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Enhancing the Demand for AFNR Graduates through S&T: A National Program Boosting Agri-Aqua based Entrepreneurship among the Youth in the Philippines

Melvin B. Carlos
2018.10.25
INTRODUCTION The importance of AFNR graduates in the Philippines The Philippines, like the rest of the developing world, experienced accelerated industrialization and urbanization in recent decades. Worldwide, the demographic transition process and globalization of labor and trade have been...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agribusiness
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Youth and Agri-entrepreneurship in Korea

Park Si-Hyun
2018.10.25
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ABSTRACT In Korea, farm operators in their 40s and younger account for less than 2% of total farm operators, while the proportion of farm operators aged 65 and above reaches 40%. The young generation’s entry into farming is one of the important policies that the Korean government is focusing...
Country: Korea Topic: Agribusiness
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Youth and Agri-Entrepreneurship in Lao PDR

Dethsackda Manikham
2018.10.24
ABSTRACT   Half of the population of Lao PDR is under 23.5 years old giving Lao PDR a demographic opportunity to accelerate economic development. About 59% of the country’s population is still living in the rural areas, where the poverty rate is 2.9 times more than those living in the...
Country: Lao PDR Topic: Agribusiness
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Youth and Agri-Entrepreneurship in Thailand

Decharut Sukkumnoed
2018.10.24
ABSTRACT The demographic changes in Thai agricultural sector have raised concerns over the lower participation of young agri-entrepreneurs and the sustainability of the sector. Oppositely, the digital economy has, however, widened the opportunities for younger generations in various ways. This...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agribusiness
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Implementation of the New Farmers’ Cultivation Program in Taiwan

Cheng-Ray Yang
2018.10.24
ABSTRACT According to the statistical data of Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) of Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan) in 2017, the number of farmers in Taiwan have gradually decreased from 1.6 million in 1978 to 557,000 in 2017. According to the 2015 census of...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agribusiness
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