Policy Articles

Increasing Subsidies for China’s Agriculture

Zhen Zhong
2014.03.06
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China Introduction In accordance with the CPC Central Committee’s Document No.1 for 2011, the central authorities continued to increase investment in agriculture, rural areas...
Country: China Topic: Overview
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China Agricultural Product Market Control Policy

Zhen Zhong
2014.03.06
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China Introduction After more than 30 years of exploration and practice, marketing of agricultural products has been liberalized in China. Prices of agricultural products are formed...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Experiments on Registration of Right to Manage Contracted Land

Zhen Zhong
2014.03.06
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China Introduction The CPC (Communist Party of China) Central Committee’s Document No.1 in 2008 asked to “strengthen regulation and administration of rural land contracts...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural land policies
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Japan

Yoshihisa Godo
2014.03.03
Yoshihisa Godo Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan   Identified cases of Japanese cows infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a progressive neurological disorder of cattle that results from infection by prions, which are...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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Control of Rabies in Pets

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2014.02.25
Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   Stray dogs are a big problem in Taiwan.  Most of the stray dogs were abandoned by their owners, and local governments have devoted efforts to address this issue. According to sample survey conducted by the...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Others
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