Policy Articles

Policy Development of Indonesia’s Nutmeg

Iqbal Rafani
2024.05.20
ABSTRACT Indonesia is the largest nutmeg producer in the world sharing about 46.52% of the global harvested areas. Almost 60% of nutmeg planting areas are in eastern Indonesia, particularly in the Maluku and Papua regions. Most nutmeg farms belong to smallholders (99.81%). The productivity of...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agriculture
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Low Carbon Urban Farming in Singapore

Tai Wei Lim
2024.05.20
ABSTRACT For Singapore, low carbon urban farming connotes not only the availability of hard physical infrastructures set up for this purpose but also the software aspects of changing the mind-sets of growers, consumers and retailers. For the government, this means supporting the urban farming...
Country: Singapore Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Bonsai Nurseries in Singapore

Tai Wei Lim
2024.05.13
ABSTRACT The bonsai movement in Singapore is influenced by both Japan and China and also by indigenous developments. Some of the first bonsai works in Singapore can be found in Buddhist temples. Today, some of Singapore's natural sceneries, public parks or secondary forests serve as inspirations...
Country: Singapore Topic: Overview
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Korea’s Rice Supply and Demand Situation and Challenges

Jongin Kim
2024.03.19
ABSTRACT In Korean agriculture, rice holds not only the status of being a staple food but it also remains the predominant crop for a significant proportion of farmers. However, a persistent trend of structural oversupply of rice has been ongoing since the late 1990s, with an overproduction of...
Country: Korea Topic: Agribusiness
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The Presence of Digital Literacy to Improve Agricultural Extension Program in Indonesia

Sheila Savitri, Iqbal Rafani
2024.03.19
ABSTRACT Agricultural extension is essentially how new knowledge and ideas are introduced into rural areas to bring about change and improve the lives of farmers and their families. The rapid development of communication technology requires agricultural extension workers to be able to use social...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural extension system
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