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Gender disparity manifests in various ways, one of those being giving women limited access to knowledge and skills development. This is one of the reasons for their marginal social status. One way of addressing the issue is by training women in relevant subjects that positively impact their livelihood and...

The journey of Srimati Gouri Rani Shankar is nothing less than an inspiration for women in general and women in agriculture in particular. She has set...

This volume is a compilation of essays written by top researchers on the topics that Prof. Keijiro Otsuka has been working on in his career. He served...

Although several initiatives to reduce food production deficits and increase net food supply have yielded positive outcomes, it has been argued that food...

A key contribution of this study is the evaluation of consumer rice preferences—segments whose preferences in the context of cultural heritage and colonial...

Vietnam is especially vulnerable to the effect of climate change because of its geography and population demographics. Weather and climate, including rainfall...

Recent studies on yield gap analysis for rice in Southeast Asia revealed different levels of intensification across the main “rice bowls” in...

Providing a relative magnitude of returns to investments is important for donors so that they can see whether payoffs still exist to fund this type of...

Vietnamese consumers seem willing to pay for products labeled as organic or eco-friendly. Similar results were found in a study investigating consumer...

Exotic varieties, without a doubt, contribute to food security and farmer welfare in Bangladesh; however, domestication of these cultivars poses a direct...