Background: Crops grown under elevated atmospheric CO 2 concentrations (eCO 2) contain
less protein. Crops particularly affected include rice and wheat, which are primary sources of …

The United Nations Millennium Declaration and resolutions at the 2002 World Summit on
Sustainable Development give high priority to poverty reduction in international …

" On the one hand, the fundamental fear of food shortages encourages ever greater use of
water resources for agriculture. On the other, there is a need to divert water from irrigated …

Improvement in access to water serves as a powerful tool to increase income, diversify
livelihoods and reduce vulnerability, since irrigation water creates options for extended …

Purpose: To describe the tooth status, periodontal status, oral hygiene and snacking habits
of children in four villages in northeastern Myanmar. Materials and Methods: This was a …

The words of US President John F. Kennedy," the rising tide lifts all boats," can be applied to
inclusive growth in contemporary Asia, where the poor are able to participate in and benefit …

Rice has been the predominant crop in Myanmar (Burma) for a century and is grown all over
the country under various farming systems. The production showed several distinct periods …

There has been much talk about a “world water crisis” among water experts for several
decades now and among policymakers and the public at large for the last five to ten years …

Myanmar's agricultural economy has been under transition from a planned to a market
system since the late 1980s and has experienced a substantial increase in production …

In the last 40 years, the rice-cropping system has considerably changed in the Ayeyarwady
Delta. The large archive of satellite imagery provides a history of how land and water …