From Challenges to Sustainable Solutions for Upland Agriculture in Southeast Asia

Schreinemachers, Pepijn; Fröhlich, Holger L.; Clemens, Gerhard; Stahr, Karl

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“…As a result, maize production has risen dramatically and has become the key to the development of the mountainous region (Kyeyune and Turner 2016;Zeller et al 2013). This has contributed to the further expansion of maize production and business activities (Schreinemachers et al 2013). The increasing demand for feed from the lowland has greatly encouraged farmers to increase the production of maize.…”

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“…In Vietnam, studies on maize focus on agricultural economic development and its influence on local living conditions, such as the economic efficiency of maize conversion from traditional crops (Minot et al 2006); the negative impacts of maize on local communities (Kyeyune and Turner 2016); the relationship between maize area expansion and natural resource utilization (Saint-Macary et al 2013); strategies and policies to promote maize commerce at the HH level for sustainable development (Zeller et al 2013); and the impacts of economic development based on maize mono-cultivation on soil characteristics (Schreinemachers et al 2013). Previous studies have not unpacked the annually alternating maize seed cultivation regime.…”

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Influence of Trading Structure on Maize Seed Selection by Farmers in Vietnam: Case Study on Yen Chau District, Son La Province

Hong

Yokoyama

2018

Geog. Rev. Japan B

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Maize is the most important cash crop in Vietnam's northern mountainous region. It is credited with eradicating hunger and alleviating poverty. However, the continuous decreasing trend in the global maize price since 2013 has resulted in various socioeconomic problems. Yen Chau district follows a cultivation regime of annually changing maize varieties. This goes against the objectives of national test procedures for new seed. This study aimed to establish whether the annually changing seed cultivation regime is the consequence of the fierce competition between seed enterprises. We found that the maize trading structure is centered on a three-level trader network that plays a crucial role in connecting stakeholders. Strong social relationships along with weak credit/production commitments between farmers and traders have facilitated maize production throughout the region. Seed and supply enterprises target traders to promote their products and are the most important information channel for farmers. This study's findings suggest that seed selection in Yen Chau has no scientific basis but is the result of market factors.

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Influence of Trading Structure on Maize Seed Selection by Farmers in Vietnam: Case Study on Yen Chau District, Son La Province

Hong

Yokoyama

2018

Geog. Rev. Japan B

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“…Entretanto, na maioria dos casos, eles são operados por timers e não por sensores que expressam a demanda hídrica das plantas (MEDICI et al, 2010). Diversos autores têm estudado formas de automação de baixo custo para sistemas de irrigação baseados em disponibilidade de águ a do solo (PINMANEE et al, 2011;PRAKASH et al, 2012) e dados meteorológicos (ZHOU et al, 2009). …”

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Irrigação no cultivo orgânico de alface utilizando Irrigás, tanque Classe A e um sistema automático de baixo custo

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RESUMO O presen te estudo teve como objetivo comparar um sistema automático de baixo custo a outras duas técnicas de manejo (sistema Irrigás e tanque classe A) na cultura da alface (Lactuca sativa L.) com relação à operacionalidade dos sistemas, custo dos equipamentos, lâminas aplicadas e dados AAI/9kPa, Irrigás, AAI/12kPa foi, respectivamente, 241,4; 217,9; 205,5 AAI/9kPa, Irrigás, AAI/12kPa were, respectively, 241.4, 217.9, while the productivities were, respectively, 32.80, 28.86, 28.80 and 35.45Mg

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“…Economic development in the uplands of northern Thailand, for example, has changed the traditional form of swidden agriculture into commercial production with more permanent intensive forms of land use, application of modern technology, and intensive use of purchased inputs (Tipraqsa and Schreinemachers, 2009). Similarly, Schreinemachers et al (2013) found a transition from subsistence to intensified, commercial agriculture in mountainous areas of 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Thailand and Vietnam due to economic development, policy change, new technologies, and population growth, driving a boom in cash crops such as maize, vegetables, fruits, and flowers. In…”

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“…The overuse of groundwater has resulted in saline intrusion into coastal aquifers and land subsidence. The increased use of synthetic pesticides has led to increased health problems and production costs (Riwthong et al, 2015;Schreinemachers et al, 2013). A more industrialised country such as Malaysia has decided not to further intensify its rice production systems, fearing the environmental consequences, and to import the needed amount of rice (Pingali, 2001).…”

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Commercialisation of smallholder agriculture in Cambodia: impact of the cassava boom on rural livelihoods and agrarian change

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Agricultural commercialisation is a process that involves the transformation of subsistence-oriented smallholder farming systems into systems that are primarily oriented toward production for the market. Agricultural production is no longer viewed merely as the means to meet household consumption requirements, drawing on local resources, but becomes the household"s main incomegenerating activity, tying farmers into the wider market economy, not only through the sale of farm commodities, but through the purchase of inputs, labour, assets, credit, and consumer goods. This process is part of an agrarian transition driven by economic growth and development, global market integration, and increasing global demand for farm products. Cash crop booms have been a significant catalyst for the process, spurring farmers to invest in commercial agriculture, though often with considerable risk and disruption. Some claim agricultural commercialisation is a pathway out of poverty for rural households, while others highlight the darker site of commercialisation in terms of widening inequality and the marginalisation and exclusion of disadvantaged households.Agricultural commercialisation has been underway in Cambodia for several decades. There has been a rapid transition from subsistence to semi-commercial and commercial production as indicated by the expanding area of commercial crops, production increases, and export growth. This transition has been closely linked to booming demand for agricultural commodities such as cassava within the Asian region. This raises the question whether the commercialisation of smallholder agriculture in Cambodia has had positive impacts on farmers" livelihoods through improving their productivity, income, and resilience, thus contributing to inclusive economic growth.The aim of this research was to explore the commercialisation of smallholder agriculture in Cambodia through a case study of responses to and impacts of the cassava boom. The specific objectives were to: (i) understand the role of the cassava boom in the commercialisation of smallholder agriculture in Cambodia; (ii) appraise the economic viability (profitability and riskiness) of smallholder cassava production; (iii) evaluate the impacts of commercial cassava production on farmers" livelihoods; (iv) trace the livelihood trajectories of different types of rural household as a consequence of the cassava boom; (v) identify options to ensure agricultural commercialisation contributes to more inclusive agricultural growth.The study used Agrarian Systems Analysis (ASA) as a framework. ASA encompasses a set of techniques to understand and diagnose farm-household systems, the agrarian systems in which they are embedded, and longer-term processes of agrarian change. In particular, ASA highlights the importance of understanding the connection between commercialisation and agrarian differentiation, whereby farm households can end up on contrasting livelihood trajectories. Within iii this framework, a comparative case study approach was ...

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From Challenges to Sustainable Solutions for Upland Agriculture in Southeast Asia

Cited by 7 publications

References 55 publications

Influence of Trading Structure on Maize Seed Selection by Farmers in Vietnam: Case Study on Yen Chau District, Son La Province

Influence of Trading Structure on Maize Seed Selection by Farmers in Vietnam: Case Study on Yen Chau District, Son La Province

Irrigação no cultivo orgânico de alface utilizando Irrigás, tanque Classe A e um sistema automático de baixo custo

Commercialisation of smallholder agriculture in Cambodia: impact of the cassava boom on rural livelihoods and agrarian change

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