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"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)"Gross morphology and histology of the uterine tubes of matured Philippine water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis Linn.)"
The gross morphology and microscopic anatomy of the uterine tubes of matured Philippine water buffalo were described using 60 specimens from apparently healthy animals. All specimens were subjected to gross characterization. For the... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (Central Luzon State University)"Household andcommunity level practices toward attaining food security in Long District, Luang Namtha Province, Lao PDR"
The study determined the practices of the households and the communities in attaining food security in Long District, Luang Namtha, Lao PDR. Specifically, it aimed to: (1) describe the social and economic characteristics of the respondents, and the... Read more.MS in Community Development (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Improvement of resistant starch of modified uli banana flour prepared by controlled fermentation and evaluation of prebiotic characteristics"
Under the direction of Betty Sri Laksmi Jenie, Nur Richana, and Suliantari, resistant starch type 3 (RS3) is potential as prebiotic source due to its physiological function. The objectives of this study were to increase the RS3 level of modified uli... Read more.MS in Food Science (Bogor Agricultural University)"Integrating information technology and local knowledge to detect and measure forest degradation"
Forest degradation, in the context of carbon emission, is difficult to detect and measure. Forest degradation can be defined as “persistent reduction of carbon stocks due to human activities but which does not result in the conversion of forest... Read more.PhD in Forestry: Forest Resources Management (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Land cover changes and resource use patterns of selected communities in Phou Phanang National Protected Area, Sangthong District, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR"
The study determined the relationship of land cover changes and resource use patterns in 1989–2011 of the three selected villages in the Phou Phanang National Protected Area of Sangthong District, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR. It adopted the... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Life cycle assessment of tomato, eggplant, cucumber, and string beans production systems in Nagcarlan, Laguna Province, Philippines"
Increasing population brings high demand for agricultural products which, in turn cause adverse environmental impacts during both production and transport. Environmental burdens of smallholder production of tomato, eggplant, cucumber, and string... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)