Taiwan

Agri-environmental Nitrogen Policy: European Experience and Taiwan’s Perspectives

Ming-Chien Su, Polina G. Karimova
ABSTRACT This article raises the problem of excessive reactive nitrogen (Nr) from agricultural sources – both in Taiwan and in the European Union (EU). A threat of agricultural nitrogen pollution is being addressed from the perspective of agri-environmental nitrogen policy (here: Nr policy),...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Implementation of the New Farmers’ Cultivation Program in Taiwan

Cheng-Ray Yang
ABSTRACT According to the statistical data of Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) of Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan) in 2017, the number of farmers in Taiwan have gradually decreased from 1.6 million in 1978 to 557,000 in 2017. According to the 2015 census of...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agribusiness
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Several Suggestions Upon Reviewing Taipei’s Agricultural Products Market Transaction Process from a Legal Perspective

Yi-Yuan Su
In the beginning of 2018, the prices of fruits and vegetables fell almost 30 % because the Managers of Taipei’s agriculture products wholesale market decided that the market would not be in operation for two three-days near the Chinese Lunar Holidays. This event attracted many attentions from every...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Organic Agriculture Development in Taiwan

Melchior Antoine, Edyta Zmudczynska , Effendi Andoko
INTRODUCTION Organic foods continue to grow in popularity worldwide. This rapid growth has been accompanied with an increase in the production of organic foods. Taiwan is no exception to that trend. As of 2016, the total amount of farmlands under organic production in the island state stood at 7...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agriculture
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Taiwan's Agricultural Development Policy

Kassian T.T. Amesho, Yuan-Chung Lin
INTRODUCTION In Taiwan, the Council of Agriculture (COA) was established in 1984 as the competent authority under the Executive Yuan that is in charge of the agricultural, forestry, fishery, livestock and food policies on the island (COA, 2012). Presently, there are 14 departments or units...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Overview
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