Volume 1-1 International Journal of Environmental and Rural Development ISSN 2433-3700 (Online) ISSN 2185-159X (Print) Volume 1 Number 1 March 2010 [PDF 5.7MB] Contents Invited article Education for Sustainable Development: Challenges for Transformative Education and Research Mario T. Tabucanon Establishment of RCE Greater Phnom Penh for Promoting ESD in Cambodia Bunthan Ngo, Machito Mihara and Lalita Siriwattananon Research article Land Conservation of Upland Hills with Severe Erosion – Promoting Field Schools to Increase Farmers’ Awareness Muhammad Aqil and Machito Mihara People’s Livelihoods in the Suburbs – A Case Study at a Community of Ho Chi Minh City Vo Van Viet Rubber Farmers’ Perception of Rubber Technologies in Dambae and Peam Cheang, Kampong Cham Sovann Aun, Visalsok Touch, Vathana San and Tory Chhun Development of the Indigenous Chironomid Species as Ecotoxicology Test: Tool for Water Quality Management in Thailand Atcharaporn Somparn, Chuleemas Boonthai Iwai and Barry Noller Earthworm Distribution under Different Land Use Systems in Northeast of Thailand – Benefit for Land Resource Reclamation Chuleemas Boonthai Iwai, Matiphum Arporn and Surasak Seripong Spatial Analysis of Human Activities Performed in Cheung Ek Inundated Lake, Cambodia Phearith Teang and Puy Lim The Present Condition and Problem of Agricultural Water Management in Northern Part of Taklamakan Desert Yamamoto Tadao, Abdisalam Jalaldin, Anwaier Maimaidi and Nagasawa Tetuaki Soil Fertility Management in Rainfed Lowland Rice Eco-systems Mak Soeun Organic Rice Farming Systems in Cambodia: Potential and Constraints of Smallholder Systems in Takeo Sa Kennvidy Indigenous Agricultural Knowledge – A Sample of Practice in Northeast Thailand Anan Polthanee Influences of Land and Water Use on the Water Quality of Canals through Agricultural Areas Mohammed Kamrul Hasan, Yamamoto Tadao and Nagasawa Tetuaki Assessing Clients’ Satisfaction of Microfinance Institutions in Cambodia – A Case Study of AMK Pum Sophy and Thun Valantina Present Status of Agriculture and Possibility for Increased Export of Food and Agricultural Products in Cambodia Keishiro Itagaki Rice Soil Fertility Classification and Constraints in the Mekong Delta Vo Quang Minh and Le Quang Tri Zinc Deficiency in Agricultural Systems and Its Implication to Human Health Basu Dev Regmi, Zed Rengel and Hossein Khabaz-Saberi Diversity of the Actinomycetes Community Colonising Rice Straw Residues in Cultured Soil Undergoing Various Crop Rotation Systems in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam Tran Van Dung, Duong Minh Vien, Vo Thi Guong, Cao Ngoc Diep, Patricia Domingues, Roel Merckx and Dirk Springael Seasonal Direct-Use Value of Cheung Ek Peri-Urban Lake, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Seila Sar, Colas Chervier, Puy Lim, Cristy Warrender, Garry W. Warrender and Robert G. Gilbert Contribution of Kampong Preak Fish Sanctuary (Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia) to Livelihoods in Two Adjacent Floating Villages Nith Chum, Eric Baran, Colas Chervier, Sy Vann Leng and David Emmett Assessing Poverty Outreach of Microfinance Institutions in Cambodia – A Case Study of AMK Thun Vathana, Pum Sophy and Say Samath Cattle Feeding and Management Practices of Small-holder Farmers in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia Miranda Pen, Darryl Savage, Werner Stür, Sophal Lorn and Mom Seng Incentives of Local Farmers toward Organic Fertilizer Application in Nan Province of Thailand Lalita Siriwattananon and Machito Mihara Market Channel and Trade of Fermented Small-Sized Fish Paste in Cambodia Sophea Un, Robert S. Pomeroy, Nam So and Kongkea Chhay Comparison of Microbial Diversity of Paddy Soils in Sustainable Organic Farming Chunchara Thuithaisong, Preeda Parkpian, Oleg V. Shipin, Rajendra P. Shrestha and Kunnika Naklang Effect of Land Use Change on Land Quality and Water Resources in Phatthalung Watershed, Thailand Anisara Pensuk, Rajendra P. Shrestha and Roberto S. Clemente Effective Heat Dissipation in Hot-humid Climates: the Hypothesis Formulated by the Results in Swamp Buffaloes Arata Koga, Makhdoom Abdul Jabbar and Talat Naseer Pasha Social Land Policy for Sustainable Rural Development in Cambodia Fabian Thiel Management of Manure Taking into Account of E.coli Loss from Farmland Yu Saito and Machito Mihara The ‘Jorani Project’: Incorporating Principles of Sustainable Rural Development into the Education System of Cambodia Robert J. Martin, Wendy Matthews, Stephan D. Bognar, Narap Ourm and Kynal Keo Building Capacity for Sustainable Rural Development: Lessons from Nepal Murari Suvedi Crop Profit Groups and Farmer Participation in Research: Some Experiences from Cambodian Upland Regions Robert J. Farquharson, Robert J. Martin, J. Fiona Scott, Chan Phaloeun, Touch Van and Keo Kynal
