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Study on Rice Paddy Agroecosystem in Different Cultivation Methods and Landscapes

Li Lin, Chung-Yu Hsu, Chi-Ling Chen, Mei-Ling Fan, Sung-Hsia Weng, Sih-Sheng Cai, Hung-Chang Hsu, Guan-Hua Pung

ABSTRACT The biodiversity in rice paddies is influenced by factors such as the surroundings and farming methods employed but is also related to the rice yield and production costs. In 2013, a survey was conducted in Hualien County to determine the community structure of invertebrates in rice...

Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)

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Achievements, Challenges and Ways Forward for the Satoyama Development Mechanism: A Self-Assessment by the SDM Secretariat

Yasuo Takahashi, Nicolas Schauffele, Sabrina Mengrani, Andre Mader, Henry Scheyvens, Federico Lopez-Casero, Rajarshi Dasgupta

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) are “dynamic mosaics of habitats and land uses where the harmonious interaction between people and nature maintains biodiversity while providing humans with the goods and services needed for their livelihoods,...

Country: Japan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)

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Smart Platform for Precision Agriculture in Thailand

Tanee Sreewongcha, Sutkhet Nakasathien

ABSTRACT A SMART platform is a farming management system that monitors the variations of crop, environment and farmer practices in each farm upon a combination of satellite or drone images, sensor technologies, mobile applications, positioning technology, and the Internet of Things. The SMART...

Country: Thailand Topic: Smart agriculture

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Biodiversity Maintained by the Traditional Tea-Grass Integrated System in Shizuoka, Japan

Yoshinobu Kusumoto

ABSTRACT In Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, farmers traditionally cover furrows in green-tea fields with grass (mainly Miscanthus sinensis and Pleioblastus chino) in the autumn and winter seasons. The semi natural grasslands from where this grass is collected are called Chagusaba. The results of...

Country: Japan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)

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Evaluating the Benefit of Practice for Satoyama Initiative by Applying Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Chi-Ling Chen, Jenn-Kuo Tsai, Szu-Yang Wu, Ru-Hong Lin, Wei-Tin Huang

ABSTRACT Labor intensive and periodical investigations are essentially required in the past for the evaluation of services and functions of ecosystem and its change, which resulted in much labor and time consumption with very limited frequencies. Currently, with rapid development of Information...