Policy Articles

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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Quality Agriculture—CAS Excellent Down Products

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2014.02.25
Hwang-Jaw Lee Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   The processing and the export of Taiwan's down products is the third largest in the world, which yielded an export value of US$254 million (equal to NTD 7.48 billion) and is regarded as the role model product in...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Promotional Activities of TAP System

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2014.02.25
Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   Imagine every dining table serving only TAP products. To achieve this vision, intense promotions were organized by the Council of Agriculture (COA), in order to promote TAP products, offer better channels for...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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