Agricultural Policy and Systems Economics

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Scaling out impacts: A study of three methods for introducing forage technologies to villages in Lao PDR

Publication Code: 

WP58

Author(s): 

J. Millar, V. Photakoun and J. Connell
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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

Author(s): 

Dr J Ryan
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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

Author(s): 

Liu Yonggong and Xue Shu
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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

Author(s): 

Chen C. and Duncan R.
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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

Author(s): 

Colin Brown, Scott Waldron, John Longworth and Zhao Yutian
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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

Author(s): 

Dr Ian Patrick (ed)
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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

Author(s): 

R Trewin (ed)
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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

Author(s): 

N Preston & H Clayton
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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

Author(s): 

C Findlay (ed.)
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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

Author(s): 

Grist, P., Menz, K. and Thomas
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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

Author(s): 

Ken Menz (ed.)
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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

Author(s): 

Grant Vinning
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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

Author(s): 

K Menz & E M Fleming (eds)
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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

Author(s): 

J V Remenyi (ed.)
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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

Author(s): 

G I Johnson & P J Hofman
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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

Author(s): 

R M Bourke, M G Allen & J G Salisbury
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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

Author(s): 

AM Whitbread and GJ Blair (eds)
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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

Author(s): 

H M Shelton, R C Gutteridge, B F Mullen & R A Bray
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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

Author(s): 

B F Mullen & H M Shelton (eds)
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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

Author(s): 

B R Champ & E Highley (eds)
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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

Author(s): 

H Campbell, K Menz & G Waugh (eds)
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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

Author(s): 

K Menz (ed.)
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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

Author(s): 

Nuru, S. and J.G. Ryan.
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Proceedings of the Nigeria-Australia Seminar on Collaborative Agricultural Research

Proceedings of the eastern Africa-ACIAR consultation on agricultural research

Publication Code: 

PR001

Author(s): 

ACIAR
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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

Author(s): 

Belfield S. and Brown C.
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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

Author(s): 

Landcare Foundation of the Philippines, Inc.
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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

Author(s): 

Martin B. and White D.
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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

Author(s): 

Sally P. Marsh, T. Gordon MacAulay and Pham Van Hung (eds)
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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]

Author(s): 

Sally P. Marsh, T. Gordon MacAulay and Pham Van Hung (eds)
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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

Author(s): 

S.P Marsh, T.G MacAuley and P.V Hung (eds)
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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.