Policy Articles

2026.08.27
ABSTRACT Thailand’s rice sector plays a critical role in national food security, rural livelihoods, and export earnings; however, the industry is increasingly challenged by climate change, increased production costs, declining competitiveness, labor shortages, and environmental degradation. As a...
Country: Thailand Topic: Climate change
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2026.08.27
ABSTRACT Thailand’s future food agenda offers an opportunity to move beyond commodity-based agricultural production toward value-added, science-based food innovation. Rice bran, a by-product of rice milling, is a relevant case for this transition. Although often used in low-value applications,...
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2026.08.21
ABSTRACT Against the backdrop of rural revitalization, China’s new agricultural management system has developed rapidly, making its institutional and policy evolution, as well as its mechanisms for actor interaction, important issues worthy of close attention. This paper examines the...
Country: China Topic: Rural development
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2026.08.21
ABSTRACT Korea is implementing a rural basic income pilot in response to population decline, uneven regional development, and the weakening of local service markets in small counties. The pilot provides residents of selected rural counties, including farming and fishing communities, with a...
Country: Korea Topic: Rural development
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2026.08.20
ABSTRACT In the wild interior Borneo areas of Sabahan (and Sarawakian and Bruneian) regions, there lies the legendary Red Dalit Durian (or its very closely-related ‘Durian Merah’ in the Durio family). They are characterized by their yellow, orange and red gaudy-colored flesh. They were eaten as...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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