Creating Attractive Rural Areas -To make a society where people come and go between urban and rural areas

Mari Izumi
INTRODUCTION   Japan’s rural area is changing right now. Young people have started to come back to the remote villages: Young group of people who migrated from cities has started to grow and process fruits in Suo-oshima-machi, Yamaguchi pref.  Since settled in the area, they...
Country: Japan Topic: Rural development
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Guidance on Improvement of Rural Residential Environment of the State Council General Office

Zhen Zhong
Introduction In recent years, different regions and departments strictly implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC (Communist of Party of China) Central Committee and the State Council, to promote rural infrastructure and rural equalization of basic public services, and...
Country: China Topic: Rural development
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Agricultural Insurance in China Takes off with Government Support

Manni Huang, Zhen Zhong
Introduction Agricultural insurance plays an important role in stabilizing farmers’ income and stimulating investments in agriculture. The market for these products has taken off since the Chinese government began to subsidize premiums. Part I: The evolution and policies of agricultural...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural risk management
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An Impact of Korea's TPP Participation on Its Agricultural Sector

Jeong-bin Im, Byoung-Hoon Lee
Abstract Korean agriculture is characterized by small-sized family farming. The FTAs with major trading partners has led to important changes in its agriculture. Particularly Korea’s agricultural sector has high concerns about the government’s participation in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Creating a National Food Cluster in Korea

Jeong-bin Im
The Korean National Food Cluster Project (FOODPOLIS) is to make a food industrial complex which is located near Iksan city, located on Korea’s west coast with a total area of 1.4 million square meters of land. Based on the Food Industry Promotional Act, this project started in 2011 to foster and...
Country: Korea Topic: Overview
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