Policy Articles

2013.12.23
R&D and Policy Directions for Effective Control of Fusarium Wilt Disease of Cavendish Banana in the Asia-Pacific Region[1]   Albert P. Aquino, Genny G. Bandoles, and Virma Anne A. Lim[2]   Introduction As a major staple food crop, banana is widely cultivated in the Asia-...
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2013.12.18
Yutsai Huang Director, Food and Fertilizer Technology Center   For several decades now, Japan government’s mandatory quota-based program called “gentan” (減反)or paddy reduction, has been designed to keep rice prices artificially high. Critics say the program has long...
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2013.12.16
Chan Ik Chun, Ph. D. Agricultural Economist, Food and Fertilizer Technology Center   The Korean authorities in a desire to ameliorate the disaster losses of affected Korean farm households, have deployed assiduous assistance and disaster relief efforts, to help the farming sector...
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2013.12.16
National Food Authority: Its Role in Price Stability and Food Security [1] Albert P. Aquino, Carl Rookie O. Daquio and Princess Alma B. Ani[2] Introduction Rice is a major agricultural commodity in the country.  More than two million households or roughly 10 million Filipinos are...
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2013.12.16
Republic Act 10601: Improving the Agriculture and Fisheries Sector through Mechanization[1] Albert P. Aquino, Aleta Belissa D. Correa and Princess Alma B. Ani[2] Introduction Farm mechanization can enhance the efficiency of both land and labor, inputs that are vital in sustaining food...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agriculture
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