Healthy Soils for Resilient Agriculture towards Enhancement of Food Security in Asia

Ganisan Krishnen
ABSTRACT The traditional farming system managed to preserve the soil health and remained resilient for crop production. Introduction of modern agriculture practice, the Green Revolution in  1970s had increased the farm productivity and managed to reduce famine in Asia. Unfortunately,...
Country: Global Topic: Food security and safety
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Too Small to Make a Difference? Low-Carbon Community and beyond for Smallholder Farmers behind Grassroots Aquaculture Initiatives in Southwestern Taiwan

Hui-Yu Wang, Liang-Yu Wei, Hsin-Nan Huang
ABSTRACT For the small-scale producers in Dongshi Township, where rural villages mainly rely on aquaculture dispersed between Dongshi Fisherman's Wharf and river lowlands in Southwestern Taiwan, climate change is real and hits home: the rising sea level, the severer soil salinization unfavorable...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Ensuring Access and Sustainable Consumption of Safe and Nutrition Foods: Trends in Consumer Behavior and Food Consumption in Myanmar

Thanda Kyi
ABSTRACT Although there have been some essential transformation and improvements made in the industrial and service sectors to some extent, agriculture still remains as the backbone of the Myanmar’s economy contributing to about 22% of its national GDP in 2021. With respect to agricultural land...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Food security and safety
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Market Trends and Challenges in Agricultural E-Commerce Business in Japan

Shinji Ohta
ABSTRACT There has been a conventional distribution channel in Japan’s agricultural industry. However, due to IT infrastructure development and lifestyle changes in consumers, e-commerce businesses have been growing rapidly and are now popular together with other important sectors in Japan. In...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural e-commerce
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Ageing Rural Population and Job Opportunities: A Case of Native Chicken Farming

Teeka Yotapakdee, Panomsak Proburom, Sukhum Phannarong, Pimonpun Boonyasana, Namfon Rukprayoon, Wannaubon Singyoocharoen, Suwit Chotinan, Sombat Suprarakorn
ABSTRACT In Upper Northern Thailand, most of native chicken farmers in rural areas are elderly. This paper provides an analysis of commercial viability of native chicken farming as an alternative for job opportunities among elder farmers in Phayao Province. Since all processes could not be...
Country: Thailand Topic: Rural development
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