Policy Articles

Agricultural Direct Payment Policy in Taiwan

Chen-Te Huang
2015.08.19
Current policies related to Direct Payment The Direct Payments in Taiwan are basically complied with the norm in Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture of WTO. The types of direct payment are quite diverse including income direct payment, payments under environment programs, structural...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Overview
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Miracle Project to Promote Rice Consumption for Young Generation

Jeong-bin Im
2015.08.17
On July 20, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) announced that it is working on a project called ‘Mi (meaning ‘rice’ in Chinese Character)racle Project’ as a part of the project to increase rice consumption. MAFRA with famous chefs developed 7 types of desserts made from...
Country: Korea Topic: Agribusiness
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Managing Food Insecurity Risks in Indonesia

Tahlim Sudaryanto
2015.08.12
中
Introduction Many recent concerns about food security focus on unpredictable but shorter-lived threats to current food security levels such as price shocks and natural disasters. Unlike chronic food insecurity, transitory food insecurity occurs because of a temporary decline in household access...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Food security and safety
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Strategies to Strengthen Livestock Industry in Malaysia

Fadhilah Annaim Huda Hashim
2015.07.29
  Introduction Livestock is a very important industry as it supplies the largest source of protein for Malaysian population. The ex-farm value for this industry was RM14.1 billion in 2013, of which 76% were contributed by poultry meat. In general, the livestock production is still...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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External Audit System of Japanese Agricultural Cooperatives

Yoshihisa Godo
2015.07.28
中
INTRODUCTION The system of agricultural cooperatives, known as the JA Group, plays a pivotal role in the structure and economics of Japan’s agricultural sector1 Although there is no legal requirement to join the JA Group, all Japanese farmers belong to the organization. JA Group has a...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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