Policy Articles

Measures Adopted in Taiwan to Strengthen Healthy Soil-Plant Interactions for Resilient Agriculture

Yu-Wen Lin, Su-Chen Lin, Chih-Feng Chiang, Jin-Hsing Huang, Tsung-Chun Lin, Yaw-Jen Dong, Ting-Fang Hsieh, Wei-Tin Huang
2022.10.25
ABSTRACT With the increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme climates caused by global warming, not only the frequency of agricultural disasters in Taiwan has increased, but the patterns have also changed. High temperature and drought frequently happened in recent years, while rarely...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Challenges and Opportunities for Pesticide Management in the Face of Climate Change and Food Security Risks

Hsing-Hao Wu
2022.10.24
ABSTRACT Climate change that results in severe drought events may accelerate soil degradation and intensify the spread of plant diseases and insect pests internationally. Legal disputes concerning the use of Roundup, a widely used herbicide to eliminate weeds produced by Monsanto, have been...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Climate change
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Case Study on the Prediction of Soil Organic Carbon and Fertilizer Requirement Using Legacy Data in Korea

Chang-Hoon Lee, Seul-Bi Lee, Byung-Keun Hyun, Ouk-Kyu Han
2022.10.19
ABSTRACT The Soil carbon 4 permille was launched to increase global soil organic matter stocks as a compensation for emission of greenhouse gases by anthropogenic sources. Specifically, soil organic carbon was treated as important due to soil productivity and soil health as well as carbon...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural science policies
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Soil Fertility Management for Sustainable Plant Production in Malaysia

Faridah M., Norziana Zin Zawawi, Liza Nuriati L. K. C.
2022.10.18
ABSTRACT Acid sulfate, Beach Ridges Interspersed with Swales (BRIS), tin-tailings, peat and steep land soils are problematic soils with severe limitations for crop cultivation in Malaysia. Agronomic challenges, particularly low cation exchange capacity (CEC), high acidity, intensely leached, low...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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Enhancing Agricultural Productivity through Nanotechnology

Pearl B. Sanchez, Lilia M. Fernando-Corpuz, Darryl Nelo S. Aguila
2022.10.18
ABSTRACT Nanotechnology has been explored for its potential in enhancing agricultural productivity and ensuring environmental sustainability. Nanofertilizers containing the macronutrients N, P and K were formulated, characterized and their production and application on selected agricultural...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural technology development
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