Policy Articles

Potato Crop Sector and Value Chain of Ware Potato in Southern Shan State and Magway Region, Myanmar

Zar Ni Hlaing, Theingi Myint, Nilar Aung, Nyein Nyein Kyaw, Mya Kay Khaing
2023.04.25
ABSTRACT Potato is an important cash crop for many farmers in the rural area of Myanmar and especially in the hilly region of Southern Shan State and riverbanks in the lowlands in Magway Region. The consumption of potatoes in curries, crisps and French fries increases substantially in the coming...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agricultural value chains
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People’s Business Credit (KUR) Program Supporting Agricultural Development in Indonesia

Rangga Ditya Yofa, Iqbal Rafani , Tahlim Sudaryanto
2023.04.24
ABSTRACT People’s Business Credit (KUR) is a financing scheme for working capital and investment provided to prospective beneficiaries who have productive and viable businesses, including agricultural businesses, but do not have additional collateral or the additional insufficient collateral....
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agribusiness
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Pandemic-era Taiwanese Food Promotion and its Soft Cultural Power Potential in Singapore

Tai Wei Lim
2023.04.21
ABSTRACT There is a touch of cosmopolitanism to Taiwanese food cultural soft power. Taiwanese indigenous food and agricultural practices are infused with colonial-era Japanese cuisines, mainland provincial dishes and Italian and American influences. The cultural cross-pollination of global...
Country: Singapore Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Marketing Strategy of Plant-based Meat Alternatives in Taiwan

Mei-Ying Su, Feng-An Yang
2023.04.21
ABSTRACT Taiwan has a long history of vegetarian food production, and its food producers have specialized expertise in producing vegetarian food. As the demand for meat alternatives grows rapidly worldwide due to nutritional and environmental concerns, food producers have switched their focus to...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Rooftop Urban Farming in Singapore: The Iron Triangle of Farmers, Private Sector and Government-Linked Entities

Tai Wei Lim
2023.04.17
ABSTRACT Countries reliant on food imports like Singapore were recently affected by the Russo-Ukraine war and the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic as both events increased the prices of staple foods. To mitigate this situation, Singapore’s rooftop farms focused on cultivating mass-consumed...
Country: Singapore Topic: Food security and safety
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