Policy Articles

Pilot Subsidization Program for Agricultural Machinery Scrapping and Upgrading

Zhen Zhong
2014.11.04
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   In September 2012, in order to boost domestic demand in rural areas, optimize the mix of agricultural machinery, promote energy conservation and emission reduction among...
Country: China Topic: Agriculture
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China’s Leisure Agriculture Booming Nationwide

Zhen Zhong
2014.11.04
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   Recent years, leisure agriculture boomed across the country, with the number of leisure farms, their quality and profits are all on the rise. First, the scale of...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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China Encourages Development of Leading Enterprises in Agricultural Industrialization

Zhen Zhong
2014.11.04
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   In March 2012，the State Council issued a set of opinions on supporting the development of leading enterprises in agricultural industrialization (the Opinions). The...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural science policies
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The National Medium- and Long-Term Plan for Animal Disease Control (2012-2020)

Zhen Zhong
2014.11.04
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China Animal disease control concerns food safety and public health as well as social harmony and stability. It is an important responsibility of the government in social management and...
Country: China Topic: Food security and safety
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Farmer’s Pension System in Japan (Part 1)

Akihiko Hirasawa, Takayuki Kinura
2014.10.22
Takayuki KIMURA Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan   Akihiko HIRASAWA Norinchukin Research Institute Co., Ltd.   The Farmer’s Pension System (FPS) in Japan is a public pension system which provides the additional pension on top of the National Pension...
Country: Japan Topic: Farmers' welfare and retirement system
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