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"An Econometric Analysis of Malaysian Cocoa Prices: a Structural Approach"
The cocoa industry is vulnerable to price fluctuations arising from fundamental changes in supply and demand and other technical and social factors. Consequently, price variability can affect the producers' returns and the foreign exchange... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (Universiti Pertanian Malaysia)"Beef Cattle Raising and Its Contribution to Farmers' Productivity In the Sltiung transmigration area, West Sumatera, Indonesia"
The study was conducted in the Sitiung I Transmigration Area, West Sumatera, Indonesia. It aimed to determine the sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the transmigrants; determine the beef cattle management and feeding... Read more.MS in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Biology of Selected Opiine parasitoids (Braconidae) and Their Abundance Relative to the Host, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), on Carambola"
The opiines (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) are important parasitoids of the oriental fruit fly, Baclrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae). In an attempt to exploit their potential in the integrated control of this pest, field and... Read more.PhD in Entomology (Universiti Pertanian Malaysia)"Bionomics of the Cotton Flowerweevil, Amorphoidea Lata Motschulsky (Coleoptera: curcullonidae)"
The study confirmed that all Amorphoidea populations in the Philippines belong to only one species but they showed considerable geographical variation from Luzon to Mindanao. The life cycle of the cotton flowerweevil, A. lata Motschulsky, was... Read more.MS in Entomology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Coconut Oil as Supplementary Energy Source in Broiler and Layer Diets"
A total of 600 day-old commercial broiler chicks and 120 ninemonth- old commercial strain of S.C. White Leghorn pullets served as the experimental birds in two feeding trials conducted to determine the effects of diets with different kinds... Read more.PhD in Animal Nutrition (Central Luzon State University)"Communication Network and Some Factors in Agricultural Technology Adoption in the Kao Hin Sorn Research and Development Project, Eastern Region of Thailand"
This study investigated the communication networks and factors related to agricultural technology adoption among the respondents of two villages of the Kao Hin Sorn Research and Development Project (KARDC) area in Thailand. It primarily aimed... Read more.PhD in Development Communication (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effect of Different Stocking Densities and Feeding on the Growth of Oreochrom/s Nllotlcus(L.) in Floating Cages in Sampaloc Lake, Laguna, Philippines"
A field study was conducted in Sampaloc Lake. San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines in June-September 1990. It aimed to determine the growth of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by cage culture under different stocking densities and... Read more.MS in Zoology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effect of Short-term Mineral Oil Treatment on Reproductive Performance of Sheep and Goat"
First hand information on litter size and related reproductive parameters in ewes and does were gathered under field conditions. A series of experiments were conducted to determine the effect of short-term mineral oil treatment on the... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (Central Luzon State University)"Factors Affecting Nutritional Status of Adolescent Mothers in Metro Cebu"
This study was designed to generate baseline information on the primiparous adolescent mother from Metro Cebu, Philippines. The main concern was to determine how the simultaneous nutrient demands imposed by pregnancy and her own physical growth... Read more.MS in Applied Nutrition (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Factors Influencing Farmers' Participants in the BIMAS Program in the Subdistrict of Caringin, West Java, Indonesia"
The study was conducted to determine the effect of various factors on the participation of rice farmers in the BIMAS (Bimbingan Masal or "Mass Guidance") Program in the Subdistrict of Caringin, West Java Province, Indonesia. The... Read more.MS in Community Development (University of the Philippines Los Baños)