Farm Management and Farm Mechanization

Issues in Asian Agriculture

Rural Tourism

Small Farm Mechanization Systems Development, Adoption and Utilization

2006-06-01

Book Chapters

Design of the Citrus Orchard

2003-09-01

Effects of Alternative and Conventional Farming Systems on Agricultural Sustainability

John P. Reganold Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Washington State University Pullman, WA, USA 99164-6420, 1992-12-01

Sustainable Agriculture for Small-Scale Farmers: A Farming Systems Perspective

Aphiphan Pookpakdi Department of Agronomy Faculty of Agriculture Kasetsart University Bangkok 10900, Thailand, 1992-12-01

Newsletter Columns

Breaking the Barriers to Small-Farm Mechanization

2005-06-01

Korean Farmers and the Internet

Chan-Ho Choi*, National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Korea, 2001-06-01

New Ways of Measuring Farmers' Posture at Work

Kyo KOBAYASHI, National Agricultural Research Center, Japan, 2003-12-01

Soil Testing and Plant Analysis for Asian Farmers

Improving fertilizer efficiency, 1999-03-01

Extension Bulletins

Farm Size and Structural Reform of Agriculture I. Korea

So-Hyun Kim Farm Management Research Division Research Department National Agricultural Cooperative Federation 75, 1-Ka, Chungjeong-Ro, Jung-Ku, Republic of Korea, 1992-04-01

I. Family Management Agreement: The Experience of Rural Areas in Japan

Sumiko Abe Japan Agricultural Development and Extension Association (JADEA) Japan, 2009-03-24

II. Changes and Problems of Rural Life and Rural Women in Japan: The Key Role of Rural Women Leaders in the Development of Agriculture and Rural Life

Tokuya Kawate Department of Food Economics, College of Bio-Resource Sciences Nihon University, Japan, 2009-03-24

Increasing the Scale of Small-Farm Operations III. Indonesia

Agus Pakpahan Center for Agro-Socioeconomic Research, Agency for Agricultural Research and Development, Bogor, Indonesia, 1992-03-01

Increasing the Scale of Small-Farm Operations I. Thailand

Sarun Wattanutchariya & Thanwa Jitsanguan Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Kasetsart University, 1992-03-01

Managerial Problems of Rural Tourism in Korea

Chan-Ho Choi Research Department National Agricultural Cooperative Federation 75, Choongjong-Ro 1-ka, Jung-Ku, Seoul 100-707, Korea, 1998-10-01

Mechanized Farming for Slopeland Orchards in Japan

Masahiro Miyazaki Shikoku National Agricultural Experiment Station 1-3-1, Senyu, Zentsuji, Kagawa 765, Japan, 1998-10-01

Rural Tourism in Japan: The Regeneration of Rural Communities

Yutaka Arahi Researcher, Rural Life Research Institute Zenkoku Nogyou Kyousai Kaikan 4th Fl., 19, Ichiban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0082, Japan, 1998-10-01

Rural Tourism in Korea

Kyu-Seob Choi Department of Agricultural Economics Kyungpook National University 1370, Sankyok-Dong, Buk-Ku Taegu-Shi 702-701 Korea, 1998-10-01

Rural Tourism - the Impact on Rural Communities II. Thailand

Nuchnard Rattanasuwongchai Department of Career Sciences Kasetsart University Bangkok, Thailand, 1998-10-01

Sustainable Agricultural Systems for Small-Scale Farmers in Thailand: Implications for the Environment

Thanwa Jitsanguan Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University Bangkok 10900, Thailand, 2001-12-01

Technology Development Process and Experiences on Small Farm Mechanization in Taiwan

Din-Sue Fon Department of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering National Taiwan University 136, Chou-Shan Road, Taipei, Taiwan ROC, 2005-11-01

Technology Transfer Strategies for Small Farm Mechanization Technologies in the Philippines

Fernando O. Paras Jr. and Rossana Marie C. Amongo Agricultural Machinery Division and Agricultural Mechanization Development Program, Institute of Agricultural Engineering College of Engineering and Agro-industrial Technology University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna, Philippines, 2005-12-01

