Policy Articles

Succession Decisions in Korean Family Farms

Jeong-Im Hwang, Yoon-Ji Choi
2014.11.05
Jeong-Im Hwang and Yoon-Ji Choi1 1 National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeollabuk-do, Jeonju, Korea e-mail: jihwang@korea.kr, veritas96@korea.kr   ABSTRACT The number of farm households in South Korea decreased from 1,767,000 in 1990 to 1,151,...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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How to Encourage Young Generation to Engage in Farming: Korea’s Case

Ma, Sang-jin
2014.11.05
Ma, Sang-jin Korea Rural Economic Institute E-mail: msj@krei.re.kr   ABSTRACT   As the share of agriculture in Korean economy has been decreasing since the 1970s, the Korean agricultural workforce has also declined and agricultural workers in their twenties and thirties have...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Attracting the Young Generation to Engage in Agriculture

Sri Hery Susilowati
2014.11.05
Sri Hery Susilowati Reseacher and Deputy Director, Indonesian Center for Agriculture Socio Economic and Policy Studies (ICASEPS), Ministry of Agriculture srihery@yahoo.com   ABSTRACT For the last ten years there has been a shift in the structure of agricultural...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Recent Trends in Young People’s Entry into Farming in Japan: An International Perspective

Tomohiro Uchiyama
2014.11.05
Tomohiro Uchiyama Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan Email: uchiyama@bio.mie-u.ac.jp   ABSTRACT Agriculture in Japan has shrunk for a long time. This paper examines the recent trend of farming sector, latest statistics on farm entry and succession, unique characteristics of...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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The Philippine Inventors and Invention Incentives Act

Albert P. Aquino, Aleta Belissa D. Correa, Princess Alma B. Ani
2014.11.05
The Philippine Inventors and Invention Incentives Act [1]   Albert P. Aquino, Aleta Belissa D. Correa, and Princess Alma B. Ani[2]   INTRODUCTION National development is anchored on its critical mass of scientists, researchers and investors. They significantly contributed...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural science policies
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