Database of Abstracts of Theses and Dissertations of SEAMEO SEARCA Scholars
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"Supply response of maize in Vietnam"
This study analyzed the trend of maize production in Vietnam and estimated a supply response model to determine factors affecting changes in maize supply. Supply elasticities were estimated from time-series data covering 1986–2011 using the... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Water quality evaluation of Nam Xong River in Vangvieng District, Vientiane Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic"
The study was conducted to contribute to the improvement of the Sustainable Management Plan for Nam Xong River. Four villages along Nam Xong River in Vangvieng District were selected for the study. A total of 90 respondents were interviewed for the... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"An analysis of the effects of transaction costs on farmers’ market participation in the rice sector of the Philippines"
A simple market participation model with transaction costs was developed to look into the effects of different transaction costs variables on farmers’ rice market participation as a net seller. Using Heckman’s two-step estimator to... Read more.PhD in Economics (University of the Philippines Diliman)"Analysis of the anthropogenic-based disturbances among the indigenous goby population in Mandulog River System, Northern Mindanao, Philippines"
The biology and ecology of indigenous freshwater gobies might be affected by water pollution resulting from human activities, which posed changes in the water quality of the river. Hence, a study was conducted in the upstream, midstream, and... Read more.PhD in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Analysis of the lychee industry competitiveness and good agricultural practice (VietGAP) in Bac Giang Province, Vietnam"
The study analyzed the lychee industry competitiveness and adoption of good agricultural practice (VietGAP) in Bac Giang Province, Vietnam. Results showed that 56 percent of VietGAP farmers were applying eight or more of the prescribed practices; the... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Assessment of the indigenous forest management system of the Iturkaw in Tulgao, Tinglayan, Kalinga, Philippines"
This dissertation dwelt on a heretofore little known set of indigenous forest management systems practiced by the Iturkaw people of Tulgao, Tinglayan, Kalinga in northern Philippines. The study had four components, namely: (1) description of the... Read more.PhD in Forestry: Forest Resources Management (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Asset-based analysis of e-extension adoption among rice farmers in selected cyber communities in the Philippines"
The study was an asset-based community analysis of e-extension adoption among rice farmers in selected cyber communities in the Philippines. It was conducted in Batac, Ilocos Norte; Muñoz, Nueva Ecija; and Magalang, Pampanga. The objectives... Read more.PhD in Extension Education (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Biological activities of antagonistic fungi to control fusarium wilt of tomato"
The research findings on tomato wilt collected from infested fields in Bangkok, Phetchaboun, Tak, Nakhoratchasima, Burirum, Nongkhai, Sakonnakhon, and Khonkaen Provinces resulted to isolate and identify the causal agent as Fusarium oxysporum f. sp... Read more.PhD in Biotechnology in Plant Pathology (King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabang)"Community participation in the Namha Catchment Area Development Project in Luang Namtha Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)"
The study determined the nature and extent of community participation in the planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation phases of the Namha Catchment Area Development Project at the village level. It also determined the factors that... Read more.MS in Community Development (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effects of agricultural extension and environment-related practices on technical efficiency of paddy farmers in the Central Region of Thailand"
Rice is among the cereals that share a leading role as important food sources for mankind. It is not only a staple food for a large part of the world population but also a main cash crop in the Thai economy. Of the total 24.86 million households in... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (Universiti Putra Malaysia)