The JAS Mark Food Labeling System

Yoshihisa Godo
Yoshihisa Godo Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan   Introduction The Japanese government has various food labeling systems. One of the most popular is the JAS Mark system. This system was launched in 1950 when the Act on Standardization and Proper Quality Labeling of...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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The Taiwanese Price Support Program under the Doha Development Agenda in WTO

Min-Hsien Yang
Min-Hsien Yang, Professor, Department of International Trade, Feng Chia University, Taiwan   Abstract Rice is the staple food and a major crop in Taiwan. Governments have historically emphasized rice self-sufficiency through market price support programs and import restrictions....
Country: Taiwan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Domestic and International Market Expansion for Milkfish Sales

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
Min-Hsien Yang, Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan I Han, Assistant Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan   Source: Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture Feb. 23, 2015 http://www.fa.gov.tw/cht/NewsPaper/content.aspx?id=1168&chk=330b49b5-cdc3-4c33-af8c-2a5efaeff681...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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The Agricultural Crop Zoning System in Thailand

Kampanat Pensupar
Dr. Kampanat Pensupar Department of Agricultural Economics and Resources, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand 10900   The government of Thailand has initiated “the Agricultural Crop Zoning System” since 2012. The major reason is because of the...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agriculture
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Labor Standards Act Includes Employees at Farmers’ Associations and Fishermen’s Associations Starting from 2015

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
Min-Hsien Yang, Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan I Han, Assistant Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan   There are around 26,000 employees hired by Farmers’ Associations and Fishermen’s Associations in Taiwan. Labor Standards Act started to cover them since the...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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