AJAD Vol. 2 No. 1&2 features the following articles: (1) Biodiversity Research for Sustainable Development: Can It Be Achieved?; (2) The Role of Agricultural Colleges and Universities in Rural Development and Lifelong Learning in Asia; (3) Rural Poverty in Southeast Asia: Issues, Policies, and Challenges; (4) The Rise of Supermarkets and Vertical Relationships in the Indonesian Food Value Chain: Causes and Consequences; (5) Agriculture Diversification in the Mekong Delta: Farmers' Motives and Contributions to Livelihoods; (6) Environmental Sustainability Issues in Philippine Agriculture; (7) Effect of Integrated Rice-Duck Farming on Rice Yield, Farm Productivity, and Rice-Provisioning Ability of Farmers; (8) Ensuring Food Security – A Case for ASEAN Integration; and (9) Book Review | The African Food Crisis: Lessons from the Asian Green Revolution edited by D. Djurfeldt, H. Holmen, M. Jirstrom, and R. Larsson
