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"Women's participation in the transformation of smallholder agriculture in Casabauc, Covalima, Timor Leste"
Agricultural progress in Timor-Leste is occurring, yet women's participation is insufficiently recognized. This study analyzed women's participation in the transformation of smallholder agriculture in Casabauc Village, Covalima District... Read more.MS in Community Development (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Allele Mining for Reproductive Stage Salinity Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Using Resources from 3K Rice Genome Project"
Salinity tolerance in rice is highly desirable to sustain production. Salinity affects rice growth in varying degree at all stages starting from germination through maturation. Excess salt adversely affects all major metabolic activities in rice, and... Read more.PhD in Plant Breeding (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"An Analysis of Collective Action Among Rice Farmers in Communal Irrigation Systems in Bohol, Philippines: A New Institutional Economics Approach"
This study aimed to analyze the nature of collective action among rice farmers and its effect on the performance of communal irrigation systems in Bohol, Philippines using the New Institutional Economics approach. A household survey of 348 farming... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Assessment of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Dong Na Tard Provincial Protected Area, Savannakhet Province, LAO PDR"
The study, conducted in Dong Na Tard Provincial Protected Area (DNT PPA) III, Kaysonephomvihane District, Savannakhet Province, primarily aimed to analyze the influence of different drivers to land use/land cover (LU/LC) change. Specifically, it... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Biomass and Carbon Sequestration Prediction Models for Acacia mangium Willd Plantations in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam"
The study developed a model to estimate current biomass and carbon stocks as well as predict future biomass and carbon sequestration potential for forest plantations of Acacia mangium Willd in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam. Specifically, the study... Read more.PhD in Forestry (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Comparative Energy Bills of Inbred and Hybrid Rice Genotypes Grown Under Organic and Conventional Production Systems in Bay, Laguna, Philippines"
Two studies were conducted almost simultaneously to determine the energy bills, energy use indicators, and energy footprints of two rice genotypes grown under organic and conventional systems from production to cooking stages. Study 1 was conducted... Read more.MS in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Cortisol Hormones and Blood Biochemical Profile of Repeated Breeding Indonesian Local Cattle"
This study was conducted to determine cortisol hormone and blood biochemical profiles of Indonesian local cattle with repeated breeding. Thirty cattle of three breeds udes in this study were Bali cattle in Bali Island, Madura cattle in Madura Island... Read more.MS in Animal Science (Universitas Gadjah Mada)"Design Process of Nano-CaO Production from Oyster (Pinctada maxima) Shell as Green Heterogeneous Base Catalysts"
West Nusa Tenggara is the center of sea oyster farming which produces pearl in Indonesia. Not only producing pearls, it also produces a lot of Pinctada maxima oyster shell wastes which are rich of natural mineral. The calcium carbonate (CaC03... Read more.MS in Agro-Industrial Technology (Universitas Gadjah Mada)"Determinants of Climate Smart Agriculture Adoption in Selected Regions of Vietnam"
Rice production is one of the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Vietnam. To mitigate rice production's contribution to climate change (CC) and enhance farmer's resilience, various Climate-smart Agriculture Practices and... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Development of Antioxidant Packaging Material Based on Optimized Poly (Lactic Acid) and Cellulose from Durian Rind Biocomposites"
Durian rinds are the plant waste of durian fruit consumption. Only one-third of a durian is edible, whereas the seeds and the shell become waste. With regards to environmental impact, the waste can be converted into value-added products, such as... Read more.PhD in Packaging Engineering (Universiti Putra Malaysia)