Urban Modern Agriculture and the “Vegetable Basket” Project

Zhen Zhong
INTRODUCTION Development of urban modern agriculture saw remarkable results The guiding philosophy of developing urban modern agriculture was first clarified. Fuzhou issued two documents, namely, Opinion on Advancing Development of Urban Modern Agriculture and 2013-2020 Plan on Urban Modern...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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China’s Ministry of Agriculture Listed the First Group of Valuable Agricultural Cultural Heritage

Zhen Zhong
Agricultural cultural heritage refers to a unique agricultural production system that was created during the coexistence between human beings and the environment in which they lived in and has been preserved since its creation. The production system consists of rich agro-biodiversity, traditional...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Program for Subsidizing Early Processing of Agro-Products

Zhen Zhong
INTRODUCTION The program for subsidizing early processing of agro-products was initiated in 2012.  Funded by the central budget under which a fixed subsidy that was no more than 30 percent of the construction cost of relevant facility was granted after its completion.  This was intended...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Japan's Pork Imports: New Agreement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Negotiations

Yoshihisa Godo, Hiroshi Takahashi
Introduction On October 5, 2015, the 12 countries participating in the on-going Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations reached a broad agreement at the ministerial meeting in Atlanta U.S.A. During the meeting, Japan promised to reduce tariffs on foreign pork once the agreement comes to...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Analysis of the Effects of Various Irrigation Service Fees for National Irrigation Systems in the Philippines

Fezoil Luz C. Decena
Introduction Rice is one of the most important agricultural crops in the Philippines. In fact, one-third of the country’s more than 10 million hectares (ha) of agricultural land is devoted to rice.  The average farmer owns 2.0 ha of riceland, and although other agricultural commodities...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agriculture
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