The Food System - Concept, Aims and Application Potential in Vietnam

Pham Hai Vu, Dao The Anh
ABSTRACT This paper reviews the scientific literature over the concept of food system. The food system is built from 4 components: farming; food processing; food distribution and consumption. The market of agro-food products is not perfect. A systemic approach allows to observe its failures. In...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Food security and safety
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Taxation Policies: Implications on the Philippine Tobacco Industry

Ian Bernard M. Ines
ABSTRACT Although tobacco consumption was already proven harmful to a person’s health and to the environment, smoking of tobacco-related and vapor products is prevalent in the Philippines. As decades pass by, people become creative and develop varieties of usage and different practices for...
Country: Philippines Topic: Overview
6,835
198

Technical and Technology Help for Small Farmers– Taiwan’s Technological Contributions to the World

Tai Wei Lim
ABSTRACT Within the international community, Taiwan's International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) collaborated with other capacity-building organizations to finance and establish infrastructures for economic development. These funds are transparently provided via reputable funding...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural science policies
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The Implication of Agriculture in Taiwan's Soft Cultural Power

Tai Wei Lim
ABSTRACT Taiwan exerts soft cultural power in a variety of ways, including through its popular culture and its manufacturing prowess in ultra-high tech products. In the cultural sphere, food and culinary cultures have gained international acceptance for its chain restaurants and seafood fares....
Country: Taiwan Topic: Overview
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Current Situation, Direction, Policy Support, and Challenges of Plant Factories in Thailand

Kriengkrai Mosaleeyanon
ABSTRACT One of our greatest challenges in the 21st century is how to sufficiently and sustainably feed nutritional and safe foods to the world population. Plant factory with artificial lighting (PFAL) is a closed plant production system. Regardless of environments outside, PFAL is considered as...
Country: Thailand Topic: Overview
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