The value of rice to producers and consumers can be markedly increased by grain quality
improvement. However, effective increase in the economic and nutritive value of rice can …

Purpose Key performance indicators (KPIs) are in use to determine how and the extent to
which the business objectives of an organization are achieved. This paper aims to evaluate …

Land consolidation is important to increase the economies of scale in farming, and
understanding its determinants and effects is useful for policy-makers to support rural …

Nowadays, agricultural production places an enormous burden on freshwater resources,
and the environmental external cost caused by the restoration of water quality degradation …

While Thailand is a major rice exporting country in the world, the yield is low among Asian
countries. In order to identify factors determining the changes in rice productivity in the …

ABSTRACT Rainfall variability in Northeast Thailand during 2000–2015 was examined with
objectives to determine any changes in rainfall pattern with time, and to determine its effects …

Head rice recovery is known to decrease with the delay in harvesting during ripening, but
this effect may differ between wet season (WS) and dry season (DS) and among different …

Due to high rice consumption, food insecurity can negatively impact health; hence, food
diversification is considered an appropriate solution for achieving national food security …

Small combine harvesters have become popular in SE Asia recently, but small rice fields
appear to limit its field operation and hence its wide adoption by smallholders. Combine …

Rainfed lowland rice is a major rice production system in tropical Asia, including South Asia
and the mainland and island regions of Southeast Asia. Rainfed lowland rice is grown in …