Myanmar’s Natural Rubber Forward Policy: How to do it?

Theingi Myint, Kyaw Myo Thu
ABSTRACT Rubber production is central in economic development and it is also the second most agricultural export item followed by beans and pulses. Natural rubber production, consumption information of world rubber market and Myanmar rubber sector are done by desk review and conceptual frame...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Overview
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Single Window-Single Agency: An Innovative Solution to Food Safety Managenent of Pork Value Chains in Ho Chiminh City, Vietnam

Dao The Anh, Hoang Thanh Tung
ABSTRACT Food safety management is a major concern of Vietnam to protect the health of consumers. This study was conducted to assess the current status and propose the “single window - single agency” solutions for state management of food safety in the pork value chain in Ho Chi Minh City. The...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Agricultural value chains
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A Comparative Study on the Tendency of Food Consumption and Implications for Food Security Control Policy in Vietnam

Dao The Anh, Hoang Thanh Tung, Trinh Thi Huong, Le Van Tuan
ABSTRACT Vietnam has become a middle-income country with diversified consumption structure and many challenges in food security. This study aims to identify food consumption trends and point out some policy implications for controlling food security in Vietnam. The study uses a 12-year series of...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Food security and safety
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Indonesian Agricultural Labor Policy: Issues and Challenges

Iqbal Rafani (late), Tahlim Sudaryanto
ABSTRACT This article aims at discussing the policy review of agricultural labor in Indonesia. About 38.52% of Indonesian labor works in agricultural sector. Majority was in food crops sub-sector. The highest proportion of agricultural labor age was 25-56 years old (71.21%). The growth of old...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Japan’s Attempt at Aquaculture Policy Reform: A Case Study in Oyster Farming New Entry at the Fisheries Special Zone for Reconstruction in Miyagi Prefecture

Yoshihisa Godo
ABSTRACT Oyster farming in Miyagi Prefecture was negatively impacted due to the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011. Two months after the earthquake, the governor of Miyagi Prefecture, Yasuhiro Murai, announced a novel idea for the special zone as part of the reconstruction plan, in which...
Country: Japan Topic: Fisheries
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