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- The dominant form of agriculture in the region is wet- rice cultivation. Where conditions permit, two crops typically are planted each year. Other food crops such as corn (maize), cassava, and pulses (legumes) frequently are grown in drier areas where there is too little water for a second planting of rice.
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Jun 4, 2020 · In Insular Southeast Asia, most peatlands have been converted to industrial plantations (27%), smallholder agriculture (22%) or degraded peat swamp forests (23%) 1.
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Nov 26, 2023 · Southeast Asia, rich in major rivers and lakes, faces an unprecedented challenge as climate change transforms its agricultural dynamics. This story map uncovers the connections between climate change, disaster risks, global crop yields, and the carbon footprint of agriculture. The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Southeast Asia.
- Malaysia. Malaysia is a country made up of various British colonies that came together as a federation and then became an independent country. Britain started establishing colonies in the region in the late 1700s.
- Singapore. Under British colonial rule, the island of Singapore was included in the Malaysian federation. It broke away and became independent in 1965. It is a small island measuring about thirty miles long at its widest point.
- Indonesia. The country of Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago state, consisting of more than 17,500 islands, about one-third of which are inhabited.
- Brunei. There are noticeable similarities between the oil-rich sheikdoms of the Persian Gulf region in the Middle East and the small sultanate of Brunei on the northern coast of Borneo.
Aug 17, 2020 · In Southeast Asia, 120 million ha of land are biophysically suitable for reforestation. However, financial, land-use and operational factors constrain mitigation potential to a fraction of its...
- Yiwen Zeng, Tasya Vadya Sarira, L. Roman Carrasco, Kwek Yan Chong, Daniel A. Friess, Janice Ser Huay...
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Jun 19, 2019 · The high economic value has caused extensive land-cover changes through the conversion of rich tropical forests to oil palm monoculture, most importantly in insular southeast Asia. Quantifying the positive and negative impacts of oil palm plantations on the environment and economy requires accurate mapping and monitoring efforts.
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Oct 25, 2022 · This article contributes to discussions about climate-smart and climate-resilient agriculture by highlighting important policy insights that can be drawn from experiences of farmers and other grassroot actors in sustainable agriculture movements in Southeast Asia.
Summary. Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA) and island Southeast Asia (ISEA) form a complex geographic and political region consisting of eleven countries spread from India to China and New Guinea. The best evidence currently of an early vegecultural agriculture lies in the intermontane valleys of New Guinea at the site of Kuk Swamp.
