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"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)"Environmental assessment of sanitary landfill site facility in Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR)"
Increasing volume of solid waste is one of the emerging issues that currently confronts Lao PDR. To address the issue, Lao PDR has been employing landfill as final disposal site for its solid waste. This study examined the performance of the new... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Factors influencing enrollment of students in agriculture courses: Implications to agriculture education program in Maejo University, Thailand"
This study examined the enrollment trend in agriculture courses, and assessed the factors influencing enrollment of students in agriculture courses and its implications to agriculture education program at Maejo University, Thailand. There were 670... Read more.PhD in Development Education (Central Luzon State University)