Taiwan

Taiwan’s Road to Success in Using Bioenergy: An RD&D Oriented Thinking Approach to the Future

Keng-Tung Wu
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...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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The Legal and Policy Analysis on Forest Ecological Compensation in Taiwan

Yi-Yuan Su
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...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Forest Policy and Reclamation in the Republic of Korea

Kyusuk Kang
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...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Others
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How to Promote Rice Farming Insurance Policy? Evidences from Indonesia

Wan-Yu Liu, Effendi Andoko
INTRODUCTION The agricultural sector is one of the most contributive sectors for the Indonesian economy. Because of its importance every farming and peasant business should be protected, especially in the face of various problems such as business uncertainty, price risk, crop failure, high cost...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Agricultural Total Factor Productivity Performance in Asian

Min-Hsien Yang
Introduction Since 1961, the earth’s population has increased from three billion to seven billion and the global per capita income has risen three-fold. Although there has been a continuous decrease in farmland and farm labor—along with economic development and industrialization over...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agriculture
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