Managing Biomass Trade-offs in Indonesia’s Smallholder Agriculture

Mimin Aminah, Tahlim Sudaryanto
ABSTRACT Food-crop agricultural biomass in Indonesia is increasingly promoted as a renewable energy resource, often framed as abundant crop “waste” that can be converted. This paper explicitly focuses on crop residues from food-crop agriculture—such as rice, maize, and other staple crops—and...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural green economy & renewable energy
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Agriculture as Social Infrastructure in Aging Societies

Tsuyoshi Okamura, Chiaki Ura
ABSTRACT Rapid population aging, urbanization, and changes in family structure across Asia have reshaped social problems. Although earlier policies focused on alleviating material poverty, many Asian societies now face growing challenges related to social isolation, loneliness, and the care gap...
Country: Japan Topic: Rural developmentAgricultural human resources developmentFarmers' welfare and retirement system
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Overview and Policy Challenges of Disaster Insurance and Agricultural Revenue Insurance in Korea

Taehoo Kim
ABSTRACT This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the development and operational performance of South Korea’s agricultural insurance system, focusing on the Crop Disaster Insurance (CDI) program since its inception in 2001 and the more recent Agricultural Revenue Insurance pilot scheme...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural risk management
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