Policy Articles

Recruiting Young Farmers to Join Small-Scale Farming: A Structural Policy Perspective

Jiun-Hao Wang
2014.11.05
Jiun-Hao Wang Associate Professor Department of Bio-industry Communication and Development, National Taiwan University No 1, Roosevelt Rd, Sec 4, Taipei 10617, Taiwan E-mail: wangjh@ntu.edu.tw   ABSTRACT The small-scale agricultural countries encounter severe...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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One-Stop Service for Young Farmers in Taiwan

Kun-Fong Kuo
2014.11.05
Kun-Fong Kuo Farmers’ Service Department, Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan (COA), Taipei, Taiwan E-mail: kkf@mail.coa.gov.tw   ABSTRACT This paper describes the process by which the Council of Agriculture in Taiwan selected 100 young farmers (average age of 33) in 2013...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Building Farmers’ Assets and Investing in the Out of School Youths for Rural Development

Asterio P. Saliot
2014.11.05
Asterio P. Saliot, PhD[1]   ABSTRACT Philippine agriculture is faced with many challenges. Poverty and low productivity in the rural areas continue to persist. Even if the country is agricultural in nature, it is still regarded as a lowly profession. Majority of the farmers are poor....
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Development of Young Agropreneur in Malaysia

Mohamad Kamal Abdul Kadir
2014.11.05
Mohamad Kamal Abdul Kadir (Dr.) Young Agropreneur Programme Promotion & Technology Development Centre MARDI Head Quarters P.O.Box 12301, 50774 Kuala Lumpur   Abstract   The Young agropreneur programme is designed specifically for young people under the age of 40. The...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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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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