Understanding food self-sufficiency ratio and food self-sufficiency potential index in Japan

Yoshiaki Iiguni
INTRODUCTION This article is translated from a webpage titled “Japanese Food Self-sufficiency Potential (日本の食料自給力)” (http://www.maff.go.jp/j/zyukyu/zikyu_ritu/012_1.html). This webpage is a subpage of a webpage titled “About food self-sufficiency rate and food self-sufficiency(食料自給率・食料自給力について...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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Organic Agriculture Development in Taiwan

Melchior Antoine, Edyta Zmudczynska , Effendi Andoko
INTRODUCTION Organic foods continue to grow in popularity worldwide. This rapid growth has been accompanied with an increase in the production of organic foods. Taiwan is no exception to that trend. As of 2016, the total amount of farmlands under organic production in the island state stood at 7...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agriculture
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Taiwan's Agricultural Development Policy

Kassian T.T. Amesho, Yuan-Chung Lin
INTRODUCTION In Taiwan, the Council of Agriculture (COA) was established in 1984 as the competent authority under the Executive Yuan that is in charge of the agricultural, forestry, fishery, livestock and food policies on the island (COA, 2012). Presently, there are 14 departments or units...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Overview
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Myanmar’s Rice Industry and Policies toward Value Addition and Export

Theingi Myint
ABSTRACT Myanmar has the potential to increase its rice production, quality and exports. The rice industry remains the most important contributor to GDP, income and employment generation. Rice is grown in 34% of the the country’s total cultivated area in 2016. The labor engagement rate of...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Import regulation and quarantine
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Learning Alliance: Opportunities to Align Stakeholders for Technology Adoption and Supportive Market Conditions

Reianne Quilloy
ABSTRACT Producing high quality rice and obtaining price premium for smallholder producers have been a challenge for Asian rice farmers due to poor postharvest management, inappropriate technology, and unsupportive market conditions. This is an exploratory study of whether a multi-stakeholder...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural science policies
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