Agribusiness

Profitability of Different Rice Varieties for Domestic and Export Markets: A Case Study in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, Myanmar

Aye Nwe Latt, Theingi Myint, Myo Sabai Aye, Nyein Nyein Htwe
ABSTRACT Rice is the main staple food crop and is cultivated on about half of the net sown area in Myanmar. Most farmers depended on rain-fed agriculture in Myanmar. The objectives of the paper were to study the socio-economic characteristics of selected farmers and analyze the cost and returns...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agribusiness
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The Friendly Durian Competition in Southeast Asia

Tai Wei Lim
ABSTRACT Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia are the major durian producers in the world and the humble fruit has since become a premium product with hectares measured in high value dollar terms per unit hectare. In this boom, China has become the world's largest importer and consumer of...
Country: Singapore Topic: Agribusiness
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Is Contract Farming System Win-Win Beneficial for Both Company and Farmers? A Case Study in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area

Nyan Lynn Htet, Theingi Myint, Thi Thi Soe, Soe Khaing
ABSTRACT This research deals with understanding the nature and types of contract farming system. This research was done from the point of view of the Contract Company and studied the processes and terms involved in buying paddy from contract farmers and selling and exporting rice and seeds to...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agribusiness
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Korea’s Rice Supply and Demand Situation and Challenges

Jongin Kim
ABSTRACT In Korean agriculture, rice holds not only the status of being a staple food but it also remains the predominant crop for a significant proportion of farmers. However, a persistent trend of structural oversupply of rice has been ongoing since the late 1990s, with an overproduction of...
Country: Korea Topic: Agribusiness
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Accelerating Coffee Productivity through Farm, Farmers, and Agribusiness Developments in Indonesia

Effendi Andoko, Iqbal Rafani (late), Rachmat Pambudy
ABSTRACT Coffee plays an important role in the economic activities of Indonesia.  Even though the country is ranked as the fourth largest coffee exporter in the world after Brazil, Vietnam, and Colombia, the productivity of Indonesian coffee is lower than its potential productivity....
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agribusiness
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