Introduction: To continue supporting the development of rural finance and resolve the difficulty of farmers in obtaining loans, upon the approval of the State Council, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of taxation released a list of relevant policies.
I. From January 1,...
I. Background
Taiwan is a densely populated country. The total size of its farmland is around 0.8 million hectares. The number of farm households is about 0.78 million, with an averaged 1.03 hectares farmland per household. Compared with those major agricultural production countries, such as the...
The Council of Agriculture (COA) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) are jointly studying ways on how to minimize the gap of academia and industry in the agricultural sector in order to accelerate the cultivation of young agricultural talents operating in Taiwan. Starting from the fall semester in...
Yoshiaki Iiguni
Multidisciplinary Cluster, Kuroshio Science, Kochi University
Introduction
This is the English translation of the second half of a pamphlet entitled “New Policy for Agriculture and Rural Areas is beginning!! : 4 reforms ” issued by the government in 2012....
Yoshihisa Godo
Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan
Introduction
Farmers are exposed to the risk of injury from the misuse of agricultural machinery and occupational diseases such as poisoning from agricultural chemicals. In addition, the percentage of the aged, who require...
