Policy Articles

Underutilized Fruit Species Conservation in Malaysia

Noorlidawati Ab Halim, Nik Rozana Nik Mohamad Masdek
2016.09.09
Introduction Malaysia has an ideal climate for the growth of various varieties of fruits, besides being rich with a diversity of genetic resources. Most of these fruits are grown to tap into its high commercial value, either for direct consumption or for processing. Fruit species can be...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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Overview of Melon Industry in Malaysia

Nik Rozana Nik Mohamad Masdek, Rasmuna Mazwan Muhammad
2016.09.09
Introduction In general, there are three types of melons in Malaysia, namely watermelon, rockmelon, and honeydew. These melons are widely cultivated and easily obtained in Malaysia. Even though there are more than 500 varieties of melons and 150 varieties of watermelons all over the world, only...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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Crop Insurance in Thailand

Hnin Ei Win
2016.09.07
Introduction Although rice covered 48.70% of the total cultivable land (FAOa, 2011) in the country, the yield was low compared with other countries which occupied a small arable land for rice due to natural disasters. Furthermore, the agriculture sector only contributes 8.6% to the GDP while...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural risk management
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The Potential Impacts of Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Indonesian Agriculture

Tahlim Sudaryanto
2016.09.07
Introduction The TPP is one of the largest trading blocks representing roughly 40% of the world economy (combined GDP of US$ 28.1 trillion), and involving more than 792 million population in 12 countries.  Content of the TPP is considered highly progressive, because it includes some issues...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Climate Change Impact: Vulnerability and Poverty in the Dry Zone of Myanmar

Thanda Kyi
2016.09.07
General indicators for household vulnerability in rural area of selected dry zone Myanmar is the 58th most vulnerable country and the 2nd least ready country. The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Myanmar places it in the upper-left quadrant of the Readiness Matrix. It has...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agricultural risk management
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