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Rice farming systems in Southern Lao PDR: Interpreting farmers’ agricultural production decisions using Q methodology (2017)
Journal Article
Alexander, K. S., Parry, L., Thammavong, P., Sacklokham, S., Pasouvang, S., Connell, J. G., …Case, P. (2018). Rice farming systems in Southern Lao PDR: Interpreting farmers’ agricultural production decisions using Q methodology. Agricultural Systems, 160, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2017.10.018

© 2017 The agricultural sector in Lao PDR is forecast to move from subsistence rice production to a more modernized and market-oriented sector with greater focus on commercialization of agricultural production. Intensification of agricultural product... Read More about Rice farming systems in Southern Lao PDR: Interpreting farmers’ agricultural production decisions using Q methodology.

Commercialising smallholder agricultural production in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (2017)
Journal Article
Alexander, K., Case, P., Jones, M., & Connell, J. (2017). Commercialising smallholder agricultural production in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Development in Practice, 27(7), 965-980. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2017.1353064

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Many smallholder farmers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic are transitioning from subsistence to commercial production. This article employs the Agriculture Innovation System (AIS) fra... Read More about Commercialising smallholder agricultural production in Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Enhancing district delivery and management of agriculture extension in Lao PDR (2017)
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Connell, J. G., & Case, P. (2017). Enhancing district delivery and management of agriculture extension in Lao PDR

Background and methodology Lao PDR has a well-established network of central, provincial and district agricultural extension units. The extension system has benefited from several decades of Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects which have... Read More about Enhancing district delivery and management of agriculture extension in Lao PDR.

Critical factors for self-sustaining farmer organizations in Northern Laos (2017)
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Jones, M. J., Case, P., & Connell, J. G. (2017). Critical factors for self-sustaining farmer organizations in Northern Laos

The SRA reported on here involved three groups of stakeholders—local farmers represented by their community-elected organizational leaders, government service providers represented by district and provincial extension agents and leaders, and a team o... Read More about Critical factors for self-sustaining farmer organizations in Northern Laos.

The role of Great Barrier Reef tourism operators in addressing climate change through strategic communication and direct action (2017)
Journal Article
Goldberg, J., Birtles, A., Marshall, N., Curnock, M., Case, P., & Beeden, R. (2018). The role of Great Barrier Reef tourism operators in addressing climate change through strategic communication and direct action. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26(2), 238-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2017.1343339

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The projected decline in reef health worldwide will have huge repercussions on millions of stakeholders depending upon coral reefs. Urgent action is needed to sustain coral reefs into th... Read More about The role of Great Barrier Reef tourism operators in addressing climate change through strategic communication and direct action.

The Landscape of Leadership in Environmental Governance: a Case Study from Solomon Islands (2017)
Journal Article
Mills, D. J., Hicks, C. C., Cohen, P. J., Evans, L. S., Case, P., & Prideaux, M. (2017). The Landscape of Leadership in Environmental Governance: a Case Study from Solomon Islands. Human Ecology, 45(3), 357-365. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-017-9901-x

© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Sustainability science suggests a core set of factors that foster significant change in governance, with leaders and entrepreneurs often identified as the main instigators. Discussions of leadership i... Read More about The Landscape of Leadership in Environmental Governance: a Case Study from Solomon Islands.