Policy Articles

The History of Japan’s Post-Pacific-War Rice Policy

Yoshihisa Godo
2013.11.01
Yoshihisa GODO Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan   Rice, being a staple food of the Japanese, is the most important crop in Japan’s agricultural sector. This paper describes the history of Japanese rice policy after the Pacific War up to the present times (note 1). From the...
Country: Japan Topic: Agriculture
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Vietnam Agricultural Value Chain in the FTA of Asian Region

Dao The Anh, Tengku Mohd Ariff Tengku Ahmad
2013.10.31
Dao The Anh[1] Nguyen Van Son[2] Abstract There are many studies about the effects of FTA on Vietnam economy. However, the research on FTAs regarding its relationship with agriculture is limited. This study examines the relationship between FTAs in Asian region and the agricultural value...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Current Status and Future Perspectives of Agricultural Trade: The Case of Malaysia

Nik Rozana Nik Mohamad Masdek, Tengku Mohd Ariff Tengku Ahmad, Abu Kasim Ali
2013.10.31
Nik Rozana Nik Mohd Masdek*, Tengku Mohd Ariff Tengku Ahmad* and Abu Kasim Ali* *Economic and Technology Management Research Centre, MARDI Headquarters, Malaysia e-mail: nrozana@mardi.gov.my   ABSTRACT This paper evaluated the prospects of further agricultural trade...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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The Current Status and Future Perspective sof Agricultural Trade in Thailand under ASEAN Free Trade

Itthipong Mahathanaseth, Kampanat Pensupar, Panan Nurancha
2013.10.31
Kampanat Pensupar1*, Itthipong Mahathanaseth2, Panan Nurancha 3 1 Center for Applied Economic Research, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand 10900; E-mail address: fecoknp@ku.ac.th 2 Department of Agricultural Economics and Resources, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart...
Country: Thailand Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Trade Liberalization and Rice Farming in Japan and Heilongjiang China

Toshiyuki Kako
2013.10.28
Toshiyuki Kako Kibi International University e-mail: kako@kobe-u.ac.jp   ABSTRACT Japan has been pushing forward trade liberalization, and the country’s average tariff rate is at 4.9%, which is low by international standard. Agricultural imports increased rapidly with a...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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