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Membuat Rantai Nilai Lebih Berpihak Pada Kaum Miskin: Buku Pegangan Bagi Praktisi Analisis Rantai Nilai [Making value chains work better for the poor: a toolbook for practitioners of value chain analysis]
Publication Code:
MN148
Price:
$29.00
ACIAR is committed to funding research into profitable agribusiness systems in eastern Indonesia. The methodologies outlined in this toolbook for practitioners of value-chain analysis were originally published in English by Agricultural Development International. They have been updated and translated into Indonesian, and will be used to analyse and identify agribusiness development opportunities and interventions that have the potential to improve livelihoods of the poor in Indonesia. FOR HARD COPIES PLEASE CONTACT ACIAR
Animal biosecurity in the Mekong: future directions for research and development
Publication Code:
PR137
Price:
$52.00
Livestock disease constrains livelihood development in the Mekong countries through loss of animals and their productivity, restriction of trade within and between countries, and the diseases that can be transmitted from livestock to humans. The term biosecurity describes the methods used to contain these diseases and prevent their transmission.
Asia–Pacific tropical sea cucumber aquaculture
Publication Code:
PR136
Price:
$50.00
ACIAR has provided significant, long-term research investment into tropical sea cucumber aquaculture in the Asia–Pacific region. Work has included large-scale hatchery culture of sandfish (a species of sea cucumber), techniques for releasing cultured juveniles into the wild, and sea ranching and pond culture. ACIAR, together with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, organised a symposium to review this work, as well as research from other parts of the world.
Practical methods for the quality control of inoculants biofertilisers
Publication Code:
MN147
Price:
$35.00
Inoculant biofertilisers are preparations that contain beneficial micro-organisms that are applied to crops with the aim of reducing or replacing more costly and environmentally damaging chemical fertilisers. Research has shown that rice yields in Vietnam can be maintained and even increased with reduced application rates of chemical fertiliser when treated with the biofertiliser BioGro. However, the benefits of reduced input costs and potential yield increases can only be achieved if there is adequate quality control of biofertiliser production.
A guide to upland cropping in Cambodia: soybean
Publication Code:
MN146
Price:
$40.00
In response to the Royal Cambodian Government’s National Poverty Reduction Strategy (2003–2005), ACIAR funded research to develop sustainable farming systems for crops, with a focus on maize, soybean, sesame, mungbean, peanut and cowpea in upland areas of Kampong Cham and Battambang provinces. The aim was to help reduce poverty and contribute to food security at household and national levels through the development of technologies and opportunities for the production of non-rice upland crops.
Native forest management in Papua New Guinea: advances in assessment, modelling and decision-making
Publication Code:
PR135
Price:
$60.00
This report reviews the historical context of forest management and the recent focus on tropical forest-based climate-change mitigation in PNG, and identifies challenges and priorities. Advances in the assessment of timber, carbon stocks and biodiversity, as well as in the quantitative understanding of forests through modelling, are described in order to provide a scientific basis for forest-management decision-making at both the community and the government level.
Sustainable intensification of Rabi cropping in southern Bangladesh using wheat and mungbean
Publication Code:
TR078
Price:
$60.00
This report summarises findings from an ACIAR project that aimed to lift agricultural productivity in southern Bangladesh and address the large and growing wheat deficit of the country. The challenge was to determine whether wheat or other short-duration Rabi (dry-season) crops, including mungbean, could be grown profitably under the hot, humid and sometimes saline conditions of this region.
Beef production in crop–livestock systems: simple approaches for complex problems
Publication Code:
MN145
Price:
$57.00
ACIAR has supported cattle health and production research programs in many countries, focusing on component technologies such as forages, epidemiology, vaccine development, nutrition and genetics. Increasing focus has been given to understanding how these technologies can be adapted to and integrated into smallholder farming systems. The case studies presented here highlight the approaches that have been taken by recent ACIAR-funded projects in Indonesia, Vietnam and China.
Hidden economies, future options: trade in non-timber forest products in eastern Indonesia
Publication Code:
TR077
Price:
$42.00
This report analyses a broad range of non-forest timber products to identify those that could be developed into a wider industry to improve the incomes and livelihoods of farmers and agribusiness in the East Nusa Tenggara province of eastern Indonesia.
Insects of upland crops in Cambodia [Khmer translation]
Publication Code:
MN143a
An insect identification field guide for farmers and extension workers in the upland cropping systems of Cambodia. This book is part of a series of publications produced by ACIAR in support of the rollout of on-farm demonstrations for upland crops in Cambodia.
Jorani and the green vegetable bugs [Lao translation]
Publication Code:
MN137b [Lao]
This is the Lao translation of MN137, a book for primary school children for use in the ‘Life Skills’ part of the Cambodian School curriculum. It will teach children about integrated pest management (IPM) in crops and the positive impact on the environment. IPM is aimed at reducing pesticide use, which will benefit the environment and human health. Children are very good at understanding environmental issues like this and take the messages home to their parents.
Integrated pest and disease management for sustainable cocoa production: a training manual for farmers and extension workers – 2nd edition
Publication Code:
MN131
Price:
$9.00
This booklet is the second edition of the original monograph published in 2008. New management approaches, based on sound agronomic practices and integrated pest and disease management (IPDM) strategies, have been developed to assist farmers to optimise their cocoa production. The revised edition encompasses updates, particularly to the sections on IPDM and cocoa pod borer.
Development of sustainable livestock systems on grasslands in north-western China
Publication Code:
PR134
Price:
$40.00
These proceedings present the results of the first ACIAR project on livestock farming systems in north-western China.
Nutritional status of cocoa in Papua New Guinea
Publication Code:
TR076
Price:
$22.00
ACIAR Technical Report 76: Nutritional status of cocoa in Papua New Guinea
Planters and their components: types, attributes,functional requirements, classification and description [Persian translation]
Publication Code:
MN121a
A major constraint to adoption of improved resource-conserving cropping systems in developing countries is the lack of simple planting equipment. This manual provides a valuable reference for research and extension personnel engaged in the selection, adaptation and/or construction of complete planters appropriate to specific soil, crop, climate and residue conditions. FOR HARD COPIES, PLEASE CONTACT ACIAR.
