Farmer’s Pension System in Japan (Part 2)

Akihiko Hirasawa, Takayuki Kinura
Operation of pension fund The pension fund for farmers who are paying contributions or waiting for the inception of benefits after they turn 60 years old is operated in the “Insured Person Account.”  In this account, the fund is invested not only to domestic bonds and stocks,...
Country: Japan Topic: Farmers' welfare and retirement system
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Issues and Policies Surrounding Production of Milk and Dairy Products

Kunio Nishikawa
INTRODUCTION At the end of 2014 when many people bought and enjoyed sweet cakes made of raw milk for the Christmas, the shortage of dairy products, especially butter, became a hot topic in Japan. Consumers could not find out butter at any supermarkets, and have to wait its arriving for many days...
Country: Japan Topic: Agriculture
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Overview of Irrigation Development and Government Policy in Myanmar

Thanda Kyi, Amy Soe
INTRODUCTION   History of Irrigation Sector and Its Development The importance of providing adequate water for agricultural production has been fully recognized by the former kings of Myanmar. They gave special attention to the establishment of irrigation networks for paddy...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agriculture
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Development of Agricultural Product Market System

Zhen Zhong
INTRODUCTION By the end of 2013, wholesale markets of agro-product numbered more than 4,400 nationwide, generating an annual trade volume 0f 3.2 trillion yuan. In terms of large-scale wholesale markets, figures of the National Bureau of Statistics showed that there were 1044 specialized agro-...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Accelerating Building of Modern Plant Production System

Zhen Zhong
INTRODUCTION Modern plant production system is a new type of crop pest and disease prevention and relief system tasked with serving modern agriculture and supported by modern equipment, human resource and policy. It is also aimed at sustainable treatment of crop pests and diseases as required by...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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