The Price Stabilization Program for Mixed Forage

Yoshihisa Godo
(A subsidy program for protecting livestock farmers from a sharp rise in feeding costs:) 1.      Introduction Japan does not have an advantage in the production of feeding crops because of its humid climate and mountainous geography. Thus, Japanese livestock...
Country: Japan Topic: Agriculture
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Safety Management of Agricultural Products in Taiwan

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
I. Enhance Safety Management 1. Promotion of GAP certified safe fruits and vegetables: There were 2,127 GAP listed agricultural production and sales groups at the end of 2014. Those farmer production and sales groups cover a total of 25,719 hectares. With a plan of production traceability...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Agricultural Development Region (農業振興地域制度) in Korea

CHAE Gwang-suk, Sung-Jae Chun
1. Changes in policies regarding agricultural perpetuation The progress of urbanization and industrialization due to economic development in the 1960s increased the demand of non-agricultural uses on farmlands. This led farmlands to quickly transform from agricultural to urban use. This is...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural land policies
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Korea-China FTA Business Plaza 2015

Jeong-bin Im
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and the Korean Food Foundation jointly hosted ‘Korea-China FTA Business Plaza 2015’ in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) at KINTEX, Ilsan, Korea on April 27th.  The event aims to match Chinese buyers...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Thailand Government’s Preparation for Drought in 2015

Kampanat Pensupar, Khin Yadanar Oo
Thailand, being one of the world’s biggest rice exporters is now being threatened by drought. Deemed as one of the most severe forms of natural calamities the threat of drought to Thailand’s agriculture is becoming more intense. According to Lertwiroj Kowattana, director general of the Royal...
Country: Thailand Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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