Policy Articles

Purchase Produce Grown Locally – Farmers' Markets

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2014.04.22
Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   In addition to energy saving and carbon reduction, carbon footprint reduction has become an emerging environmental protection indicator. Carbon footprint refers to the amount of land, energy, water, etc. that a...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Expanding Organic Agriculture Production

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2014.04.22
Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   The Council of Agriculture gives full support to the development of organic farming in suitable regions while integrating production, lifestyle, and ecology together. Moreover, organic agriculture should be...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Large Multinational Corporation Invests in Taiwan with Licensed Technology Transfer

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2014.04.22
Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   Following the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Council of Agriculture (COA), the Germany-based world's fourth-largest supplier of avian vaccines Lohmann Animal Health GmbH & Co....
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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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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