Policy Articles

The Aging of Agriculture and the Income Instability of Young Farmers in Korea

Taeho Lee
2015.06.08
ABSTRACT One of the biggest problems of Korean agriculture is the aging of farmers. Only 14.8% (173,622) of all farms (1,177,318) have operators whose age is less than 50. Although the government has tried to substitute younger farmers for older farmers, the result has been not so successful....
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Succession of Farmlands to Non-Family Successors: Options for the Young Generation of Farmers

Tasuku Nagatani
2015.06.08
  ABSTRACT Faced with the continuing shortage of farm successors in aging farming households in Japan, the farm succession to non-family members draws significant attention as an alternative to the conventional transfer to family heirs. To illuminate the characteristics and challenges in...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Entrepreneurship Development Policy in Malaysia

Nor Amana A?�liah Mohammad Nor
2015.06.08
Introduction Entrepreneurship is one of the main drivers of economic growth in which it creates wealth, innovation and technology deployment and reduces poverty. It is also one of the economic strategies to perpetuate the country’s competitiveness in dealing with the increasing trend of...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Rural development
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Land Concentration and Land Market in Japan: An International Perspective

Shinsaku Nakajima
2015.06.04
ABSTRACT This paper reviews theories, current conditions, and barriers of liquidization and concentration of farmland in Japan and discusses perspectives on further research. First, to determine the economic conditions required to promote farmland liquidity, this paper formulates the farmland...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Farmland Policy in Indonesia for Young Generation

Syahyuti
2015.06.04
Abstract Indonesia constitutes an agricultural country; therefore, the government has issued a policy concerning land, which were fundamental and constructive. The idea of this policy was driven by agriculture as a very significant sector in Indonesian economy. Furthermore, it has solved an...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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