• Assessment of stakeholder interventions for sustainable agriculture in Myanmar's dry zone : case study 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2016)

      The Dry Zone of Myanmar suffers from high levels of poverty and food insecurity. Agriculture is an important source of livelihood but rainfall is concentrated in a few months of the rainy season with erratic duration ...

    • Business management of custom hiring of agricultural machinery in the dry zone : training manual 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM); Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2016)
      Developed as part of the project "An Integrated Rural Economic and Social Development Programme for Livelihoods Improvement in the Dry Zone of Myanmar". This training manual has been produced by the Centre for Sustainable ...
    • Community based responses to food insecurity 

      Mukherjee, Amitava (Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA), 2010)

      This paper, after a brief reference to conceptual framework within which to analyze community responses and clarifying special terms used, discusses how communities associate well-being with food security. The paper ...

    • Creating an enabling environment for custom hiring of agricultural machinery in Myanmar's dry zone : training manual 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA); Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) (United Nations, 2017)
      This training manual aims to strengthen capacities of key stakeholders to address some of these constraints and has been produced by the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization under a project supported by the ...
    • Food insecurities faced by women and girl children 

      Mukherjee, Amitava (Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA), 2010)
      The simplest way of monitoring food security is to look at outcomes -to count how many people are hungry2. For this, there are three principal measures. The first addresses consumption, typically by estimating the proportion ...
    • Palawija forum. Vol.33, No.2, August 2016 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2016)

      This issue of Palawija Forum shares two articles on the topic of certification, with particular reference to the Asia-Pacific region. The article entitled “Promoting sustainable agriculture production and products ...

    • Palawija forum. Vol.34, No.1, April 2017 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2017)

      This edition will highlight the issue of agricultural ecosystem services. The area has gained increasing attention from policymakers, international organizations, academics and NGOs since the 1990s as a promising concept ...

    • Palawija forum. Vol.34, No.2, August 2017 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2017)

      This edition will raise the issue of a “holistic approach to enhanced rural livelihood.” In 2015, countries adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ...

    • Palawija forum. Vol.34, No.3, December 2017 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2017)

      This edition will highlight the issue of “Technological innovation approach for sustainable and resilient agriculture”. Agriculture holds the key to supporting economic, social and environmental structures ...

    • Palawija newsletter. Vol.26, No.1, April 2009 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2009)

      The 5th session of the Governing Council of CAPSA was held on 4 March 2009 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. The main theme of the discussion was the strengthening of the ownership of CAPSA ...

    • Palawija newsletter. Vol.26, No.2, August 2009 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2009)

      During ESCAP's Sixty-fifth Session held in Bangkok 23 -29 April 2009, agreement was reach for sweeping changes that will guide CAPSA going forward including taking the right steps for the organization to become a regional ...

    • Palawija newsletter. Vol.26, No.3, December 2009 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2009)

      This edition of Palawija News comes at an historic time in the process of global climate change talks. From 7-18 December 2009 thousands will gather in Copenhagen, Denmark, trying yet again to collectively agree on ...

    • Palawija newsletter. Vol.27, No.1, April 2010 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2010)

      This issue of "Palawija News" has two related but distinct articles on food security. The article on "Food Security Assessment under Climate Change Scenario in Malaysia" is an important methodological contribution to ...

    • Palawija newsletter. Vol.27, No.2, August 2010 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2010)

      The first article is a contribution to what could be a range of response to anticipated impact of El Nino on food production under three strategies: anticipation, adaptation and mitigation strategies. Given the diversity ...

    • Palawija newsletter. Vol.27, No.3, December 2010 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2010)

      Both articles in this issue of the Palawija News deal with food crisis in the Asia Pacific context. The recent instability of agricultural commodity prices has caused some commentators to wonder if another food crisis, ...

    • Palawija newsletter. Vol.28, No.1, April 2011 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2011)

      The short article in this issue reviews policy measures used by governments to insulate their food markets from international prices during the 2007/08 global food crisis and their policy implications in a few countries ...

    • Palawija newsletter. Vol.28, No.2, August 2011 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2011)

      Investment in the food retail sector may be one conduit toward enhancing food security for the poor. Thomas Reardon and Bart Minten, in “Surprised by Supermarkets: Diffusion of Modern Food Retailing in India”, ...

    • Palawija newsletter. Vol.28, No.3, December 2011 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2011)

      Reducing postharvest losses and crop diversification are the two critical issues highlighted in this issue of Palawija News. Lisa Kitinoja in “Developing and promoting sustainable postharvest technologies for India ...

    • Palawija newsletter. Vol.29, No.1, April 2012 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2012)

      Both articles in this issue highlight the importance of innovation and knowledge within systems. The contribution by Martina Spisiakova, “From 'Knowledge is Power' to 'Sharing Knowledge is More Powerful': The ...

    • Palawija newsletter. Vol.29, No.2, August 2012 

      UN.ESCAP; Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) (United Nations, 2012)

      This issue of Palawija News is dedicated to the topic of sustainable agriculture. The article by Mohammad Chowdhury entitled: “Meeting food security needs through sustainable agriculture: A perspective with reference ...