Policy Articles

Producers’ Perceptions of Public Good Agricultural Practices and their Pesticide Use: the Case of MyGAP for Durian Farming in Pahang, Malaysia

Linda A. Lumayag, Ng Chuck Chuan, Tan Guan Huat, Yuichiro Amekawa
2015.12.08
ABSTRACT There have been growing interests in the rise of public Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) standards in Southeast Asia that have been implemented by the governments in the region. This paper examines the local implementation of Malaysian public GAP standard called ‘MyGAP’ with...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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Development of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Models for Tea, Rice and Vegetables in Vietnam

Dao Bach Khoa, Hoang Thi Ngan, Nguyen Ba Huy, Nguyen Thi Nhung, Nguyen Van Liem
2015.12.08
ABSTRACT Elimination of pesticides and heavy metals residues in agricultural products is a key to successful adoption of Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAPs). However, abuse of pesticides and fertilizers in agricultural production still exists in some crops. The objective of this...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Food security and safety
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THAI Good Agricultural Practice

Chainarong Ratanakreetakul, Roongnapa Korpraditskul
2015.12.04
ABSTRACT In Thailand, GAP; Good Agricultural Practice for fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) had been actively strengthened during 2004-2012. During that period, GAP provided by Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives was developed to support government policy: kitchen of the world. Global...
Country: Thailand Topic: Food security and safety
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Application of Non-Target Analysis by High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry

Chung-Hung Wang, Pei-Ling Huang, Yan-Hwa Chu, Yu-Tsung Lee
2015.12.03
ABSTRACT High-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS)-based non-targeted metabolomic analysis is a new technology used for unbiased collections of food chemical data in food safety inspections involving unexpected factors. HRMS with high resolving power and high mass spectral accuracy allows...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Using Sanitizer and Fine bubble Technologies to Enhance Food Safety

Pitirat Klintham, Sasitorn Tongchitpakdee, Wannee Chinsirikul, Warapa Mahakarnchanakul
2015.12.03
ABSTRACT Fine bubble is defined as the small bubbles with a diameter ranging in micro and nanoscale.  The sizes of micro bubble are smaller than millimeter and have distinctive properties.  The applications of micro bubbles technology has been successfully proved in waste water...
Country: Thailand Topic: Food security and safety
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