Policy Articles

Emerging Industry Revolution 4.0 and Its Relationship with the Agriculture Sector in Malaysia

Mohammad Fauzy Tambi, Rozhan Abu Dardak
2020.11.02
ABSTRACT The Malaysian government plans to transform the agriculture sector to be a dynamic, sustainable and competitive sector. Agriculture has been recognized as one of the National Key Result Areas (NKE) that projected to increase the gross national income to around RM49 billion (US$11.6...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Overview
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Towards the New Normal Lifestyle of Food Consumption in Thailand

Ajchara Kessuvan, Arisara Thongpech
2020.10.30
ABSTRACT Food industry significantly contributed to industrial GDP of Thailand with a strong backward linkage to the agricultural sector, the foundation of Thai economy.  In general, Thai households have spent 33.9% of total expenditures on foods and beverages.  Previously, Thai...
Country: Thailand Topic: Overview
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Rural Household’s Income Diversification, Climate Risk and Wetland Ecosystem: Case Study in Tha Nat Pin Township, Bago Region, Myanmar

Thi Thi Soe, Alessandra Giuliani, Myat Yi Mon
2020.10.26
ABSTRACT An arm of the Andaman Sea in the southern part of Myanmar, Gulf of Mottama Region (GoM), is supporting both coastal population and agricultural productivity in Bago Region and Mon State. The livelihoods in the rural sector depend on agriculture, livestock, and fishing and self-...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Regional agricultural economyEco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Foreign Labor in the Thai Agricultural Sector

Sirawitch Rattanaprateeptong
2020.10.19
ABSTRACT Exploitation in Thai agricultural sector employment is severe. Workers face poor working conditions as well as receiving a daily wage lower than the minimum wage. Labor protection does not apply well because the majority of workers in the Thai agricultural sector are illegal immigrant...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Myanmar’s Natural Rubber Forward Policy: How to do it?

Theingi Myint, Kyaw Myo Thu
2020.10.19
ABSTRACT Rubber production is central in economic development and it is also the second most agricultural export item followed by beans and pulses. Natural rubber production, consumption information of world rubber market and Myanmar rubber sector are done by desk review and conceptual frame...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Overview
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