Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)

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...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Revisiting the State of Philippine Biodiversity And The Legislation on Access and Benefit Sharing

Princess Alma B. Ani, Monica B. Castillo
ABSTRACT  As a megadiverse country, the Philippines is recognized with its rich biodiversity. It has the most diverse life forms on a per unit area. Its biodiversity, composed of various flora and fauna, provides resources to meet basic needs for human survival, promotes economic...
Country: Philippines Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Mangroves-dependent Traditional Farming System in Yambye Township, Rakhine State

Cho Cho San
The local people in Yanbye Township, Rakhine State have been practicing the conversion of mangroves for rice production since primordial times. World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the Japanese Government supported funding for the conversion of mangrove areas for rice production in 1979 and...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Factors Influencing Profitability of Black Gram Production before and after India’s Import Suspension in Kyauktaga Township, Bago Region

Pyae Phyo Wai, Cho Cho San, Aye Moe San
ABSTRACT Black gram is an economically important pulse in Myanmar and mainly exported to India. In August 2017, India announced a 200,000 tons import quota on pigeon peas and 150,000 tons quota each for black gram and green gram. This study aimed to analyze the determinants on profitability of...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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