Essays about: "rice in an giang"

Found 5 essays containing the words rice in an giang.

  1. 1. Ecological risk assessment of pesticide use in rice farming in the Mekong Delta , Vietnam

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Bubaraye Ohiosimuan Dirikumo; [2023]
    Keywords : Pesticides; Ecological Risk Assessment ERA ; rice farming; Mekong Delta; PRIMET Model; Exposure Toxicity Ratio ETR ; species sensitivity distribution SSD ; predicted environmental concentrations PECs ;

    Abstract : Pesticide use in rice farming is a common practice in the Mekong Delta and poses ecological risks to aquatic organisms, the environment, and human health. This study focused on the ecological risk assessment of pesticide use in rice farming using the PRIMET model as a decision support tool to evaluate the risks of pesticide exposure, ecotoxicity, and risk characterization, as well as employing the species sensitivity distribution (SSD) assessment model to calculate the potentially affected fraction (PAF) of species based on the computed predicted environmental concentrations (PECs) from PRIMET. READ MORE

  3. 2. Risky rice : Rice farmers’ perceived risk and risk awareness and how it affects the handling of pesticides in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Gustav Roslund; [2015]
    Keywords : Vietnam; Rice farming; Pesticides; Environmental Health; Risk awareness;

    Abstract : Agrichemicals have been misused by rice farmers in Vietnam for a long time. This thesis has studied the rice farmers’ knowledge, risk awareness and risk perception to get an understanding of the rice farmers’ agrichemical management. READ MORE

  4. 3. Nursing technique and growth environment of Rabbit fish (Siganus guttatus) in the area of Tam Giang lagoon, Thua Thien Hue

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Cecilia Stattin; [2012]
    Keywords : Siganus guttatus; Tam Giang lagoon; water environment; nursing systems; economic efficiency;

    Abstract : SummaryIn the area to the east of Hue city, in Vietnam, lays Tam Giang lagoon, one of Asia's largest lagoons, with an area of 22,000 hectares. This lagoon is suitable for aquaculture. One reason for this is because the salinity differs from sweet to salty in different parts of the lagoon. READ MORE

  5. 4. The social and economic effects of remigration to rural areas in Vietnam : a case study of Khmer People in O Lam village, Tri Ton District, An Giang Province

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Thi Ngan Ho; [2011]
    Keywords : remigration; migration; Vietnam; Khmer; labour; minorities; poverty;

    Abstract : Return migration is a popular topic to be researched in many countries. It is not always a ‘natural’ process, a matter of simply going home, but an indispensability of migration process. READ MORE

  6. 5. Effect of taro (Colocasia esculenta)foliage on the performance of growing common ducks

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Nguyen Tuyet Giang; [2010]
    Keywords : ducks; growth; taro foliage;

    Abstract : Two on-farm experiments were carried out in An Giang Province, Vietnam, to investigate the effect of diets of rice bran with taro (Colocasia esculenta) foliage on the growth performance of common ducks. The first experiment was on chopped fresh taro leaves supplemented to a basal diet, which included rice bran, broken rice and soybean meal, to determine the intake level, the growth performance and carcass traits of crossbred common ducks. READ MORE