Rural Household’s Income Diversification, Climate Risk and Wetland Ecosystem: Case Study in Tha Nat Pin Township, Bago Region, Myanmar

Thi Thi Soe, Alessandra Giuliani, Myat Yi Mon
ABSTRACT An arm of the Andaman Sea in the southern part of Myanmar, Gulf of Mottama Region (GoM), is supporting both coastal population and agricultural productivity in Bago Region and Mon State. The livelihoods in the rural sector depend on agriculture, livestock, and fishing and self-...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Regional agricultural economyEco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Foreign Labor in the Thai Agricultural Sector

Sirawitch Rattanaprateeptong
ABSTRACT Exploitation in Thai agricultural sector employment is severe. Workers face poor working conditions as well as receiving a daily wage lower than the minimum wage. Labor protection does not apply well because the majority of workers in the Thai agricultural sector are illegal immigrant...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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384

Myanmar’s Natural Rubber Forward Policy: How to do it?

Theingi Myint, Kyaw Myo Thu
ABSTRACT Rubber production is central in economic development and it is also the second most agricultural export item followed by beans and pulses. Natural rubber production, consumption information of world rubber market and Myanmar rubber sector are done by desk review and conceptual frame...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Overview
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Single Window-Single Agency: An Innovative Solution to Food Safety Managenent of Pork Value Chains in Ho Chiminh City, Vietnam

Dao The Anh, Hoang Thanh Tung
ABSTRACT Food safety management is a major concern of Vietnam to protect the health of consumers. This study was conducted to assess the current status and propose the “single window - single agency” solutions for state management of food safety in the pork value chain in Ho Chi Minh City. The...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Agricultural value chains
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