Agriculture as Social Infrastructure in Aging Societies

Tsuyoshi Okamura, Chiaki Ura
ABSTRACT Rapid population aging, urbanization, and changes in family structure across Asia have reshaped social problems. Although earlier policies focused on alleviating material poverty, many Asian societies now face growing challenges related to social isolation, loneliness, and the care gap...
Country: Japan Topic: Rural developmentAgricultural human resources developmentFarmers' welfare and retirement system
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Overview and Policy Challenges of Disaster Insurance and Agricultural Revenue Insurance in Korea

Taehoo Kim
ABSTRACT This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the development and operational performance of South Korea’s agricultural insurance system, focusing on the Crop Disaster Insurance (CDI) program since its inception in 2001 and the more recent Agricultural Revenue Insurance pilot scheme...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural risk management
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A Brief Account of the Climatetech and Digitaltech Applications in the ASEAN Agricultural Industry

Tai Wei Lim
ABSTRACT In digital farming, smartphones use AI and big data to manage crops, and drones can help with farming tasks, especially for Southeast Asia’s small-scale farmers. Both climatetech and digital tech can come together to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, and digital...
Country: Singapore Topic: Agricultural technology development
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