Tea Marketing Reforms in India – Challenges and Opportunities for Small Tea Growers (STGs) to Insulate from Price Shock

K.N. Selvaraj , Sushmitha Burigi
ABSTRACT Several reforms were brought in through several amendments in the Tea Marketing Control 2003 to safeguard the Small Tea Growers (STGs) from the prolonged price crisis. The green leaf tea prices for the last decade hovering around US$ 0.10 to 0.18/ kg (INR 82/US$), which is far below the...
Country: India Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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An Innovation System Perspective on Strengthening Rice Sector in Thailand

Chaniga Laitae , Cees Leeuwis
ABSTRACT Thailand ranks sixth among the world’s top rice producers. Knowledge production has made important contributions to technological innovation in the whole supply chain of the Thai rice sector. The aim of this paper is to provide insight into the broader innovation system context in the...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural value chains
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Implementation of Control Measure Policy to Foot and Mouth Disease in Indonesia

Rachmat Pambudy, Iqbal Rafani (late), Effendi Andoko
ABSTRACT   Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak is an acute contagious disease that attacks cloven-footed animals. FMD has been reported to have spread and threatened many livestock in several parts of Indonesia and spread evenly throughout the province. FMD is categorized as a national...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural risk management
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The Issue, Strategy, and Control Measure Policy Analysis of Low-Carbon Emissions Development in Indonesia’s Agriculture

Rachmat Pambudy, Effendi Andoko, Iqbal Rafani (late), Frans B. M. Dabukke
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the issue, strategy, and control measure policy of low-carbon emissions development in Indonesia’s agriculture. The result of the analysis shows that during the last decade (2010-2020), agriculture contributes about 7.86% of the total national carbon emissions. The...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Climate change
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The Promotion of Organic Rice Production in Thailand

Chitnucha Buddhaboon , Rhapithiwatt Jaroennitinont, Yaowaluk Sankum
ABSTRACT The Promotion of Organic Rice Production project in Thailand was done from 2017 to 2021 by the Rice Department (RD). The objectives of the project are: 1) to promote organic rice production by the farmers’ group under “Organic Thailand” standard of the Ministry of Agriculture and...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agriculture
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