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Part I. Introduction. From Challenges to Sustainable Solutions for Upland Agriculture in Southeast Asia / Pepijn Schreinemachers [ and others] --gPart II. Environmental and Social Challenges. Beyo nd the Horizons: Challenges and Prospects for Soil Science and Soil Car e in Southeast Asia / Karl Stahr [and others] -- Water and Matter Flows in Mountainous Watersheds of Southeast Asia: Processes and Impli cations for Management / Holger L. Frèohlich [and others] -- Agri cultural Pesticide Use in Mountainous Areas of Thailand and Vietnam: To wards Reducing Exposure and Rationalizing Use / Marc Lamers [and oth ers] -- Linkages Between Agriculture, Poverty and Natural Resource U se in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia / Camille Saint-Macary [ and others] --gPart III. Technology-Based Innovation Processes. M ango and Longan Production in Northern Thailand: The Role of Water Savi ng Irrigation and Water Stress Monitoring / Wolfram Spreer [and othe rs] -- Soil Conservation on Sloping Land: Technical Options and Adop tion Constraints / Thomas Hilger [and others] -- Improved Sustain able Aquaculture Systems for Small-Scale Farmers in Northern Vietnam / Johannes Pucher [and others] --gPart IV. Policies and Institutio nal Innovations. Participatory Approaches to Research and Developmen t in the Southeast Asian Uplands: Potential and Challenges / Andreas Neef [and others] -- Integrated Modeling of Agricultural Systems in Mountainous Areas / Carsten Marohn [and others] -- Rethinking Kn owledge Provision for the Marginalized: Rural Networks and Novel Extens ion Approaches in Vietnam / Iven Schad [and others] -- Policies f or Sustainable Development: The Commercialization of Smallholder Agricu lture / Manfred Zeller [and others].