Recent Farm Economy in Korea: Situation and Implications

ChanHee Rhew, Hongseok Seo, Taehoo Kim
INTRODUCTION Farm economy in Korea has long been said to suffer from “double squeezing” in lowered revenue along with increased operation costs, which is believed to have a negative impact on the sector’s long-term sustainability and re-productivity. In addition, a sign of income equality being...
Country: Korea Topic: Regional agricultural economy
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Some Legal Conflicts on the Protection of Algal Reef in Taiwan

Yi-Yuan Su
Background The CPC Corporation, Taiwan (CPC) owns a land for industrial use in the coastline area of Da-Tan, Tao-Yuan County and plans to develop that area as liquefied nature gas (LNG) receiving terminal and tanks, including the receiving port construction.  The construction site of building...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Adjusting Import Tariff for Strategic Agricultural Commodities in Indonesia

Tahlim Sudaryanto, Reni Kustiari, Sri Hery Susilowati
ABSTRACT Reference prices at the farm level for several strategic commodities issued by the Ministry of Trade are generally higher than fair prices to obtain reasonable profits (20-30% of total farming cost). For maize, soybean, and sugar, the reference price is around 2.28%; 14.34%; and 13.40%...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Import regulation and quarantine
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The Possibility of World Pork Price Surge Originating from China

Hiroshi Takahashi, Yoshihisa Godo
INTRODUCTION China is the biggest importer in the world pork market. Nearly 20% of pork exports in the world go to China.[1] Thus, China’s domestic supply-demand condition of pork provides significant impacts on the world pork price. This paper surveys the recent situation of China’s hog raising...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural prices policy
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Transformation of Herbal Industry in Malaysia

Mohd Hafizudin Zakaria, Nik Rahimah. N. O., Nor Amana A'liah Mohammad Nor, Roslina. A.
ABSTRACT   Herbs have been identified as a new source of economic growth for Malaysia since 2011. This is in tandem with higher demand for herbal products in the world markets. Malaysia is rich in flora and fauna that contain medicinal ingredients and health benefits. However, the herbal...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agribusiness
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