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- This resource is part 6 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part focuses on forest management modalities and institutional issues, with specific emphasis on community forestry and poverty reduction in Nepal and Bhutan. This includes economic and financial management, community issues, forest protection, sustainability and related topics. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e05.pdf
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- This resource is part 7 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part includes a description of technical aspects of forestry management such as transport and harvesting technologies. A case study based around production of bamboo charcoal in mountainous areas of Northern Laos is included, together with a description of the issues around processing lumber with chainsaws in Ghana and forest harvesting in Papua New Guinea. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e06.pdf
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- This resource is part 8 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part focuses on accessing markets, and includes sections about the role of small and medium forest enterprise associations in reducing poverty, a case study describing the process of creating wood flooring from forestry and farming, bamboo industries, and lessons learned. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e07.pdf
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- This report investigates the potential correlation between the falling fertility rate and rising educational attainment in Vietnam. It analyses evidence that suggests that Vietnamese parents are now focusing on quality over quantity, choosing to have fewer children and invest more in their education through private tutoring in order to give them a better chance of educational success. This report was published by the World Bank in 2013.
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- Hai-Anh Dang; F. Halsey Rogers
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/15846
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- This report examines the determinants of remittance behaviour for internal migrants in Vietnam by studying how remittances are affected by the vulnerability of a migrant's life at the destination, their link to relatives back home and the time spent at the destination. It includes a review of literature about the motives behind remittance behaviour and an empirical analysis based on data taken from the 2004 Vietnam Migration Survey. This report was published by The World Bank in 2008.
- Author
- Yoko Niimi; Thai Hung Pham; Barry Reilly
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/6529
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- This strategy development workshop was held on 25-29 February 2008 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Papers from the workshop cover: learning from past experience and from successful and unsuccessful dairying initiatives; dairy markets and the facilitation of smallholder participation; and, the development of the strategy. It includes examples from India, Vietnam, the Philippines and Bangladesh. These proceedings, RAP Publication 2008/08, were published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2008. This section, part 1 of 2, contains an introduction to the workshop, papers on learning from past experience, and papers on smallholder participation. Part 2 is also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Nancy Morgan (editor)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/i0281e/i0281e00.pdf
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- This strategy development workshop was held on 25-29 February 2008 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Papers from the workshop cover: learning from past experience and from successful and unsuccessful dairying initiatives; dairy markets and the facilitation of smallholder participation; and, the development of the strategy. It includes examples from India, Vietnam, the Philippines and Bangladesh. These proceedings, RAP Publication 2008/08, were published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2008. This section, part 2 of 2, contains papers on smallholder participation, papers on the development of the strategy, opening remarks and a summary of the field trip. Part 1 is also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Nancy Morgan (editor)
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/i0281e/i0281e01.pdf
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- This document contains the proceedings of a workshop held to discuss ways to strengthen the ongoing genetic improvement and dissemination programs of member countries (including Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) and to develop additional programs for new species. It includes the papers presented, a summary of the small group discussions and country-specific action plans for selected species.
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/Development%20of%20Aquatic_1.pdf
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- This case study of the development of the Robusta coffee industry in Vietnam focuses on key factors affecting the growth of the industry. It seeks to learn lessons for the future growth of the coffee industry in Vietnam and for similar cash crop diversifications worldwide. The document, Agricultural Management, Marketing and Finance Working Document 19, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007.
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- Anthony Marsh
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap301e/ap301e.pdf
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- This report examines 53 cities in developing countries (including Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Vietnam, the Philippines, China and Indonesia) to determine the factors that drive the use of untreated wastewater and polluted water for irrigated agriculture. This report was published by IWMI in 2008.
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- Liqa Raschid-Sally; Priyantha Jayakody
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- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.127
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- This report examines the impacts of three climate change hazards affecting coastal communities (typhoons/flooding, coastal erosion and saltwater intrusion) in Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, analyzing planned adaptation options and autonomous responses of households, to understand the risks associated with climate change and to be able to address the risks more efficiently. This report was published by The WorldFish Center in 2013.
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- M. L. Perez; A. J. U. Sajise; P. J. B. Ramirez; J. K. B. Arias; A. H. Purnomo; S. R. Dipasupil; P. A. Regoniel; K. A. T. Nguyen; G. J. Zamora
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF-2013-32.pdf
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- This report assesses Vietnam's vulnerability to climate change, particularly their agriculture, aquaculture and forestry sectors and coastal ports. It includes regional and national projections of climate change and sea level rise and a social analysis of adaptation at the local level. This report forms part of the World Bank's wider study of the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change.
