Pension Policies in Rural China: 1986-2014

Zhen Zhong
Introduction Since ancient times, family support for the elderly has been a traditional pension pattern. With the gradual disintegration of the peasant economy and the implementation of the family planning policy, only family support is not enough.  We also need the support of the social...
Country: China Topic: Farmers' welfare and retirement system
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The Three Stages of GM Policy Change in China

Kejia Hu, Zhen Zhong
Introduction China is the first country to plant commercial GM (genetically modified) crops in world: China began to plant GM tobacco of cucumber Mosaic virus resistance genes and tobacco mosaic virus genes in 1992, which is two years earlier than America’s first commercial crops--...
Country: China Topic: Overview
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Some Guiding Points about the Development of Financing Service of Agriculture, Farmers and Rural Area Issues

Zhen Zhong
INTRODUCTION Agricultural finance is an important part of the Chinese financial system, which supports and serves the development of agriculture issues, farmers and the rural area. In recent years, Agricultural finance in China has improved a lot, developing a diversified and perfect financial...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural finance
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Guidance of State Council on the Promotion of Household Registration Reform Relevant to Agricultural Labor Force

Zhen Zhong
Introduction Household Registration System, forming in the planned economy era, has become a major obstacle to society’s development. In the era of mass migration movements, this lagged system led to large numbers of people in the separation with their registered household, which caused severe...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Competitiveness of the Mushroom Industry in Malaysia

Mohd Zaffrie Mat Amin, Azahar bin Harun
INTRODUCTION Mushrooms have been identified as one of the high-value commodities under Malaysia's National Agro-Food Policy (2011-2020). The development of the mushroom industry has been intensified in the agriculture transformation program which focuses on further development through area...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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