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Agricultural Development Planning and Land Tenure

Issues in Asian Agriculture

Geographic Information Systems (Gis) for Soil Resources
2002-06-01
Integrated Management of Slopeland Orchards in Asia
Integrating Agricultural and Environmental Policies
2002-06-01
Issues in the Management of Agricultural Resources
2002-06-01
Multifunctionality of Agriculture
2002-06-01
Pesticide Problems in Asia - Production and Use
Plant Quarantine in the Pacific under Wto
Rural Tourism
The Future of Asian Farms under Wto
Urban and Peri-Urban (Upa) Agriculture in the Asian and Pacific Region
2007-09-06

Book Chapters

Agriculture and Sustainable Resource Management in New Zealand: A Case Study of Agrichemical Use
David R. Penman and Rosalind D. Buick Department of Entomology and Animal Ecology Licoln University, Canterbury New Zealand, 1995-12-01
Agriculture and Sustainable Resource Management in New Zealand: A Case Study of Agrichemical Use
David R. Penman and Rosalind D. Buick Department of Entomology and Animal Ecology Licoln University, Canterbury New Zealand, 1995-12-01
Effects of Alternative and Conventional Farming Systems on Agricultural Sustainability
John P. Reganold Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Washington State University Pullman, WA, USA 99164-6420, 1992-12-01
Food Production in Taiwan R.O.C.
Sung-Ching Hsieh* Executive Secretary Committee of International Technical Cooperation Taiwan ROC, 1995-12-01
Food Production in Vietnam
Doan Van Dien University of Agriculture and Forestry, Ho Chih Minh City, Vietnam, 1995-12-01
Food Supply and Demand in Indonesia
Effendi Pasandaran Center for Agro-Socioeconomic Research Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (AARD) Bogor, Indonesia, 1995-12-01
Fundamental Strategies for Sutainable Agriculture
Ryunosuke Hamada Professor of Soil Science Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183 Japan, 1992-12-01
Keynote Speech
Roger Blobaum World Sustainable Agriculture Association (WSAA) 907 North Tower, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington D.C. 20004, U.S.A., 1995-12-01
Poor Soils and Erratic Markets: Sustainability Issues for Australian Grain and Cane Farming
Ann Hamblin C.R.C. Soil and Land Management Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia, 1995-12-01
Research for the Production of Major Food Crops in Vietnam
Nguyen Van Bien Agronomy Faculty University of Agriculture and Forestry, Ho Chih Minh City, Vietnam, 1995-12-01
Sustainability of Food Production and Food Security in a Freer World Market Economy
Faisal Kasryno Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (AARD), Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia, 1995-12-01
Sustainable Agriculture for Small-Scale Farmers: A Farming Systems Perspective
Aphiphan Pookpakdi Department of Agronomy Faculty of Agriculture Kasetsart University Bangkok 10900, Thailand, 1992-12-01
Sustainable Food Production in Thailand
Aphiphan Pookpakdi Department of Agronomy, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand, 1995-12-01
Technology for Sustainable Agriculture in Taiwan
Sung-Ching Hsieh Executive Secretary Committee of International Technical Cooperation, Taiwan ROC, 1995-12-01

Newsletter Columns

After the Earthquake
2000-06-01
Better Management of Agricultural Resources
2000-12-01
Changes in Farmland Policy in Taiwan
Dr. Torng-Chuang Wu, Director, FFTC, 2000-03-01
Closing the Gap between Rich and Poor
Iwao Watanabe, Deputy Director, FFTC, 2000-03-01
Community Forestry Program in Vietnam
Nguyen Van So, University of Agriculture and Forestry at Thu Duc, Vietnam, 1999-09-01
Enhancing the Role of Women Farmers in the Development of Rural Asia
2008-01-03
Gis for Improved Soil Management
2002-09-01
How to Protect Both Crops and Wildlife?
1999-12-01
Improved Management of Grape Orchards in Korea
1999-12-01
Integrating Agricultural and Environmental Policies
2001-12-01
Issues in the Management of Agricultural Resources
2000-12-01
Livestock Manure for Organic Rice Farms
2001-12-01
Multifunctionality of Agriculture
2001-12-01
New Publication: FFTC Annual Report 2006
2007-11-16
Participatory Irrigation Management (Pim)
Peter P.C. Sun, 2000-09-01
Participatory Technology Development (PTD)
Peter Horne (CSIRO) and Werner Stür (CIAT), 1999-03-01
Philippine Agriculture Officials Visit FFTC
2007-11-16
Production and Use of Pesticides in Asia
1999-09-01
Quarantine and Food Safety
2001-02-01
Soil Testing and Plant Analysis for Asian Farmers
Improving fertilizer efficiency, 1999-03-01
Strengthening the Agricultural Biotechnology Capacity of Southeast Asian Countries
2007-11-16
Survey of the Information Flow in National Extension Systems
1999-09-01
Sustainable Agriculture in Taiwan
Torng-Chuang Wu, Director, FFTC, 1999-12-01
Tac Members Meet to Deliberate on Center's Strategic Plan
2006-06-01
The Multifunction of Agriculture
Dr. Iwao Watanabe, Deputy Director, FFTC, 2000-06-01

