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Scaling out impacts: A study of three methods for introducing forage technologies to villages in Lao PDR
Publication Code:
WP58
Results of a study to research the effectiveness of three participatory extension methods for scaling out forage and livestock technologies to new villages
Agricultural Research and Poverty Alleviation: Some International Perspectives
Publication Code:
WP56
Poverty alleviation has become a primary goal of overseas development assistance for most donor countries and international financial institutions
Results of a Social and Economic Impact Assessment of Integrated Pest Management Strategies in Brassica Vegetable Crops in China
Publication Code:
WP47
The purpose of this assessment was to extend an earlier analysis by investigating the longer-term impacts of two ACIAR-funded projects
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.
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.
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
Grain market reform in China: global implications
Publication Code:
TR043
Price:
$15.00
The grain marketing system in China has become more competitive over the 1990s and domestic and international prices have become more closely aligned
Modified BEAM rubber agroforestry models: RRYIELD and RRECON
Publication Code:
TR042
Price:
$16.00
This publication summarises the modified BEAM model, including functions of the model, changes that were made and tutorials on how to use the model.
Rice production in Sri Lanka: a combined agronomic/economic study in the intermediate and dry zones
Publication Code:
TR017
Price:
$21.00
This is a companion volume to Technical Report No 13 (a study of rainfed rice production in Antique Province, Philippines)
Marketing perspectives on a potential Pacific spice industry
Publication Code:
TR015
Price:
$20.00
The scarcity of information on spices became apparent during an ACIAR study on the economics of vanilla production
Economic prospects for vanilla in the South Pacific
Publication Code:
TR011
Price:
$11.50
Information on the vanilla industry in the South Pacific has not been readily available, so this report was prepared to fill this information gap
New technologies for rainfed rice-based farming systems in the Philippines and Sri Lanka
Publication Code:
TR008
Price:
$12.00
This publication focuses on rice and rice based farming systems as critical components of the Asian food system
Agriproduct supply-chain management in developing countries
Publication Code:
PR119
Price:
$20.00
Progressing beyond self-sufficiency, whether at the farm or national level, requires the capacity for reliable production and profitable marketing of products sought by consumers
Food security for Papua New Guinea
Publication Code:
PR099
Price:
$40.00
Overall, food security is high in PNG as most rural people have access to land and can grow most of their food requirements
Integrated nutrient management in farming systems in southeast Asia and Australia
Publication Code:
PR093
Price:
$15.00
Proceedings of an International Workshop held at the National Agricultural Research Centre, Vientiane, Laos 21-22 April, 1999
Leucaena: adaption, quality and farming systems
Publication Code:
PR086
Price:
$25.00
These proceedings report the presentations at the international workshop on Leucaena held at the Vietnam National University in Hanoi, 9-14 February 1998 and comprise three major sections: Taxonomy and Agronomy, Forage Quality and Farming Systems
Integration of ruminants into plantation systems in southeast Asia
Publication Code:
PR064
Price:
$20.00
There are already instances of successful introduction of ruminants into Southeast Asia's rubber, oil palm and coconut plantations, in ways that enable more intensive use of these areas
Postharvest technology in Vietnam
Publication Code:
PR060
Price:
$20.00
Vietnam is striving to increase its agricultural production, but gains in productivity are offset by large postharvest losses
Economics of fishery management in the Pacific islands region
Publication Code:
PR026
OUT OF STOCK These are the proceedings of a conference held to assess the need for economic research into increasing fisheries productivity for island nations in the South Pacific region
Smallholder agricultural development in Tonga
Publication Code:
PR024
Price:
$13.00
These proceedings detail the findings of the ACIAR smallholder agriculture project which were presented at a workshop held in Tonga in May 1988
Proceedings of the Nigeria-Australia seminar on collaborative agricultural research
Publication Code:
PR004
Proceedings of the Nigeria-Australia Seminar on Collaborative Agricultural Research
Proceedings of the eastern Africa-ACIAR consultation on agricultural research
Publication Code:
PR001
Proceedings of the Eastern Africa-ACIAR Consultation on Agricultural Research, outlining major agricultural problems and research priorities in the Eastern-Africa Region.
A guide to upland cropping in Cambodia: maize
Publication Code:
MN140
In response to the Royal Cambodian Government’s National Poverty Reduction Strategy (2003–2005), ACIAR funded research to develop sustainable farming systems for crops. 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. This book is part of a series of publications produced by ACIAR in support of the on-going rollout of onfarm demonstrations for upland crops in Cambodia.
Landcare in the Philippines: a practical guide to getting it started and keeping it going
Publication Code:
MN138
Price:
$50.00
The Australian aid program has been working with the landcare movement in the Philippines for 10 years, encouraging farmers and their communities to take control of their own problems and to implement appropriate solutions. This book provides practical guidelines for all those involved in this important role.
Jorani and the green vegetable bugs [Khmer translation]
Publication Code:
MN137a [Khmer]
Price:
$10.00
This is the Khmer 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.
Agricultural development and land policy in Vietnam: policy briefs [Bilingual version]
Publication Code:
MN126
Price:
$25.00
A bilingual (English and Vietnamese back-to-back) version of chapter 12 of MN123: Agricultural development and land policy in Vietnam.
Agricultural development and land policy in Vietnam [Vietnamese translation]
Publication Code:
MN123a [Vietnamese]
This is the Vietnamese translation of 'Agricultural development and land policy in Vietnam'.
Agricultural development and land policy in Vietnam
Publication Code:
MN123
Price:
$24.00
The main aims of the project, which provided the information for this book, were to assess the impacts of the Vietnamese government's new policies on agriculture and to provide economic models suitable for analysing policy reforms.
