Non-tariff Barriers of TPP Nations for Exports of Korea Strawberries

Byoung-Hoon Lee
INTRODUCTION Beginning with the FTA with Chile in 2002, Korea has signed 14 FTAs with 53 countries as of May 2016, and its proportion of FTA trade volume is expected to be over half the total trade volume. Some expect a large increase in regional exports if the FTAs are actively utilized, but...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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International Market Entry by Alliances of Taiwanese Tech-Agribusinesses

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
Source: Council of Agriculture The Council of Agriculture (COA) recently called on the 36 technology-oriented agribusinesses to formulate an alliance to enter the international market. COA intends to promote Taiwanese brands and products of the Taiwanese tech-agribusinesses by grouping potential...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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State Surrounding the Cooperative Farm Extension Service

Kunio Nishikawa
INTRODUCTION  The Cooperative Farm Extension Service (CFES)[1] in Japan has engaged in the guidance and extension of new agronomy technology on farmers after WWII. The central and prefectural governments have jointly managed this service in such a way that the former covers necessary budget...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural extension system
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Agricultural Extension Policies in the Philippines: Towards Enhancing the Delivery of Technological Services

Princess Alma B. Ani, Aleta Belissa D. Correa
Introduction In the agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources (AANR) sectors, research activities are geared toward increasing productivity and improving efficiency to reduce costs and losses of and ultimately achieve welfare gains for the more than 500 million farming families in the world....
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural extension system
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2016 APEC Professional Consultation Meeting of Retailers and Consumers’ Food Loss and Waste Problem Held in Taipei

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
Source: Council of Agriculture According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) research, as high as 1.3 billion metric tons of food, or one-third of the annual global food production, get lost and wasted every year. Particularly, the food losses and wastes occur at...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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