Overview of Japan’s Rice Policy for the Last 30 Years: from Price Support to Direct Payments

Kunio Nishikawa
INTRODUCTION The aim of this article is to review the transformation of Japan’s rice policy for the last 30 years and to clarify their features. We will focus on the change of policy from price support to direct payments to support paddy field farmers. Current policy reforms are so...
Country: Japan Topic: Overview
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Analysis of Profitability on Rice Storage by the Farmers in the Selected Areas of Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar

Corazon T. Aragon, Flordeliza A. Lantican, Yin Yin Nwet, Zenaida M. Sumalde
ABSTRACTIdentification of the post-harvest activities in rice farmers has been the focus of continuing study by agricultural economists. The intensification of rice production in Myanmar, especially in the Pyar Pon Township, Pyar Pon District, has led to many problems in the post-harvest phase,...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agribusiness
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Profitability Analysis of Rice Storage by the Traders in the Selected Areas of Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar

Flordeliza A. Lantican, Yin Yin Nwet, Zenaida M. Sumalde
ABSTRACT The intensification of rice production in Myanmar, especially in the Pyar Pon Township, Pyar Pon District, has led to many problems in the post-harvest phase, particularly in storage. This situation is further aggravated by the growing attention devoted to the maintenance of buffer stocks...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agribusiness
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A Review of Vietnam’s Recent Agricultural Policies

Nguyen Ngoc Mai, Dao The Anh
VIETNAMESE AGRICULTURE UNDER INTEGRATION CONTEXT Appropriate and motivational policies have activated potential advantages of Vietnamese agriculture. This significantly contributes to the development of the national economy since Doi Moi, particularly to the agricultural and rural sector....
Country: Vietnam Topic: Overview
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Assessing some impacts of policies regarding New Rural Areas in Vietnam

Nguyen Ngoc Mai
Introduction The National Target Program (NTP) on developing New Rural Areas (NRA) in Vietnam was implemented in accordance with Decision 800/QĐ-TTg issued on 4 June, 2010 by the Prime Minister (hereinafter referred to as Decision 800). This program has an overall objective of “developing...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Rural development
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