Policy Articles

A Nationwide Movement Boosts Food-sufficiency Rate

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2014.04.22
Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   Ranging from carbohydrates (rice, wheat), protein (soybeans) to fat (peanuts, sesame seeds), only whole grains and legumes can readily satisfy the bulk of the human body’s nutritional needs. The average...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Promoting Agricultural Products' Traceability System in Restaurants to Protect Consumer Rights

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2014.04.22
  Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   Four large corporations in the restaurant and hotel industry in Taiwan, under the assistance of the Council of Agriculture (COA), promised to give priority to choosing foods with traceability system...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Agricultural Disaster Compensation System in Japan (Part 1)

Fumihiro Kabuta
2014.04.18
Fumihiro Kabuta, Ph.D. Policy Research Coordinator, Policy Research Institute Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan   INTRODUCTION Agricultural Disaster Compensation System shall be a public insurance system that has been implemented as the Government measure for...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural risk management
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China is Promoting Development of Farmers’ Cooperatives

Zhen Zhong
2014.04.14
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   Introduction In order to promote and regulate the development of farmers’ cooperatives, the central authorities have been strengthening support for the...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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Transfer of Rural Labor Force to Other Sectors in China

Zhen Zhong
2014.04.14
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   INTRODUCTION In recent decade, structural problems in the transfer of rural labor force to other sectors for employment were prominent. In certain areas, there were...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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