Policy Articles

The Current Situation of China's Land System

Zhen Zhong
2014.01.22
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   China's land is divided by ownership: State-owned and collective-owned. According to the relevant provisions of the Constitution and the Land Management Law, China...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural land policies
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About the NongHyup Economic Research Institute, Korea

Dohan Song
2014.01.20
Dohan Song, Ph.D. Director of Macro-Financial Research Unit NongHyup Economic Research Institute, Seoul, Korea   Historical background The Nonghyup Economic Research Institute (here after NHERI) has long been recognized as a unique research institution that is able to perform...
Country: Korea Topic: Others
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Farmers Remain Unpaid by BAAC

Ronald G. Mangubat
2014.01.16
Ronald G. Mangubat Information Officer of FFTC   The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives or BAAC in Thailand reportedly has 55 billion baht in liquid assets but its board still refuses to advance money to unpaid farmers who pledged paddy for the current main crop. This...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agriculture
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The Law No. 18/2012 Governing Food Security in Indonesia

Iqbal Rafani
2014.01.15
Dr. Iqbal Rafani Researcher at Indonesian Center for Agricultural Socio Economic and Policy Studies (ICASEPS), Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia, email: iqbalrafani@yahoo.com   Introduction Food is a primary basic human need and its fulfillment is part of human rights for...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Food security and safety
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Risk Management and Food Reserve Mechanism

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2014.01.02
Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   Risk management In recent years, global climate change has caused instability in the production and supply of staple foods around the world. In response, and on the basis of concepts drawn from “risk...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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