Policy Articles

The Japan Medaka Association’s Proposal for a Labeling System for Japanese Rice Fish Varieties

Yoshihisa Godo
2023.05.16
ABSTRACT The Japanese rice fish, also known as medaka, is increasing in popularity as ornamental fish. The mutant breeding of new varieties of non-wild medaka is booming among medaka lovers. However, there is no generally accepted framework for labeling non-wild medaka varieties, which causes...
Country: Japan Topic: Fisheries
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Changing Global Supply Chains: Prospects, Impacts and Response Strategies in Agriculture Sector: The ASEAN Way

Tai Wei Lim
2023.05.11
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and the Russia–Ukraine war disrupted ASEAN food supply chains. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, for example, has affected the availability of migrant laborers operating in the agricultural sector, coupled with rapid urbanization resulting in a...
Country: Global Topic: New paradigm of agricultureAgricultural risk management
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Development and Application of the Occupational Competency Standards in Taiwan’s Agricultural Sector

Chin-Wei Hsu, Hsin Wen, Shih-Sung Huang
2023.05.10
ABSTRACT In the past decade, the Ministry of Labor in Taiwan has actively pursued the development and implementation of Occupational Competency Standards (OCSs) in various industries to better align talent cultivation with the demands of Taiwan’s labor market. These standards provide clear and...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Facilitation of the Local Community Plantation Farm Development in Indonesia: A Policy Review

Miftahul Azis, Iqbal Rafani (late), Aldho Riski Irawan
2023.05.03
ABSTRACT On 18 May 2021, the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture issued Regulation Number 18/2021 concerning the Facilitation of the Local Community Plantation Farm Development in the country. This regulation expects to facilitate business investment as mandated by Law Number 11/2020 on Job...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Regional agricultural economy
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Singapore Cooperation with Indonesia in Combating the Haze: Mitigating Forest Burning for Cultivation

Tai Wei Lim
2023.05.01
ABSTRACT Transboundary haze pollution, which occurs annually, is Southeast Asia’s visible environmental challenge. The haze, which consists of pollutants is caused by several factors, including El Niño weather patterns that occur once a few years, its resulting dry season, the dense peatlands...
Country: Singapore Topic: ForestryEco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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