ABSTRACT
In recent years, Pitaya (Hylocereus spp.) has rapidly grown and developed in Taiwan with a production area growing from 900 ha to 2,500 ha over the last decade with annual export volume reaching to 110 tons. Meanwhile, the red pitaya is the most popular one in Taiwan, although hand...
INTRODUCTION
Agricultural production is able to provide a lot of additional benefits such as positive externality and the nature of public goods. That is, agriculture is able to create a lot of non-market values during the management process, such as land security, resource sustainability, and...
Biomass energy or bioenergy, in 2015, was the fourth largest source of the total primary energy supply (TPES) in the world[1]. According to Renewable Energy Development Act in Taiwan, the biomass energy (Article 3.2) is defined as “energy produced by utilizing or processing the agricultural...
INTRODUCTION
The forests in Taiwan, which covers approximately 2.1 million hectares[1], occupy almost 60.1% of the total land area of the island. It is an important habitat for various animals and plants; it also helps to conserve clean and pure water resource for its residents and communities...
Forests and forest administration in the republic of Korea
The Korean peninsula is located between 33˚ 7´ and 43˚ 1´ N Latitude, and 124˚ 11´ and 131˚ 53´ E longitude at the heart of the North Western Pacific, sharing a border with China and Russia to the north and lying...
