Policy Articles

Policy Practices to Mitigate Sugarcane Burning in Thailand

Piyawong Punjatewakupt, Loylom Prasertsri, Tiraphap Fakthong, Alongkorn Tanasritunyakul
2024.07.18
ABSTRACT This article explores Thailand's policies aimed at mitigating sugarcane burning, a major environmental concern. Despite efforts like subsidies for fresh sugarcane and penalties for burned sugarcane, burning practices persist due to labor shortages and technological limitations. Key...
Country: Thailand Topic: Climate change
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Agritourism Potential Among Taiwan’s Indigenous Communities, with Emphasis on Organic Coffee Farming

Melchior Antoine, Yung-Chuan Ko
2024.07.12
ABSTRACT Organic farming of coffee among Taiwan’s Indigenous communities has rapidly emerged as a vital farming occupation with the potential to provide much-needed socioeconomic support for this community. In Taiwan, Indigenous communities are often in marginalized positions. They make up less...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Rural development
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Linking Forest Economics and Conservation to Rural Development in Community Forests of Thailand

Siriluck Thammanu, Boonsuthee Jeravongpanich, Warakorn Kasemphankul
2024.06.18
ABSTRACT Accessing forest economic, social and environmental benefits is crucial for rural development, particularly in developing countries. Conservation and the sustainability of utilization are existential to the future availability of these resources. There is a relationship between...
Country: Thailand Topic: Forestry
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Exploring the Possible Practices of Low-Carbon Farming in Mitigating Climate Change in Malaysia

Kartini Wan Mat, Nik Rozana Nik Mohamad Masdek, Nurul Huda Sulaiman
2024.06.17
ABSTRACT The agricultural sector plays a significant role in climate change as a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Given agriculture's vulnerability to climate variations, shifts in seasons, and extreme weather, global productivity and yields are at risk. To address both climate...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Climate change
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Digital Technologies in the Asia and Pacific Region and Policy Recommendations for Resilient Agri-food Systems

Shweta Sinha
2024.06.17
ABSTRACT In recent years, global acute food insecurity has been rising to high records due to factors like conflict, climate shocks and COVID-19 exacerbating global hunger crisis and driving many more into extreme poverty. These challenges make it imperative to innovate, develop and scale up...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural technology development
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