Outlook of Agricultural Development to 2050 and the Demand for Science and Technology -- Roadmap and Goals of Agricultural Science and Technology in China -- Roadmap of Plant Germplasm Resources and Modern Plant Breeding Science and Technology Development -- Roadmap of Animal Germplasm Resources...

Why do modern agricultural techniques, which are environmentally damaging, continue to be used? This path-breaking book seeks the answer to that question in an understanding of evolution of agricultural research in its cultural context

This is the first book dedicated to the scrutinization of Myanmar's unofficial foreign exchange market, its roots in restrictive administrative controls on foreign exchange and international trade, and its effects on the country’s economic performance. This book integrates vast pieces of...

This book comprehensively investigates the challenges to Myanmar’s access to the global market. Myanmar is a late entrant in the global trade and investment scenario after years of isolation. However, it has large untapped potentials for trade and investment in minerals, agro and forest based...

This book sheds light on the dollarization trends of four transitional economies in Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Moving beyond the tendency to focus on the Latin American experience of dollarization and prolonged high inflation, the chapters in this book compare how...

1 A New Light to Shine? Historical Legacies and Prospects for Myanmar’s Economy (Konosuke Odaka) -- 2 Remnantsof the Colonial Period and Economic Policies of Post Independence : Through the Study of Hla Myint (Asuka Mizuno) -- 3 Growth Structure and Macro-economy under Twenty Years of Junta...

This book explores what happened in the transition economies of China, Vietnam and Myanmar from both macro and micro perspectives, and questions whether the governments of these countries are capable of implementing effective reform and transformation

A group of internationally recognised experts examine the recent trends of cross-border movements of people, goods and economic activity at fifteen major borders in the Greater Mekong Sub-region with the aim of predicting the long terms future for this region.

This book contributes to the adoption of agricultural technology in general and to literature on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in particular by identifying the factors that influence the decision to adopt SRI and examining SRI’s impact on household income and yield. The study also...

1 Introduction: Why an African Green Revolution is Needed and Why It Must Include Small Farms (Larson and Otsuka) -- 2 On the Determinants of Low Productivity of Rice Farming in Mozambique: Pathways to Intensification (Kajisa) -- 3 On the Possibility of Rice Green Revolution in Irrigated and...