Policy Articles

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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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
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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
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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
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