Agricultural Policy Development in Thailand

Charuk Singhapreecha
Charuk Singhapreecha Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University   Introduction             This paper examines the policy transition in various stages of Thailand’s economic development. The agricultural and agro-processing...
Country: Thailand Topic: Overview
11,338
149

Policies on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Products in Indonesia

Iqbal Rafani
INTRODUCION Recently, the rapid growth of population as well as climate change are major problems of the community in line with “food security”. On the one hand, the increase of population encourages the escalating basic needs of food, health, clothing, and so forth. On the other hand, the...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Food security and safety
11,491
130

Agricultural Disaster Compensation System in Japan (Part 2)

Fumihiro Kabuta
Fumihiro Kabuta, Ph.D. Policy Research Coordinator, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan   (Continued from Part 1 uploaded on April 18, 2014) 7. Mechanism of the compensation (mutual aid insurance money) Agricultural mutual aid insurance...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural risk management
4,122
83

The Japanese Agricultural Cooperative System: An Outline

Yoshihisa Godo
Yoshihisa Godo Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan   Introduction Japan has a unique network of agricultural cooperatives called JA. The name comes from the combination of “Japan” and “Agriculture”1. JA is engaged in various economic and political activities. JA is recognized...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
10,181
160

The Situation and Problems of Japan’s Wholesale Market

Mari Izumi
The Situation and Problems of Japan’s Wholesale Market   Mari Izumi Japan-Cooperative General Research Institute   Explanatory Note for Translation   This report describes the situation and problems of Japan’s wholesale market. The report was written in 2009...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
17,346
107

Pages