The Agricultural Situation of North Korea

Woon-Keun Kim Research Director, Center for North Korea Agriculture, Korea Rural Economic Institute 4-102, Hoigi-Dong, Dongdaemun-Ku, Seoul 130-710, Korea, 1999-09-01

Technical Bulletins

Analysis of the Farming Attitude of the Agricultural Machinery Operator: Method of Analysis and Case Study

Tokuhiro Momonoki, Yutaka Sasaki*, Hou-ou Ikeda**, Yutaka Kanetani*, Yasuhiro Sasaki* Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region 5th Fl., 14 Wenchow St., Taipei, Taiwan ROC *National Agricultural Research Center 3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba-chi, Ibaraki, Japan **Aichi Gakuin University 12 Araike, Iwasaki-cho, Nisshin-chi, Aichi, Japan, 2003-08-01

Precision Farming Approaches to Small-Farm Agriculture

Sakae Shibusawa Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 3-5-8 Saiwai-Cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan, 2002-08-01

Practical Technology

Artificial Brooding to Increase Chick Survival of Native Chickens

Cooperating agency for this topic: Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resouces Research and Development (PCARRD) Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines 4030 Fax: (63 49) 536 0016, 2002-03-01

Building a Biological Gas (Biogas) Plant to Supply a Farm Household

Cooperating agency for this topic: Department of Agriculture and Forestry Extension, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Fax: (84 4) 823 6403, 2002-07-01

Creative Farming by Family Agreement

Cooperating agency for this topic: Rural Life Research Institute, Japan 19, Ichibancho, Chiyodaku, Tokyo, 102-0082 Japan, 2001-01-01

Field Server - a Wireless Sensor Network for Plant and Field Condition Monitoring

Computational Modeling Laboratory National Agricultural Research Center, Japan Tel: (81 29) 838-7177 E-mail: hirafuji@affrc.go.jp, 2004-08-01

How to Estimate the Depreciation Cost

Source of information: Topic by the agricultural economist, of FFTC, 5F, 14 Wenchow St., Taipei, 106 Taiwan ROC E-mail: agec@fftc.agnet.org, 2001-07-01

Lowcost Mechanized Stripper for Peanut Pods

Cooperating agency for this topic: Kitti Wongpichet, Somkid Thani, Kreinkrai Choprakarn and Somchai Palasan Faculty of Agriculture, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani, 34190, Thailand Tel.:(66 045) 288 374-5 ext.2324 Fax: (66 045) 288 374-5 ext. 2150 and 2250, 2002-10-01

Mechanized Village-Level Handmade Papermaking

Cooperating agency for this topic: Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines 4030 Fax: (63 49) 536-0016 E-mail: pcarrd@pcarrd.dost.gov.ph, 2005-12-01

Multi-Purpose Paddy Sowing Machine

Cooperating agency for this topic: Agricultural Machinery Development and Testing Group, Agricultural Engineering Research Institute Department of Agriculture, Thailand Paholyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand Tel: 66-2940-5582 Fax. 66-2940-5582 E-mail: aed@doa.go.th, 2005-12-01

Pre-Cooling Techniques for Vegetables

Cooperating agency for this topic: Dr. Tong-Liang Lin Tainan District Agricultural Improvement Station Council of Agriculture, Tainan 701, Taiwan ROC Tel.: (886 6) 267 9526 Fax: (886 6) 290 5416, 2002-05-01

Pruning Machine

Cooperating agency for this topic: Mr. Vicha Manthamkan Department of Agricultural Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Khamphaengsaen Campus Akhornpathom Province, Thailand, 2002-02-01

Shredders for Plant Residues

Cooperating agency for this topic: Agricultural Engineering Research Institute Department of Agriculture Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand, 2002-04-01

Research Highlights

Development of a Mulch Made from Recycled Paper

News source: National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan ROC. See PDF file for e-mail address, 2002-05-01

Machinery for Corn Cultivation

News source: Indonesian Cereals Research Institute For further information, contact Abidin, B. or Y. Sinuseng. E-mail: balitjas@era.net.id, crifc3@indo.net.id, 2003-01-01

Miniature Rice Mill

News source: The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development For further information: Technology! Rice Micromill. Fax: (630 49) 536-0016, 2001-03-01