Agriculture

ABSTRACT Sustainable intensification is vital to ensuring food security in Japan in view of the low food self-sufficiency rate (37% on a calorie basis, 66% on a price basis in 2020). As a result, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) launched the initiative known as “...
Country: Japan Topic: Agriculture
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ABSTRACT This research attempted to analyze the determinants of potato production in Southern Shan State and Magway Region of Myanmar. Potato plays a significant role in increasing food security and income for the smallholder farmers of Myanmar. Data for the study were collected from both...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agriculture
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ABSTRACT Due to the shallow groundwater level and high sodium content of irrigation water in Taibao Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan, the greenhouse soil drainage is poor and the soil sodium content is excessively accumulated, which is unfavorable for greenhouse cultivation. The shallow buried...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agriculture
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ABSTRACT The studies reviewed deal with output growth using the total factor productivity (TFP) approach. The regional-oriented studies adopted systematic methods of employing cross-sectional data to estimate regional TFP given the data limitations. They had similar findings on the relative edge...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agriculture
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ABSTRACT Acid sulfate, Beach Ridges Interspersed with Swales (BRIS), tin-tailings, peat and steep land soils are problematic soils with severe limitations for crop cultivation in Malaysia. Agronomic challenges, particularly low cation exchange capacity (CEC), high acidity, intensely leached, low...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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