Policy Articles

2019.09.02
INTRODUCTION After the student uprising in 1973 which brought about democratic movements, Thai agricultural policy has shifted from urban-biased policy which aimed at keeping the rice price at low level to support the consumers and workers’ cost of living for industrialization, to producer...
Country: Thailand Topic: Overview
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2019.08.26
ABSTRACT Japan’s general indirect tax, known as the Consumption Tax (CT), will undergo a comprehensive reform on October 1, 2019. The tax reform covers four major areas. First, the CT rate will increase from 8% to 10%. Second, the CT system will be converted from the long-lived single-rate...
Country: Japan Topic: Overview
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2019.08.26
VIETNAM’S AGRICULTURE IN THE PAST DECADE Vietnam is an agricultural nation with a natural area of 331 699 km² (mainland), positioned 65th in the world, of which agricultural produced land area is 10.12 million ha. Vietnam’s population is 96,208,894 people (as of 1/4/2019), ranked 14th in the...
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2019.08.26
INITIATIVE TO IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO ACCUMULATE, CONSOLIDATE LAND AND DEVELOP COMMODITY AGRICULTURE IN THE RED RIVER DELTA Ha Nam in recent years is known as an experienced locality in consolidating, accumulating land, attracting private enterprises to invest in agriculture and develop high-tech...
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2019.08.26
ABSTRACT Tropical fruits are important to Malaysia as they are the source of income for farmers, source of vitamins, minerals and dietary fibers for humans and generate revenue from the trading activities. Tropical fruits are also important in terms of land use after oil palm, rubber and paddy....
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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