Consumer Valuation of Cultural Heritage: Estimating the Value of Cordilleran _Heirloom Rice_ through the Gastronomic Systems Research (GSR) Approach

Annalyn de Guia, Matty Demont, Rosa Paula Cuevas
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is famous for rice terraces where indigenous people grow diverse traditional rice varieties, through which they preserve their culture. For these people, rice grains are heirlooms. However, triggered by poverty, mass emigrations lead...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agribusiness
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Case Study of Bank for Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) Rice Value Chain Implementation

Surasak Sompadung
ABSTRACT This paper focuses on BAAC’s participation in the public private and farmer sectors and their assistance in farming and marketing for farmers’ produce through cooperatives society. It will also discuss the “Fair Care Share” idea that was recently implemented to...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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Performance of Rice Industry in India: Potential Opportunities and Challenges

Aldas Janaiah
ABSTRACT Rice is an important component of the agri-value chain, and a life-line for the livelihood of billion rural Indians. India’s rice sector has been transformed significantly with the increase of rice production by 250% and yield by 230% between 1971 and 2015. There is a wide variation...
Country: India Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Roles of Agricultural Cooperatives in Joint Production-Consumption Linkage Model Related to Large Scale Rice Fields in Mekong Delta

Hoang Vu Quang
ABSTRACT Agricultural cooperatives (ACs) have an important role in supporting the linkage between their members and trading enterprises. This paper presents a study result of roles of ACs in joint production –consumption linkage model related to large-scale rice field (LSRF) in Mekong Delta...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Agriculture
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The Value Chain and Rice Price Policy in Indonesia

Muhammad Firdaus
ABSTRACT Rice is one of the strategic commodities in Indonesia. Government intervention plays a significant role in Indonesian rice economy. A large input subsidy was delivered to rice farmers. Price policies were introduced annually. However, in Indonesia, rice is currently produced at the...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Overview
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