Crop Disease and Pest Prevention and Control

Zhen Zhong
INTRODUCTION In 2013, affected by multiple factors including abnormal climate, there broke out various kinds of crop diseases and pests in several levels.  This seriously threatend the safety of agricultural production. Major wheat pests and diseases erupted early and severely; rice plant...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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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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