ABSTRACT Food security is one of the main concerns of the Malaysian Government since the effect of the world financial crisis in 2008. Despite increased local production, the supply of agrofood products is still unable to meet the local demand. As a result, the dependency toward imported...
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ABSTRACT Smuggling is the illegal movement of goods across an international border in violation to custom laws and regulations. This activity exists in countries all over the world and incurs multiple ill effects to the country’s economy. Some of the economic impacts of smuggling include...
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ABSTRACT Direct Payment Schemes (DPS) has played a central role in Korean agriculture, but not free from caveats and criticism. Against those problems, DPS reform has been in active progress these days. The author attempts to provide suggestions as follows. 1) The goal of the reform should be...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural finance
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ABSTRACT Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) has been declared as a global pandemic with high number of cases and deaths in numerous countries. Indonesia has recorded a high case fatality rate (8.029%) which needs to be prevented through appropriate policy response, particularly the Presidential...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Overview
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ABSTRACT The northeastern part of Thailand is a significant area for quality rice cultivation, but it is constrained in topography, labor, and climate variability, resulting in low yield, high production costs, and unstable income. The proper policy option to settle such problems is the...
Country: Thailand Topic: Overview
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