Policy Articles

Enhancing the Seed Industry Development Act for a More Gender-Responsive Seed System in the Philippines

Annette M. Tobias, Trisha Mapacpac
2021.07.06
ABSTRACT The paper provides recommendations to enhance the gender-responsiveness of Republic Act No. 7308, or the Seed Industry Development Act in the Philippines. Seed systems are one of the foundations of agricultural development and food security. Its development is especially crucial in...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Recycling and Value-Adding of Spent Mushroom Substrates

Wei-Sung Li, Yuh-Jyuan Lee, Mei-Hsing Chen, Yun-Sheng Lue, Yu-Chen Hsieh, Chun-Wei Chen, Chung-Yu Hsu
2021.07.02
ABSTRACT Sawdust is a major ingredient for cultivation of edible mushrooms. In Taiwan, the annual demand of sawdust for mushroom production has increased to more than 350,000 tons in recent years.  Using sawdust for mushroom production is not only expensive but is also harmful to the...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural circular economy
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Food Loss and Waste Reduction as Part of Circular Economy: A Case of Cassava in Thailand

Prapinwadee Sirisupluxana, Isriya Bunyasiri Nitithanprapas1
2021.07.01
ABSTRACT Based on a case study of cassava analysis, this study described food loss along the cassava supply chain. Overall food loss in Thailand at the processing level was very limited. In addition, the electricity generation and biofuel produced from biogas from the cassava and starch factory...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural circular economy
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Eco-Feeds in Japan

Tomoyuki Kawashima
2021.07.01
ABSTRACT Technologies related to eco-feeds have been largely developed in Japan in this century. Eco-feeds  have been defined as the use of co-products for animal feeding. Co-products include by-products generated from food industries, surplus and wastes generated in the processes of...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural circular economy
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Biorefinery for Increased Fertilizer and Land Use Efficiency and Better Incomes for Agriculture

Johan P.M. Sanders, Sybrandus Koopmans, James Gaffey
2021.06.30
ABSTRACT The population of the world is ever-growing. It is expected to reach 10 billion in 2050. To feed all those people, significant improvements in our food production systems are required. Current agricultural practices have proven damaging to ecological systems worldwide, leading to...
Country: Global Topic: Agricultural circular economy
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