Browsing Miscellaneous themes by Author "Bose, M.L."
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Adoption and Productivity Impact of Modern Rice Varieties in Bangladesh
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThe Bangladesh research system has been continuing to release new rice varieties with novel traits. The improved varieties have spread to nearly two thirds of the rice area. The technological progress has helped Bangladesh ... -
Food and nutritional security in Bangladesh: going beyond carbohydrate counts
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThe progress towards achieving household nutritional food-security in Bangladesh has remained slow. So far the food security is cereal-based (mainly rice) and food basket has not yet diversified towards high nutritive/ ... -
Livelihood Systems and Dynamics of Poverty in a Coastal Province of Vietnam
(2006)Type: Book ChapterIt is well recognized in the development literature that movement in and out of poverty is caused by several demographic, economic and natural factors that are within and outside the control of the household. This chapter ... -
Rice research, technological progress, and poverty: the Bangladesh case
(2007)Type: Book ChapterThis case study assesses the impact on poverty of the technological changes in rice cultivation made by IRRI and its national partners in Bangladesh. Modern varieties (MVs) with higher yield potential were first introduced ... -
Salinity preference of two diatoms and their growth performance in three prepared and two alternative on-farm media sources
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleSalinity and preferred nutrient composition of <i>Chaetoceros affinis</i> and <i>Skeletonema costatum</i> were tested. Salinity was tested at 12, 16, 23, 28, and 32 ppt. Three compositions of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), ... -
Spatial patterns of rural poverty and their relationships with welfare-influencing factors in Bangladesh
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThis study determines the spatial variation of rural poverty in Bangladesh and its relation to people's livelihood assets affecting their ability to procure food. We estimated household income for over 1 million census ...