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12747
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- This report reviews and analyzes key educational issues in the areas of education policy and management frameworks, secondary education and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) +6 countries and highlights how the systems can be improved and how educational disparities across the countries can be reduced. This report was published by UNESCO in 2014.
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- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- http://www.unescobkk.org/resources/e-library/publications/article/education-systems-in-asean-6-countries-a-comparative-analysis-of-selected-educational-issues-educa/
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- This report presents the results of a workshop in 2010 on small-scale aquaculture (SSA) which aimed to understand SSA, its contribution and ways to enhance its contribution and the challenges facing the sector as well as identifying action plans to strengthen the capacity of SSA producers and households to deal with risks, crises and emergencies. Part 1 contains the outcomes of the deliberations of the experts participating in the workshop and Part 2 contains the technical papers presented, including several case studies covering China, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. This report was published by the FAO in 2013.
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- Melba G. Bondad-Reantaso; Rohana P. Subasinghe
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- http://www.fao.org/family-farming-2014/resources/publication-detail/en/item/216973/icode/
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- The potential impact of climate change on hydropower is examined by constructing a hydrological model which uses a simple multivariate time series technique. The model is applied to three hydropower projects in India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Policy implications for hydropower projects are discussed. This document, Policy Reseach Working Paper 4344, was published by The World Bank in September 2007.
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- Atsushi Iimi
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/7332
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- This article discusses the issue of demand for fish products exceeding the natural supply and some of the ways to develop aquaculture to encourage rapid growth in fish production. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2005.
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- R. C. Akpaniteaku; M. Weimin; Y. Xinhua
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2324.pdf
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- This report identifies institutional, regulatory and infrastructure issues that reduce inland and coastal waterway transport efficiency in Vietnam, analyses the underlying causes of these issues and evaluates and proposes policy- and infrastructure-based interventions to address them. This report was published by WorldBank in 2014.
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- Luis C. Blancas; M. Baher El-Hifnawi
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/16321
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- This report evaluates and analyses the current status and potential of small-scale integrated farming systems in coastal areas of Quang Tri Province under the Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (RFLP).
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- Trinh Quang Tu
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-ar292e.pdf
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- This document summarises the findings from eight individual country case studies which examine feed and fertiliser use in sustainable aquaculture development in Asia. It is part of a detailed overview of feed and fertiliser use in sustainable aquaculture development in developing countries including individual country case studies, synthesis papers and the report of a workshop. The full report, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No.497, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Sena S De Silva; Mohammad R Hasan
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1444e/a1444e02.pdf
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- This report provides guidance on policies surrounding investing in the improvement or establishment of smallholder aquaculture enterprises, based on examples from shrimp and fish farmers in Indonesia and the catfish industry in Vietnam. It considers investments such as improving farm productivity, improving organisation, access to working capital, improving market access and improving infrastructure and discusses the different models of investment, building partnerships and creating impacts. This report was published by The WorldFish Center in 2011.
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_2798.pdf
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- This document reports on the outcomes of a meeting where five countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) used the Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines to conduct needs analysis and assessment of future activities in fire management in their countries.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/k4362e/k4362e.pdf
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- This report examines the issues of improving supplies of fish for urban and rural populations in Vietnam, improving the quality and safety of products, and ensuring food security, particularly for disadvantaged and vulnerable parts of the population. These studies on domestic fish marketing and related credit arrangements and needs in Vietnam were carried out in 2002 as part of the project "Fish marketing and credit in Viet Nam" (MTF/VIE/025). This document, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 468, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2004.
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- Audun Lem; Uwe Tietze; Erhard Ruckes; Raymon van Anrooy
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5707e/y5707e00.htm
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- This report investigates the ways that the fisheries and aquaculture sector can adapt to the threat of climate change. It discusses the global vulnerability of fisheries systems to climate change, its impacts on people, understanding, reducing and coping with vulnerability, building the capacity to adapt and respond and adapting technologies. This report was published by The WorldFish Center in 2009.
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_904.pdf
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- This report provides country case studies from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam to analyse the nature, outcomes and effectiveness of particular policy responses to Asia's food price spikes and the immediate and longer term food security issues.
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- Sisira Jayasuriya; Purushottam Mudbhary; Sumiter Singh Broca
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/i3031e/i3031e00.htm
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- This paper (in two parts) summarizes observations and findings from a collection of reports on five Greater Mekong Region countries (Lao PDR, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam) on the status and trends of forestry and forestry in this region. It also analyses the key factors driving changes in forestry in the region and outlines four possible scenarios for 2020. It highlights priorities and strategies to make the region's forestry sector more sustainable.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2093e/index.html
