Policy Articles

Acts to Protect Names of Designated Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foodstuffs (Summary)

Hisako Nomura
2015.06.09
Purpose The Japanese government enacts Geographical Indication (GI) protection legislation which registers agricultural, forestry and fishery products and foodstuffs that own their tradition and specificity attributed to the geographical area and own brand names which are connected and...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Needs and Potential for Rural Youth Development in Lao PDR

Soudchay NHOUYVANISVONG
2015.06.09
  NEEDS AND POTENTIAL  FOR RURAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN LAO PDR     Acronyms ADB Asian Development Bank ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations CIA Central Intelligence Agency of the United States of...
Country: Lao PDR Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Farmland Bank and Young Generation of Farmers in Korea

Yim, Kyung-an
2015.06.08
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ABSTRACT Farmland Bank Program includes the following; Farmland Scale-up Project for strengthening agricultural competitiveness, Farm Household Revival Program Project aiming for revitalization of farm household under bankruptcy crisis due to debt, Trusting Farmland Lease Project and Reserving...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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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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