Japan’s Reformed Gentan Rice Program Viewed as too late by Farmers

Yutsai Huang
Yutsai Huang Director, Food and Fertilizer Technology Center   For several decades now, Japan government’s mandatory quota-based program called “gentan” (減反)or paddy reduction, has been designed to keep rice prices artificially high. Critics say the program has long...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Korea Proposed Amendments to their “Agricultural Commodities/Crops Disaster Insurance” Coverage on May 2nd, 2013

Chan-Ik Chun
Chan Ik Chun, Ph. D. Agricultural Economist, Food and Fertilizer Technology Center   The Korean authorities in a desire to ameliorate the disaster losses of affected Korean farm households, have deployed assiduous assistance and disaster relief efforts, to help the farming sector...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural risk management
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National Food Authority: Its Role in Price Stability and Food Security

Albert P. Aquino, Carl Rookie O. Daquio, Princess Alma B. Ani
National Food Authority: Its Role in Price Stability and Food Security [1] Albert P. Aquino, Carl Rookie O. Daquio and Princess Alma B. Ani[2] Introduction Rice is a major agricultural commodity in the country.  More than two million households or roughly 10 million Filipinos are...
Country: Philippines Topic: Food security and safety
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Republic Act 10601: Improving the Agriculture and Fisheries Sector through Mechanization

Albert P. Aquino, Aleta Belissa D. Correa, Princess Alma B. Ani
Republic Act 10601: Improving the Agriculture and Fisheries Sector through Mechanization[1] Albert P. Aquino, Aleta Belissa D. Correa and Princess Alma B. Ani[2] Introduction Farm mechanization can enhance the efficiency of both land and labor, inputs that are vital in sustaining food...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agriculture
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Rice Development Policy in Indonesia

Tahlim Sudaryanto
Tahlim Sudaryanto Assistant Minister for International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, the Republic of Indonesia, email:tahlim@indo.net.id   Background Rice is the main staple food for more than 95% of the Indonesian population. In the production side, rice farming...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agriculture
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