Pilot Program for Cultivation of New Career Farmers

Zhen Zhong
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   In recent years, as more and more rural farmers immigrate to major cities and towns, the shortage of labor forces in some areas during farming seasons has become more...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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China is Promoting Technological Services for Soil Testing and Formulated Fertilization

Zhen Zhong
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   To stop the excessive use and low utilization of fertilizers, China launched the subsidy policy for the soil testing and fertilizer recommendation technology. Focusing...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural science policies
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The “Year of Agro-tech Promotion” Program

Zhen Zhong
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   After the release of the No.1 Central Document in 2012, the MoA conducted a nationwide program called “The Year of Agro-tech Promotion” under the theme of...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural science policies
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Protection of New Agricultural Plant Varieties Making Remarkable Progress in China

Zhen Zhong
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   In 2012, the Ministry of Agriculture earnestly implemented the spirit of No.1 Central Document and the No.8 Document by the State Council, followed requirements in the...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural science policies
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Farm Expansion and Entry to Farm: Experiences in Hokkaido

Shunsuke Yanagimura
Shunsuke Yanagimura1 1Resaeach Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan e-mail: yngmr@agecon.agr.hokudai.ac.jp   ABSTRACT One of the most serious problems Japanese agriculture have is the shortage of the number of farm business entities. The government...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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