Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Resource Management (SANREM)

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An analysis of commercial vegetable farms in relation to sustainability in the uplands of Southeast Asia

This paper examines the factors limiting vegetable crop yields in the uplands of Southeast Asia. A survey of farms and soil sampling conducted in the upper […]

  • Date of Publication: 1998
  • Author(s): D. Poudel; D. Midmore; W. Hargrove
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Assessing SANREM’s impacts in Lantapan: Results of a survey

Abstract: In this paper we report on a project impact study conducted at the Lantapan, Philippines field site of the SANREM CRSP project. To substitute for […]

  • Date of Publication: 1998
  • Author(s): G. Buenavista; I. Coxhead; K. Kim
  • Type of Document: Research Report

Decentralizing natural resource management: Emerging lessons from ICRAF collaboration in southeast Asia

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to share some emerging lessons concerning decentralization and devolution of forest management in Southeast Asia, drawing upon the collaborative […]

  • Date of Publication: 1998
  • Author(s): C. Lai; D. Catacutan; A. Mercado
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Cultural Memory and Biodiversity

Virginia Nazarea addresses the incompleteness of preserving biodiversity of agricultural crops through seed and genebanks, suggesting that preserving the cultural memory associated with the conserved species […]

  • Date of Publication: 1998
  • Author(s): V. Nazarea
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Defining indicators which make sense to local people: Intra-cultural variation in perceptions of natural resources

Abstract: This article presents a method and a case study based on an applied ethnoecology approach and utilizing an adaptation of the Thematic Apperception Test. Pictures […]

  • Date of Publication: 1998
  • Author(s): V. Nazarea; R. Rhoades; E. Bontoya; G. Flora
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Looking back on the landscape: Impacts and Lessons from the SANREM CRSP

Abstract: One of the major challenges in the 21st century is to provide adequate food for the growing population while protecting the environment. Since SANREM is […]

  • Date of Publication: 1998
  • Author(s): C. Neely; G. Buenavista; J. Earl (eds.)
  • Type of Document: Project Document

Soil development and productivity and erosion management of steepland volcanic-ash derived soils for sustainable vegetable production in Mindanao, The Philippines

Highland vegetable systems in the Manupali watershed, Mindanao, the Philippines are important to supplement the demand for fresh vegetables in lowland cities, but the sustainability of […]

  • Date of Publication: 1998
  • Author(s): D. Poudel
  • Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation

Economic policies and the environment: The case of tree planting on low-income farms in the Philippines

This paper assesses the influences of economic policies and agricultural prices on farmers’ land use decisions and the environmental consequences. The author applies a stochastic dynamic […]

  • Date of Publication: 1998
  • Author(s): G. Shively
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Impact of contour hedgerows on upland maize yields in the Philippines

This paper investigates the impact of contour hedgerows on maize yields. The author applies and agricultural production function to assess data from upland Philippine maize farms […]

  • Date of Publication: 1998
  • Author(s): G. Shively
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article