White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin
This open access book is about understanding the processes involved in the transformation of smallholder rice farming in the Lower Mekong Basin from a low-yielding subsistence activity to one producing the surpluses needed for national self-sufficiency and a high-value export industry. For centuries...
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| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2020.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The Evolution of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin
- 2. The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in Northeast Thailand
- 3. Divergent Pathways of Rice Farming in Ubon Ratchathani Province
- 4. Farmer Organizations in Ubon Ratchathani Province
- 5. From Subsistence to Commercial Rice Farming in Laos
- 6. Adapting the Green Revolution for Laos
- 7. Rainfed and Irrigated Rice Farming on the Savannakhet Plain
- 8. The Supply of Inputs to Rice Farmers in Savannakhet
- 9. Rice Marketing and Cross-Border Trade in Savannakhet
- 10. Economic Constraints to Intensification of Rainfed Lowland Rice in Laos
- 11. The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in Cambodia
- 12. The Production, Marketing, and Export of Rice in Takeo
- 13. The Role of Irrigation in Rice Farming in Takeo and Kampong Speu
- 14. The Supply of Fertiliser for Rice Farming in Takeo
- 15. The Use of Credit by Rice Farmers in Takeo
- 16. Contract Farming of High-Quality Rice in Kampong Speu
- 17. Trends in Rice-Based Farming Systems in the Mekong Delta
- 18. The Domestic Rice Value Chain in the Mekong Delta
- 19. Cross-Border Trade in Rice from Cambodia to Vietnam
- 20. Cross-Border Trade in Sticky Rice from Laos to Vietnam
- 21. Issues of Rice Policy in the Lower Mekong Basin.