Policy Articles

Japan Plans to Cut Subsidies of Rice Farmers

Yutsai Huang
2013.11.07
Yutsai Huang Director, Food and Fertilizer Center (FFTC)   Rice policy has been, and still is, the core policy of Japanese agriculture. Rice industry is highly protected by the Japanese government. In order to secure sustainability and create an environment where all motivated farmers...
Country: Japan Topic: Agriculture
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Soybean Development Policy in Indonesia

Tahlim Sudaryanto
2013.11.06
Tahlim Sudaryanto Assistant Minister for International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, the Republic of Indonesia, email:tahlim@indo.net.id Background As part of food security policy, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) of the Republic of Indonesia has set the target to achieve...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agriculture
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The Impacts of AFTA to the Main Food Crops Sector in Indonesia

Tahlim Sudaryanto, Masyhuri, Saktyanu Kristyantoadi Dermoredjo
2013.11.04
Saktyanu Kristyantoadi Dermoredjo 1, Tahlim Sudaryanto 2, and Masyhuri3 1 Researcher in Indonesian Center for Agricultural Socio-Economic and Policy Studies (ICASEPS), Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia e-mail : saktyanuadi@yahoo...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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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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