Bridging the Rice Yield Gap in the Asia-Pacific Region













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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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FOREWORD

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS - M.K. Papademetriou

WELCOME ADDRESS - Prem Nath

RICE PRODUCTION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION: ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES - M.K. Papademetriou

REFLECTIONS ON YIELD GAPS IN RICE PRODUCTION: HOW TO NARROW THE GAPS - Mahmud Duwayri, Dat Van Tran, and Van Nguu Nguyen

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 THE PHILIPPINES - Leocadio S. Sebastian, Pedro A. Alviola, Sergio R. Francisco

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

YIELD, PROFIT, AND KNOWLEDGE GAPS IN RICE FARMING: CAUSES AND DEVELOPMENT OF MITIGATION MEASURES - V. Balasubramanian, M. Bell, and M. Sombilla

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

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS