Monthly Archives: December 2009

Thai Ministry of Agriculture seeking cabinet approval for funds to control BPH outbreaks

Posted on December 23, 2009 by moni

by K.L. Heong International Rice Research Institute Los Baños Philippines The brown planthopper problems in Central Thailand have intensified.  The Bangkok Post reports that Thailand could reduce the 2009/10 rice production forecast of 23.51 million tonnes by 1.1 million tonnes. … Continue reading →

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Plant protection officials resolve cognitive dissonance by using procedural and political rationality

Posted on December 16, 2009 by moni

by M.M. Escalada and K.L. Heong Department of Development Communication, Visayas State University, Leyte, Philippines, and International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines About 12 years ago we wrote a paper on farmers’ cognitive dissonance when we presented them with … Continue reading →

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UNEP calls for eco-agriculture to conserve ecosystem services for climate change

Posted on December 15, 2009 by moni

by K.L. Heong International Rice Research Institute Los Banos, Philippines The UN Climate Change Conference was held in Copenhagen, Denmark to develop consensus among nations on ways to address climate change mitigation and adaptation.  In preparation for the Conference the … Continue reading →

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