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RAP PUBLICATION: 2000/16 |
Edited by
Minas K. Papademetriou
Frank J. Dent
Edward M. Herath
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED
NATIONS
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
BANGKOK, THAILAND, OCTOBER 2000
This publication brings together edited manuscripts of papers presented at the Expert Consultation on Bridging the Rice Yield Gap in Asia and the Pacific, held in Bangkok, Thailand, 5-7 October, 1999. The Consultation was organized and sponsored by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in collaboration with the Crop and Grassland Service (AGPC), FAO Hqs., Rome, Italy. The Report of the Consultation was brought out in December 1999 (FAO/RAP Publication: 1999/41).
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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS - M.K. Papademetriou
RICE PRODUCTION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION: ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES - M.K. Papademetriou
BRIDGING THE RICE YIELD GAP IN AUSTRALIA - J. Lacy, W. Clampett and J. Nagy
BRIDGING THE RICE YIELD GAP IN BANGLADESH - Sheikh A. Sattar
BRIDGING THE RICE YIELD GAP IN CHINA - Zhu Defeng
BRIDGING THE RICE YIELD GAP IN INDIA - E.A. Siddiq
BRIDGING THE RICE YIELD GAP IN INDONESIA - Abdul Karim Makarim
BRIDGING THE RICE YIELD GAP IN SRI LANKA - Madduma P. Dhanapala
BRIDGING THE RICE YIELD GAP IN THAILAND - Tawee Kupkanchanakul
BRIDGING THE RICE YIELD GAP IN VIETNAM - Bui Ba Bong
WATER MANAGEMENT IN RICE IN ASIA: SOME ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE - Thierry Facon
STRATEGIES FOR BRIDGING THE YIELD GAP IN RICE: A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE - R. C. Chaudhary