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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.
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.
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
Environmental sustainability of oil palm cultivation in Papua New Guinea
Publication Code:
TR075
Price:
$24.00
The oil palm industry in Papua New Guinea is small by international standards, but very important for the country, underpinning the economies of the provinces where it is mostly grown (West New Gritain, Oro, Milne Bay and New Ireland). An estimated 200,000 people live in households that depend on oil palm as their principal source of income. It is vital for the future livelihoods of these people, and for others living in surrounding areas, that the crop is grown in a way that maintains the ecological integrity of the land and surrounding ecosystems.
Social capital and cattle marketing chains in Bali and Lombok, Indonesia
Publication Code:
TR074
Price:
$21.00
This study provides evidence of the importance of social capital in the process of alleviating poverty through rural development initiatives, particularly with respect to Indonesian smallholders accessing cattle market opportunities.
Balsa: biology, production and economics in Papua New Guinea
Publication Code:
TR073
Price:
$25.00
This study provides information on the biology of balsa, the status of the balsa industry, and explores the relative merits of the main balsa production systems in PNG.
Beef palatabililty in the Republic of South Africa: implications for niche-marketing strategies
Publication Code:
TR072
Price:
$15.00
ACIAR supports research on improving the competitiveness and profitability of smallholder cattle producers in the Republic of South Africa. The consumer research presented in this report highlights the potential for smallholder producers of indigenous cattle to gain a share of markets currently dominated by grain-fed beef from feedlots.
Soil fertility in sweetpotato-based cropping systems in the highlands of Papua New Guinea
Publication Code:
TR071
Price:
$30.00
This report summarises the results from a pilot study on soil fertility management, and reviews sweetpotato-based cropping systems in the highlands of PNG. It also describes the lessons learnt from survey methodologies used to assess the socioeconomic and biophysical constraints to sweetpotato production in this area.
Characterisation of the tuna purse seine fishery in Papua New Guinea
Publication Code:
TR070
Price:
$15.00
The tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific Ocean comprises a variety of fishing activities, the most important of which are the industrial-scale purse seine, longline and pole-and-line fisheries. The analysis reported in this publication focuses on characterising the target and non-target catch of the purse seine fishery in the PNG exclusive economic zone.
Achieving food security in China: implications of World Trade Organization accession
Publication Code:
TR069
Price:
$15.00
A report on the effect of China's WTO accession commitments on its agricultural sector.
Economic potential of land-use change and forestry for carbon sequestration and poverty reduction
Publication Code:
TR068
Price:
$13.00
A report on the potential for smallholders in developing countries to be involved in sequestering carbon in agroforestry systems.
Grassland degradation on the Tibetan Plateau: the role of small mammals and methods of control
Publication Code:
TR067
Price:
$16.00
This publication looks at degradation of the grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau.
Modelling minimum residue thresholds for soil conservation benefits in tropical, semi-arid cropping systems
Publication Code:
TR066
Price:
$18.00
Developing and promoting farming systems that make use of conservation tillage practices in combination with retention of crop residues is a strategy being pursued by many national and international research organisations
A review of animal health research opportunities in Nusa Tenggara Timur and Nusa Tenggara Barat provinces, eastern Indonesia
Publication Code:
TR065
Price:
$20.00
This report looks into livestock production and health issues in Indonesia to determine future research directions.
Towards improving profitability of teak in integrated smallholder farming systems in northern Laos
Publication Code:
TR064
Price:
$27.00
Occurring naturally in Laos, teak is one of the world's finest timbers.
Controlled pollination methods for Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden & Betche) Cheel
Publication Code:
TR063
Price:
$17.00
The production of tea-tree oil from Melaleuca species in Australia began some 80 years ago, and the industry has grown steadily, if erratically, since then.
Pest and disease incursions: risks, threats and management in Papua New Guinea
Publication Code:
TR062
Price:
$22.00
The papers in this report were presented at the 2nd PNG Plant Protection Conference and include information on crop pests, diseases and weeds and their management, pest incursions and quarantine, and pest and disease identification.
Production technologies for low-chill temperate fruits
Publication Code:
TR061
Price:
$22.00
Reports from the Second International Workshop on Production Technologies for Low-chill Temperate Fruits, Chiang Mai 2004.
Building economic decision-making capabilities of Chinese wool textile mills
Publication Code:
TR060
Price:
$30.00
The models and analyses presented in this report are designed to assist wool textile mills as they implement new operational procedures, management practices and decision-making processes.
Using seasonal climate forecasting in agriculture: a participatory decision-making approach
Publication Code:
TR059
Price:
$9.00
The challenge in using seasonal forecasting in agriculture is to assess and capture the potential benefits so that the well-being of people is improved in terms of increased food security, protection of the resource base, lower costs or better economic outcomes within the community
Evaluation of international provenance trials of Casuarina equisetifolia
Publication Code:
TR058
Price:
$15.00
The results published in this report reveal a considerable amount of genetic variation between provenances of Casuarina equisetifolia and provide important information for people interested in agroforestry and fuelwood production in the tropics and subtropics
Trials of cold-tolerant eucalypt species in cooler regions of south central China
Publication Code:
TR057
Price:
$15.00
Eucalypts are of considerable economic, social and environmental importance in southern China
Feeds and feeding for inland aquaculture in Mekong region countries
Publication Code:
TR056
Price:
$17.00
Aquaculture of freshwater species in the Mekong regions of Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao PDR and Thailand is an important source of protein and income for small-scale land owners
Chromolaena in the Asia-Pacific region
Publication Code:
TR055
Price:
$13.00
Chromolaena (Siam weed) is a serious weed which has spread from its original home in the West Indies to large areas of Africa and Asia
Contract farming in Indonesia: smallholders and agribusiness working together
Publication Code:
TR054
Price:
$15.00
As developing countries continue on the path of economic liberalisation, there is an urgent need to bring the benefits of new trade and market opportunities to rural areas
Cooperatives: issues and trends in developing countries
Publication Code:
TR053
Price:
$15.00
This report is the outcome of a workshop held in 2003
Rice-shrimp farming in the Mekong Delta: biophysical and socioeconomic issues
Publication Code:
TR052
Price:
$15.00
The papers presented in this report are the proceedings of the project's final review workshop, held in December 2000 at Can Tho University, Vietnam
Heartrots in plantation hardwoods in Indonesia and Australia
Publication Code:
TR051
Price:
$10.00
Detection and identification of the causal fungi of heartrot disease is fundamental to effective disease management strategies for heartrot pathogens in tree plantations
Mapping land resource potential and agricultural pressure in Papua New Guinea
Publication Code:
TR050
Price:
$10.00
This report outlines the development of new methods to assess land resource potential and agricultural pressure in Papua New Guinea
Chukrasia: biology, cultivation and utilisation
Publication Code:
TR049
Price:
$10.00
This technical report on Chukrasia has been prepared as part of ACIAR forestry project FST/1996/005
