LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA – Owing to hard work, perseverance and determination, the end of Academic Year 2014-2015 saw 14 scholars under The Southeast Asian Upland Agriculture Fellowships successfully complete their master’s studies.
The project, a 5-year collaboration between SEARCA and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, has awarded a total of 53 graduate scholarships since its launch in March 2012 and is expected to be finished by February 2017.
Among the graduates, six are from Cambodia, seven are from Vietnam, and one is from Lao PDR. Of the 14 graduates, 12 belong to the academe, three are from the government sector and one came from a non-governmental organization.
The new graduates were the first batch of IDRC-SEARCA scholars to achieve their master’s degrees and upon returning to their home countries, they are expected to promote agricultural development and help address food insecurity in their respective upland communities.
The graduates, their degree programs and thesis titles are as follows:
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NAME |
STUDY POST |
DEGREE AWARDED |
THESIS TITLE |
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1 |
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thuong |
KKU |
Master of Rural Development and Management |
Livelihood of Farm Households After Land Revocation: A Case Study In Song Khe Commune, Bac Giang City, Bac Giang Province, Vietnam |
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2 |
Khamniem Phongthady |
KKU |
Master of Rural Development and Management |
Role of Women in Organic Rice Production System: A Case Study in Phoukout District, Xiengkhouang Province, Northern Lao PDR |
|
3 |
Ho Trong Phuc |
KU |
MS in Agricultural and Resource Economics |
Profit Efficiency of Hybrid Rice Production in Central Vietnam |
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4 |
Nguyen Thi Chung |
CMU |
MS in Agricultural Systems Management |
Assessing Rice Farmers’ Use of Seasonal Weather Forecast to Cope with Climate Variability in Central Highland of Vietnam |
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5 |
Pham Thi Thuyen |
CMU |
MS in Agricultural Systems Management |
An Analysis of Farmers' Perception and Adaptation to Climate Pressure on Coffee Production: A Case Study at Dak Lak Province, Central Highland of Vietnam |
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6 |
Tran Cao Uy |
CMU |
MS in Agricultural Systems Management |
Farmers’ Perception and Adaptation to Drought in Maize Cultivation, Dakrong District, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam |
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7 |
Bui Hong Quy |
UPLB |
MS in Agricultural Economics |
Input and Output Commercialization Among Poor and Non-Poor Lychee Farmers in Luc Ngan District, Bac Giang Province, Vietnam |
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8 |
Eng Chheanghong |
UPLB |
MS in Applied Nutrition |
Food and Nutrition Security of Farming Households with 2 to 5-Year-Old Children as Influenced by Selected Governance Factors in Chet Borei District, Kratie Province, Cambodia |
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9 |
Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy |
UPLB |
MS in Agricultural Economics |
The Integration of Regional Rice Markets in the Philippines |
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10 |
Huot Long |
UPLB |
MS in Agricultural Economics |
Marketing of Maize in Ratanak Mondol District, Battambang Province, Cambodia |
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11 |
Thea Sive |
UPLB |
MS in Agronomy |
Growth, Nitrogen Uptake and Yield of Upland Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties as Affected by Biochar and Nitrogen Application in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia |
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12 |
Var Sophal |
UPLB |
MS in Agronomy |
Agronomic and Yield Response of Three Upland Rice Varieties to Varying Bio-N and Inorganic Nitrogen Fertilizer Combinations in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia |
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13 |
Chin Hunlay |
UPLB |
MS in Animal Science |
Production Performance and Intestinal Microstructure of Broiler Chickens Supplemented with Methionine |
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14 |
Vong Pisey |
UPLB |
MS in Animal Science |
Effects of Lactation Period on the Nutrient Content of Milk from Holstein-Friesian X Sahiwal Cows (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) |
