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COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Japan’s Food Industry

Yoshihisa Godo
2020.12.21
ABSTRACT Japan’s food industry relies on foreigners in two ways. First, foreign tourists’ demands for Japanese foods has been increasing. Second, Japan’s new policy for accepting foreign workers is mitigating the labor shortage in the food industry. However, COVID-19 caused a suspension of cross...
Country: Japan Topic: Overview
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Factors Influencing on Profitability of Groundnut Production and Value Added Groundnut Products in Myinmu Township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar

San Sint Wai, Thida Than, Theingi Myint
2020.12.02
ABSTRACT Groundnut is important as an edible oil and food crop in Myanmar. Thousands of smallholder farmers in Myanmar grow groundnut for household food consumption and earning. Sagaing Region occupied the largest groundnut sown area in Myanmar. This study was done to analyze value added...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agricultural value chains
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Internally Displaced People, Natural Disaster Risk Management, and Livelihood Changes: Case Study in Kawa Township, Bago Region

Thi Thi Soe, Alessandra Giuliani, U Zaw Min Aung
2020.12.02
ABSTRACT The main problem for internally displaced people after natural disaster is livelihood insecurity which contributes to other serious life sufficiency and health risks. The study investigates the socioeconomic, disaster risk and livelihood changes, disaster risk management and potential...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Farmers' welfare and retirement system
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Production of Tea from the Flower of Blue Ternate (Clitoria ternatea Linn.): A New Social Enterprise for Blue Ternate Growers in the Municipality of Batad, Iloilo, Philippines

Hene L. Hapinat
2020.12.01
ABSTRACT The study determines the nutrient values, safety, and market acceptability of the flower of Blue Ternate (Clitoria ternatea L.) tea specifically by an identified and target tea user in terms of health and wellness benefits, nutritional values, hygiene and safety. This study used...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agriculture
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Trade Status between South Korea and Vietnam and the Vietnamese Market Condition

Byoung-Hoon Lee
2020.11.27
ABSTRACT Since the Korea-Vietnam FTA went into effect, Vietnam’s imports of Korean agricultural and livestock products have increased 26.6% annually due to lower tariff rates. Vietnam exported $460 million worth of agricultural and livestock products to Korea in 2018, the fourth-largest export...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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