Advancement of Biofuel Policy in India

Sumarlin Shangdiar, Yuan-Chung Lin
Background Global economic growth of India is mounting at a faster rate. The demand for fuel efficiency, environmental quality and energy security have stimulated an attention to promote sustainable energy development feasible to meet the rapidly increasing demand in transportation fuels, as well...
Country: India Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Finical Barriers for Developing the Biogas Power System at Pig Farms in Taiwan

Keng-Tung Wu
  Before 2016, the installed capacity of biogas power generation was 19 MW in Taiwan, including 4 landfill sites, 31 pig farms (0.32 MW), and other industrial waste treatment sites[1]. Since the feed-in tariff (FIT) for electricity generated from biogas with the anaerobic digestion system...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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An introduction of China’s Newly Revised Seed Law

Zhen Zhong
 Background of the amendment The Seed Law was issued in 2000 and amended respectively in 2004 and 2013. This time, the overall amendment of the Seed Law was an important step towards marketization of crop seed industry. The agriculture commission of the National People’s Congress took...
Country: China Topic: Agriculture
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New Policy on the Ceiling of Retail Rice Price in Indonesia

Tahlim Sudaryanto
Introduction To provide incentive to the rice farmers, the Indonesian Government has established Procurement Price at the farm gate for paddy and at the rice miller for rice.  In 2016, the procurement price for dried paddy at the farm gate was IDR 4,700/kg and for milled rice was IDR 6,000...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agriculture
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The Management of Eggs Containing Fipronil Problem in Taiwan

Tsung Lee
INTRODUCTION After the EU fipronil scandal on 11th of August 2017, the Council of Agriculture (COA) started to collect eggs from all layer farms on 19th of August. 3% of 1451 farms are contaminated with fipronil. 1.57 million eggs are destroyed or used as fertilizers. Taiwan’s eggs market...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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