Policy Articles

Dissemination Conditions of the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Paddy Farming: Empirical Study in Japan

Ryohei Yamashita, Shinsaku Nakajima, Tetsuji Senda
2023.11.16
ABSTRACT In recent years, smart agriculture has been promoted as a means of reducing wastes in rice farming in Japan, departing from conventional farming methods. We focus on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)—Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies that could bring innovation to the rice farming...
Country: Japan Topic: Smart agriculture
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Community Care for Rural Seniors

Namhoon Kim, Inhye Ha
2023.11.15
ABSTRACT As the elderly population continues to grow and strains public medical finances, there is a pressing need for innovative solutions to address the impending exhaustion of resources for elderly care. One such solution is the concept of community care, which offers an alternative approach...
Country: Korea Topic: Rural development
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Sociological Issues and Challenges of Rice Production in Malaysia

Ahmad Zairy Zainol Abidin, Rozhan Abu Dardak
2023.11.14
ABSTRACT Rice is the staple food of Malaysian people. Malaysia produces more than 1.55 million tons of rice yearly, equivalent to 73% of the local requirement. The demand for rice is projected to increase due to the increase in population. However, rice production is decreasing every year. Rice...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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The Recent Global Food Supply Situation and Taiwan's Food Security Policy

Yi-Chieh Chen
2023.11.13
ABSTRACT Taiwan, being an island nation, heavily relies on imports of grains such as soybeans, wheat, and corn to meet its feed and food requirements. Although the total agricultural imports and exports between Taiwan and Russia and Ukraine are extremely low, these two countries are major global...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Accelerating Coffee Productivity through Farm, Farmers, and Agribusiness Developments in Indonesia

Effendi Andoko, Iqbal Rafani , Rachmat Pambudy
2023.11.10
ABSTRACT Coffee plays an important role in the economic activities of Indonesia.  Even though the country is ranked as the fourth largest coffee exporter in the world after Brazil, Vietnam, and Colombia, the productivity of Indonesian coffee is lower than its potential productivity....
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agribusiness
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