Policy Articles

The Establishment of Plant Genes Bank for Plants Variety Protection

Sumarlin Shangdiar, Yuan-Chung Lin
2017.12.26
In 2014, the first civil litigation on plant variety right was raised at Changhua District Civil Court, Taiwan. The plaintiff argued the defendants planted his registered Citrus Fruits (Citrus madurensis Lour
), which he registered as new plant species under the requirement of Plant Variety and...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural science policies
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Advancement of Biofuel Policy in India

Sumarlin Shangdiar, Yuan-Chung Lin
2017.12.26
Background Global economic growth of India is mounting at a faster rate. The demand for fuel efficiency, environmental quality and energy security have stimulated an attention to promote sustainable energy development feasible to meet the rapidly increasing demand in transportation fuels, as well...
Country: India Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Finical Barriers for Developing the Biogas Power System at Pig Farms in Taiwan

Keng-Tung Wu
2017.12.26
  Before 2016, the installed capacity of biogas power generation was 19 MW in Taiwan, including 4 landfill sites, 31 pig farms (0.32 MW), and other industrial waste treatment sites[1]. Since the feed-in tariff (FIT) for electricity generated from biogas with the anaerobic digestion system...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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An introduction of China’s Newly Revised Seed Law

Zhen Zhong
2017.12.26
 Background of the amendment The Seed Law was issued in 2000 and amended respectively in 2004 and 2013. This time, the overall amendment of the Seed Law was an important step towards marketization of crop seed industry. The agriculture commission of the National People’s Congress took...
Country: China Topic: Agriculture
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New Policy on the Ceiling of Retail Rice Price in Indonesia

Tahlim Sudaryanto
2017.12.26
Introduction To provide incentive to the rice farmers, the Indonesian Government has established Procurement Price at the farm gate for paddy and at the rice miller for rice.  In 2016, the procurement price for dried paddy at the farm gate was IDR 4,700/kg and for milled rice was IDR 6,000...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agriculture
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