Policy Articles

Innovations in Vegetable Food Systems for Food Safety and Nutrition Security in Lower and Middle Income Countries in Asia

C. George Kuo, Delphine Larrousse
2019.06.18
ABSTRACT   Globally, one person in three is malnourished. The coexistence of undernutrition with overweight and obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies clearly indicates that current food systems are failing people’s health. More than half of the world’s malnourished children live in Asia and the...
Country: Others Topic: Food security and safety
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Thailand Research Fund-Precision Agriculture Research Network: Approach and Practices

Attachai Jintrawet
2019.06.18
ABSTRACT In Thailand, agriculture is a key social activity and operate by 5.911 million small farms using 18.7 million ha and covers approximately 30% of land resources with diverse biotic and abiotic ecosystems.  However, with demands for food security with environmentally friendly...
Country: Thailand Topic: Smart agriculture
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Waste from Discarded Oyster Shells: A Promising Raw Material for Lime Industry in The Philippines

Hene L. Hapinat
2019.06.18
ABSTRACT The demand for agricultural lime is high, considering its various uses from agricultural production to processing. This study determines the lime potential of three shellfishes, namely: Crassostrea iredalei (Oyster shell), Decatopecten radula (Pecten shell), and Anodontia edentula (...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural science policies
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Application of Common Information Platform and Agricultural Management Systems

Jyh-Rong Tsay, Chih-Kai Yang, Chun-Tang Lu, Tsang-Sen Liu
2019.06.18
ABSTRACT   The agro-product traceability system is considered an approach that may lead to create product differentiation in the market, elevate product competitiveness, and bring about better production and consumption environment for agro-products in Taiwan. Through the integration of...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Smart agriculture
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Policy on the Advancement of Agricultural Growth and Production in India

Sumarlin Shangdiar, Yuan-Chung Lin
2019.06.18
ABSTRACT India is one among the fastest growing economy countries in the world and lifted around 160 million people out of poverty over the last 25 years. It is geographically, culturally, and economically diverse.  The agricultural sector remains as the main source that drives the growth and...
Country: India Topic: Agriculture
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