provides a descriptive and quantitative analysis of the current status of CGPRT crops and identifies the constraints faced in developing diverse agriculture in Sri Lanka. Assessing the socio-economic impacts of recent developments...