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    Rice that Filipinos grow and eat

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2005
    The culture of dryland rice in the Philippines, as in the case of mainland Southeast Asia, is believed to be older than the wetland system of cultivation. Rice was originally grown under upland condition as a component of shifting and subsistence farming. Not long after, lowland rice culture began to spread along coastal areas and riverbanks.
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    A century of rice innovations

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2005
    Rice innovations are technologies and practices extensively adopted so as to change production practices and productivity. This paper documents the changes in rice productivity, policy and institutions in the last 100 years and identifies the technological change that may have affected rice productivity. One hundred years has totally changed rice production practices and improved productivity.
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    The evolution of rice production practices

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2005
    This paper presents a summary of the evolution of major practices in rice production over the last 100 years in the country. These practices essentially evolved out of the changes in the varieties introduced and planted by Filipino farmers, which have to change the manner by which production and postharvest operations have to be done in order to maximize productivity and reduce costs.
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    Strengthening Uzbekistan's national innovation system

    Korea Development Institute, 2012
    2011 was the second year to conduct Strategic Development Partner Country KSP with Uzbekistan. From the grand theme of 2010 SDPC KSP with Uzbekistan, 'Mid and Long term Plan from Promoting Innovation and Sustainable Economic Growth,' more specific topics related to strategies for transforming into innovation based
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    A way forward for the turkish economy: lessons from Korean experience

    Korea Development Institute, 2006
    To meet the demands and to assist the economic and social advancement of the development partnership country more efficiently, the Ministry of Finance and Economy of the Republic of Korea launched a special project under the name of “The Knowledge Sharing Program” with the Republic of Turkey.
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    Models for national technology and innovation capacity development in Turkey

    Korea Development Institute, 2009
    In the 21st century, knowledge is the key factor in determining a country's level of socio-economic development. From this recognition, the Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) was launched in 2004 by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF) of the Republic of Korea and the Korea Development Institute (KDI).
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    Constraints, opportunities and options in irrigation development

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000
    There is a dearth of information on the extent of irrigation development in the country. As a result, there has been a great deal of confusion over the statistics on the state of irrigation development. The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) defines an irrigation service area as an area with irrigation facilities.
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    Agricultural biotechnology: opportunities and challenges for the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000
    Developing countries, still heavily dependent on agriculture, must now harness biotechnology to modernize agricultural production and diversify product outputs. The Philippines was one of the first Asian countries to establish a biotechnology research and development program.
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    Policy for promotion of agricultural mechanization and technology development

    Korea Development Institute, 2013
    Until the 1950s, farming in Korea was carried out by using manual and animal-drawn implements such as shovel, plow, and sickle. These agricultural implements were mainly
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    A plan for the development and supply of agricultural water

    Korea Development Institute, 2013
    The agricultural policies after Independence in South Korea can be roughly classified into three policies: policies for food increase till the 1970s, policies for structural improvement in the 1980s and 1990s, and policies for rice production adjustment in the 2000s.

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