Extension Bulletins

Agricultural Marketing Information for Selected Commodities in Malaysia
Fatimah Mohd. Arshad and Kusairi Mohd. Noh Faculty of Economics and Management Universiti Pertanian Malaysia 43400, Serdang, Malaysia, 1994-10-01
Agricultural Policy Reforms in Indonesia: Accelerating Growth with Equity
Achmad Suryana and Erwidodo Center for Agor-Socioeconomic Research Agency for Agricultural Research and Development Jalan Jend A. Yani 70, Bogor 16161 Indonesia, 1996-12-01
Agricultural Research to Help the Small-Scale Farmer in Developing Countries
Jan Bay-Petersen Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the ASPAC Region Taipei, Taiwan ROC, 1985-07-01
Agriculture-Fertilizer Interface in the Asian and Pacific Region: Issues of Growth, Sustainability, and Vulnerability
Saleem Ahmed Program on Environment, East-West Center, 1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96848, USA, 1994-10-01
Agro-Ecological Analysis for Agricultural Development in Indonesia
Istiqlal Amien Center for Soil and Agroclimate Research Jalan Juanda 98 Bogor 16123, Indonesia, 2002-10-01
Challenges and Various Developmental Strategies in Korean Urban/Peri-Urban Agriculture
Woong Kwon NACF Research Institute 9F, Imgwang Bldg., 267, Migeung-dong, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul 120-705 Korea, 2007-05-31
Current Status of Genetically Modified Products in Global Agriculture and Trade
Te-Yeh Ku Council of Agriculture 37 Nanhai Rd Taipei, Taiwan ROC, 2003-03-01
Developing Policies for Agriculture and the Environment
Chang-Gil Kim Korea Rural Economic Institute 4-102 Hoegi-Dong, Dondaemoon-Ku Seoul, 130-710, Korea, 2001-12-01
Development and Application of High- Resolution Gis-Based Atlas to Enhance Watershed Management in the Philippines
Nathaniel C. Bantayan Institute of Renewable Natural Resources College of Forestry and Natural Resources University of the Philippines at Los Banos, College, Laguna, Philippines, 2002-10-01
Ecological Concerns in Crop-Livestock Integration in Sloping Land
Percy E. Sajise SEAMEO SEARCA U.P. Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines 4031, 1998-11-01
Ecological Sustainability of the Paddy Soil-Rice System in Asia
Kazutake Kyuma Department of Environmental Science The University of Shiga Prefecture 2500 Hassaka-cho, Hikone City Japan 522, 1995-09-01
E-Commerce in Taiwan's Agricultural Marketing
Fu-Shan Liu Farmers' Service Department 37 Nanhai Road Taipei, Taiwan ROC, 2002-11-01
Evaluation of Environmental Services of Agriculture in Taiwan
Ming-chien Chen Department of Agricultural Economics National Taiwan University, 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei, Taiwan ROC, 2002-07-01
Farm Size and Structural Reform of Agriculture I. Korea
So-Hyun Kim Farm Management Research Division Research Department National Agricultural Cooperative Federation 75, 1-Ka, Chungjeong-Ro, Jung-Ku, Republic of Korea, 1992-04-01
Future Outlook for World Food Production
T. Kelley White Economic Research Service U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20005-4788 United States, 1996-11-01
Harmonizing Agricultural and Environmental Policies
Erik Lichtenberg Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics University of Maryland 2200 Symons Hall, University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-5535 USA, 2001-12-01
Increasing the Scale of Small-Farm Operations III. Indonesia
Agus Pakpahan Center for Agro-Socioeconomic Research, Agency for Agricultural Research and Development, Bogor, Indonesia, 1992-03-01
Increasing the Scale of Small-Farm Operations I. Thailand
Sarun Wattanutchariya & Thanwa Jitsanguan Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Kasetsart University, 1992-03-01
Indicators of Sustainable Land Management for Slopeland Farms
Amado R. Maglinao MSEC Coordinator International Board for Soil Research and Management (IBSRAM) PO Box 9-109, Phaholyotin Road, Jatujak Bangkok 10900 Thailand, 2000-06-01
Managerial Problems of Rural Tourism in Korea
Chan-Ho Choi Research Department National Agricultural Cooperative Federation 75, Choongjong-Ro 1-ka, Jung-Ku, Seoul 100-707, Korea, 1998-10-01
Multi-Functionality of Agriculture:Viewpoint of Consumers' Activities
Shigeo Ohshima Sustainable Economy Research Society 1-5-1-301, Moto-akasaka, Minato-ku Tokyo, 107-8448, Japan, 2002-06-01
Participatory Approaches to Agricultural Technology Development in Sloping Lands
Peter Horne and Werner Stür* CSIRO, Forages for Smallholders Project, PO Box 6766, Vientiane, Lao PDR * CIAT, Forages for Smallholders Project, PO Box 933, 1099 Manila, Philippines, 1998-11-01
Plant Nutrient Balances in the Asian and Pacific Region - the Consequences for Agricultural Production
Ernst W. Mutert East & Southeast Asia Program, Potash & Phosphate Institute, 126 Watten Estate Road, Singapore 287599, 1995-11-01
Policy Issues in Managing Irrigation and Drainage
Peter P.C. Sun 7605 Barnum Rd., Bethesda Maryland 20817 Benedum Hall U.S.A., 2000-09-01
Projecting the World Food Supply and Demand Using a Long-Term Dynamic Simulator
Osamu Koyama Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) 1-2 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8686 Japan, 2000-11-01
Recycling of Wastewater from Pig Farms in Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture
Supamard Panichsakpatana Kasetsart University Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand, 2007-06-01
Rural Tourism: A Case Study of Regional Planning in Taiwan
Wen-Ching Hong Division Chief, Agricultural Bureau, Nantou County Government 660, Chung Hsing Rd., Nantou City, Taiwan, 1988-10-01
Rural Tourism in Japan: The Regeneration of Rural Communities
Yutaka Arahi Researcher, Rural Life Research Institute Zenkoku Nogyou Kyousai Kaikan 4th Fl., 19, Ichiban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0082, Japan, 1998-10-01
Rural Tourism in Korea
Kyu-Seob Choi Department of Agricultural Economics Kyungpook National University 1370, Sankyok-Dong, Buk-Ku Taegu-Shi 702-701 Korea, 1998-10-01
Rural Tourism _ the Impact on Rural Communities I. Indonesia
Syukur Iwantoro Director of Agribusiness Division Agribusiness Agency, Ministry of Agriculture Jalan Harsono RM No. 3, Ragunan Jakarta, Selatan, Indonesia, 1998-10-01
Rural Tourism - the Impact on Rural Communities II. Thailand
Nuchnard Rattanasuwongchai Department of Career Sciences Kasetsart University Bangkok, Thailand, 1998-10-01
Slopeland Capability Classification As a Tool in Land Use Planning a. Taiwan
Chan, Lien-Chang 22, Yang-Ming Street, Feng-Yuan City Taichung County 420, Taiwan ROC, 2000-03-01
Social and Economic Evaluation of the Multi-Functional Roles of Paddy Farming
Suh Dong-Kyun Rural Development Administration, RDA 250, Seodun-dong, Kwonson-gu, Suwon-si, Keyonggi-do, 441-707 Korea, 2002-06-01
Successful Information Technology (It) for Agriculture and Rural Development
Seishi Ninomiya National Agricultural Research Center, National Agricultural Research Organization Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8666, Japan, 2004-09-01
Sustainable Agricultural Systems for Small-Scale Farmers in Thailand: Implications for the Environment
Thanwa Jitsanguan Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University Bangkok 10900, Thailand, 2001-12-01
Technology for the Small Farmers
D. Gee-Clough Division of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2754, Bangkok, Thailand, 1985-07-01
The Agricultural Situation of North Korea
Woon-Keun Kim Research Director, Center for North Korea Agriculture, Korea Rural Economic Institute 4-102, Hoigi-Dong, Dongdaemun-Ku, Seoul 130-710, Korea, 1999-09-01
The Flow of Information in the National Extension System, and Current Information Needs 1. Vietnam
L.V. Du, T.C. Thien and T.V. My Dept. of Soil and Water Fertilizer Sciences, Faculty of Agronomy, Univ. of Agriculture & Forestry, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2000-01-01
The Flow of Information in the National Extension System, and Current Information Needs 2. Samoa
Kenneth Toetu Lameta Institute for Research, Extension, and Training in Agriculture (IRETA), University of the South Pacific, Alafua Campus, Apia, Western Samoa, 2000-01-01
The Flow of Information in the National Extension System, and Current Information Needs 3. the Philippines
Velma S. Encanto Department of Agriculture, Regional Field Unit No. 6, Iloilo City, Philippines, 2000-03-01
The Transfer of New Technology to Small Farms in Taiwan Roc
Hsiung Wan Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan ROC, 1985-08-01
Urban Agriculture in Asia: Lessons from Japanese Experience
Kunio Tsubota Kyushu University Asia Centre 6-10-1, Hakozaki, Higashi-Ku Fukuoka City 812-8581, Japan, 2007-05-31
Urban Harvest: A Cgiar Global Program on Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture
Gordon Prain CGIAR-Urban Harvest CIP, Av. La Molina 1895, Apartado 1558 La Molina, Lima, Peru, 2007-05-30

