Policy Articles

Rooftop Urban Farming in Singapore: The Iron Triangle of Farmers, Private Sector and Government-Linked Entities

Tai Wei Lim
2023.04.17
ABSTRACT Countries reliant on food imports like Singapore were recently affected by the Russo-Ukraine war and the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic as both events increased the prices of staple foods. To mitigate this situation, Singapore’s rooftop farms focused on cultivating mass-consumed...
Country: Singapore Topic: Food security and safety
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Is It a Crossroad towards Myanmar’s Sustainable Agriculture Sector?

Thoon Nay Bala, Theingi Myint, Htet Marlar Aye, Soe Khaing, Yin Nyein Aye, Thi Thi Soe
2023.04.17
ABSTRACT This is a research that will let the reader have a glimpse into how farmers in the Nay Pyi Taw area are facing the challenge of increasing fertilizer, pesticide and herbicide prices in recent years. A total of 759 respondents from 8 townships in Nay Pyi Taw were interviewed about their...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Analyzing Differences in Flood Resilience between Japan, Indonesia, and Taiwan Using Social Capital Theory

Melchior Antoine, Chi-Ming Hsieh
2023.04.11
ABSTRACT Resilience in the context of increased flood risks in the face of climate change has risen in importance. Our study sought to cross-compare flooding resilience in Japan, Indonesia, and Taiwan within the context of social capital theory to identify the challenges and success factors for...
Country: Global Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Impact of Canal Irrigation on Crop Income in the Pyawt Ywar Irrigation Project Area, Myinmu Township

Myo Htwe, Hnin Yu Lwin, Theingi Myint
2023.03.27
ABSTRACT This study investigated how access to irrigation contributed to crop income and livelihood improvement in the study area in Myanmar. The study was conducted in the Pyawt Ywar pump irrigation command area in Myinmu Township, and stratified random sampling was used to collect data from...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agriculture
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Agri-Food Export Promoting Policy in Korea and Current Issues

Joonhyung Joo, Sanghyo Kim
2023.03.17
ABSTRACT Korea's food exports are constantly increasing. As the Korean Wave culture spreads around the world, interest in Korea increases, and the excellence of Korean food is more known worldwide, Korea's food exports have increased for more than 20 years since 2000. First, this study...
Country: Korea Topic: Agribusiness
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