Policy Articles

Sanitation and Safety Control of Agricultural Products

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2013.11.27
Hwang-Jaw Lee Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   The Taiwan government has established a complete control system to monitor and test pesticide residues on agricultural products.  COA is in charge of the process before products go to the market and the Department of...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Organic Farming Certification of Taiwan

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2013.11.27
Hwang-Jaw Lee Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   While the improving economy and information technology, people are increasingly aware of food security of agricultural products. Therefore, organic agricultural products have now become familiar and popular. For good...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agriculture
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The GAP Labels System of Taiwan

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2013.11.27
Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   In order to assist farmers to produce vegetables and fruits which are safe for consumption and easy to identify, the Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA) has been working on consumers’ awareness of the “...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Major Shift of Japanese Rice Policy

Chan-Ik Chun
2013.11.27
Chan-Ik Chun Agricultural Economist of FFTC   The Japanese government said on November 26 it will terminate the decades-old “gentan (減反)” rice production adjustment system (rice production quota system) as early as fiscal 2018. Japan has begun the policy since 1970. The decision...
Country: Japan Topic: Agriculture
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Introduction of School Lunch Program in Japan and Korea

Yutsai Huang
2013.11.27
Yutsai Huang, Ph.D. Director, Food and Fertilizer Technology Center   School lunches were extended to all elementary schools in Japan in 1952, and with the enactment of the school lunch law, to junior high schools in 1954. Today, 99% of elementary school students and 82% of junior high...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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