Policy Articles

Korean Government Promotes Direct Marketing of Agricultural Products

Yutsai Huang
2013.11.27
Yutsai Huang, Ph.D. Director, Food and Fertilizer Technology Center   In small farm household countries, farm products take many distribution stages from farm gates to consumers. The huge gap between farmers’ income and retail price has been the point of criticism for many years....
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
6,495
97

Agricultural Science & Technology Policy Briefs of Recent 10 “No. 1 Documents” Issued by the CPC

Zhen Zhong
2013.11.26
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China   Background: “No. 1 Document” used to refer to the first document issued by CPC (Communist Party of China) every calendar year.  Today, it becomes a...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural science policies
3,148
86

Science and Technology in Chinese Agriculture: 1978 – 2008

Zhen Zhong
2013.11.25
Zhen Zhong Asistant Professor, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China   Since 1978, science and technology in Chinese agriculture has entered a new era: agricultural research institutes have expanded; number of people involving in related...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural science policies
4,785
97

Amended Act Governing Food Sanitation Lifts Ban on Beef Containing Ractopamine

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2013.11.25
Hwang-Jaw Lee Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   Updated food safety act allows for new drug residue levels, Legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation on July 25, lifting the ban on beef containing the leanness-enhancing drug ractopamine and...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
3,182
85

Developing Rice-based Food Products

Hwang-Jaw Lee
2013.11.25
Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   In response to domestic demand for gastronomic diversity, Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture (COA) has been developing rice-based food products in recent years, ranging from the creation of various innovative...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agriculture
3,729
94

Pages