Policy Articles

China’s De-stocking Strategy for Grains – taking Corn as the Example

Shansong Gu, Zhen Zhong
2017.02.06
Introduction China's economy has entered into an era of “New Normal”. The supply-side structural reform was proposed to cut excessive industrial capacity, destock, de-leverage, lower corporate costs and improve weak links. And the 2016 Central Rural Work Conference confirmed that...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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The Role of Institutional Support in Malaysia's Paddy and Rice Industry

Rosnani Harun
2017.02.03
Introduction Rice is still the number one Malaysian staple food, though the consumption of rice per capita showed a decreasing trend from 93 kg per capita in 2011 to 88.9kg per capita in 2014. This scenario might be due to people’s change of lifestyles, tastes and preferences, especially...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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Rice Varietal Development For Food Sovereignty: a case of MARDI

Asfaliza Ramli
2017.02.02
中
Varietal development has been a mandate of MARDI since the 1970s and until today a total of 44 varieties have been released for planting in the granary areas. The breeding objectives varied in accordance to the needs of the different era. In the 1970s Malaysia started to implement the double-...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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Postharvest Management of Rice for Sustainable Food Security In Malaysia

Asnawi Shahar, Azahar bin Harun, Mohd Taufik Ahmad, Rosniyana Ahmad, Yahya Sahari
2017.02.02
中
Introduction Postharvest losses (PHL) of paddy can be defined as losses that occur due to spills, human negligence and incompetence during postharvest handling operations. Losses include improper machine settings during combined harvesting, mishandling during transportation inefficient...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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Organic Agriculture in Thailand

Hnin Ei Win
2017.01.23
History of Organic Agriculture In Thailand, agriculture is the backbone of the country. Most of the people rely on the agriculture sector for their livelihood and generates incomes from it. Across the world, Thailand stands in the top ten list in the export of agricultural products due to its good...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agriculture
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