The management of tropical forest ecosystems is essential to the health of the planet. This book addresses forest insect pest problems across the world's tropics, addressing the pests' ecology, impact and possible approaches for their control. Fully updated, this second edition also includes discussions of new areas of interest including climate change, invasive species, forest health and plant clinics. This work is an indispensible resource for students, researchers and practitioners of forestry, ecology, pest management and entomology in tropical and subtropical countries.

ACIAR is committed to funding research into profitable agribusiness systems in eastern Indonesia. The methodologies outlined in this toolbook for practitioners of value-chain analysis were originally published in English by Agricultural Development International. They have been updated and translated into Indonesian, and will be used to analyse and identify agribusiness development opportunities and interventions that have the potential to improve livelihoods of the poor in Indonesia.

This book provides value chain practitioners with an easy-to-use set of tools for value-chain analysis, with a focus on poverty reduction. It aims to strengthen the links between value-chain analysis and development interventions that improve the opportunities available to the poor. Each of the tools has a clear focus on analysing the impact of the value chain from the point of view of the poor.

Forests for people, copublished by Tudor Rose and the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat, highlights the importance of forestry management in achieving sustainable development. Over 75 authors, including ACIAR’s Forestry Research Program Manager Tony Bartlett, draw upon their diverse experiences from around the world, reflecting how people are changing their interaction with forests to improve the sustainability of their development.

Project summary for project FIS/2002/074: Capacity development to monitor, analyse and report on Indonesian tuna fisheries

In response to the Royal Cambodian Government’s National Poverty Reduction Strategy (2003–2005), ACIAR funded research to develop sustainable farming systems for crops, with a focus on maize, soybean, sesame, mungbean, peanut and cowpea in upland areas of Kampong Cham and Battambang provinces. The aim was to help reduce poverty and contribute to food security at household and national levels through the development of technologies and opportunities for the production of non-rice upland crops.

Summary for ACIAR Project FIS/2002/077: Improved hatchery and grow-out technology for marine finfish aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region.

ACIAR has supported cattle health and production research programs in many countries, focusing on component technologies such as forages, epidemiology, vaccine development, nutrition and genetics. Increasing focus has been given to understanding how these technologies can be adapted to and integrated into smallholder farming systems. The case studies presented here highlight the approaches that have been taken by recent ACIAR-funded projects in Indonesia, Vietnam and China.

An insect identification field guide for farmers and extension workers in the upland cropping systems of Cambodia. This book is part of a series of publications produced by ACIAR in support of the rollout of on-farm demonstrations for upland crops in Cambodia.

This is the Lao translation of MN137, a book for primary school children for use in the ‘Life Skills’ part of the Cambodian School curriculum. It will teach children about integrated pest management (IPM) in crops and the positive impact on the environment. IPM is aimed at reducing pesticide use, which will benefit the environment and human health. Children are very good at understanding environmental issues like this and take the messages home to their parents.

This booklet is the second edition of the original monograph published in 2008. New management approaches, based on sound agronomic practices and integrated pest and disease management (IPDM) strategies, have been developed to assist farmers to optimise their cocoa production. The revised edition encompasses updates, particularly to the sections on IPDM and cocoa pod borer.

  A major constraint to adoption of improved resource-conserving cropping systems in developing countries is the lack of simple planting equipment. This manual provides a valuable reference for research and extension personnel engaged in the selection, adaptation and/or construction of complete planters appropriate to specific soil, crop, climate and residue conditions. 

A weed identification guide for farmers and extension workers in the upland cropping systems of Cambodia.

This book draws together what is currently known about the mineral nutrition of yams. It is intended as a useful reference for agronomists and extension personnel, and also researchers.

An insect identification field guide for farmers and extension workers in the upland cropping systems of Cambodia.

This manual describes best practice for producing high-value flooring products from coconut ‘wood’, or cocowood. The information is intended for operators skilled in timber processing, who need to work with the unusual properties of cocowood, and specifies where cocowood processes differ from standard practice for timber.

Copublished by ACIAR and CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture), this book recounts the stories of innovative farmers, both men and women, who transformed marginal farming into productive, profitable and market-oriented enterprises.