Technical Bulletins

Analysis of the Farming Attitude of the Agricultural Machinery Operator: Method of Analysis and Case Study
Tokuhiro Momonoki, Yutaka Sasaki*, Hou-ou Ikeda**, Yutaka Kanetani*, Yasuhiro Sasaki* Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region 5th Fl., 14 Wenchow St., Taipei, Taiwan ROC *National Agricultural Research Center 3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba-chi, Ibaraki, Japan **Aichi Gakuin University 12 Araike, Iwasaki-cho, Nisshin-chi, Aichi, Japan, 2003-08-01
An Economic Evaluation of the Multifunctional Roles of Agriculture and Rural Areas in Japan
Kentaro Yoshida Policy Research Institute Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2-2-1, Nishigahara, Kita-Ku, Tokyo 114-0024 Japan, 2001-08-01
Relationship between Heavy Metal Concentrations in Soils of Taiwan and Uptake by Crops
Zueng-Sang Chen Department of Agricultural Chemistry National Taiwan University Taipei 106 Taiwan, ROC, 2000-03-01

Research Highlights

Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) for Forecasting Long-Term Droughts and Floods
News source: The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development For further information, Baldazo, P.G., Ramirez, A.M., Acebec, T.B. Bautista, M.P. Forecasting long-term droughts and series of wet years. Highlights 2001, PCARRD, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines, 2002, pp. 2-4., 2002-03-01
Fluctuations in the Generation of Greenhouse-Effect Gases and Absorption by the Soil with Changes in Land Use in Forests of the Humid Tropics
News source: National Institute for Agro- Environmental Sciences, Japan. For further information, see Nakajima, Y. et al., Main microbial processes for nitrous oxide emissions from soils in different land-use patterns in Sumatra, Indonesia. Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Microbial Ecology 2001, pp. 333-334. Yonemura, S., et al., Tropospheric ozone climatology over Peninsular Malaysia from 1992 to 1999. Journal of Geophysical Research D15 2002, p. 107., 2002-07-01
The Concept and Role of the &Quot;Knowledgeable Farmer&Quot; As the Core Manpower in Knowledge-Based Agriculture
News source: Rural Development Administration (RDA), Suwon, Korea For further information, Korean Journal of Sericultural Science 32, 1: 53-68, 2002-06-01
Training and Support for &Quot;Knowledgeable Farmers&Quot;
News source: Rural Development Administration (RDA), Suwon, Korea For further information, Korean Journal of Sericultural Science 32, 3: 1-20, 2002-06-01