Taiwan

Subsidy Policy Evolution to Chemical Fertilizers and Management Information System Processing in Taiwan

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
   I.  Introduction Fertilizers are necessary inputs to agricultural production. Particularly, chemical fertilizers have led an effective and fast food production system since the “green revolution” in the 1960s. In the past, because of the “fertilizer exchange...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agriculture
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Safety Management of Agricultural Products in Taiwan

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
I. Enhance Safety Management 1. Promotion of GAP certified safe fruits and vegetables: There were 2,127 GAP listed agricultural production and sales groups at the end of 2014. Those farmer production and sales groups cover a total of 25,719 hectares. With a plan of production traceability...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Recent Implementations in Promoting Local Production and Local Consumption of Taiwanese Food

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
For the past few years, consumers have been paying attention to food security and the logistics of food distributions from farm sources.. This emerging consumer trend encourages multiple ways of innovative marketing aligned with the concept of community supported agriculture (CSA) beyond the...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Taiwan's Active Participation in AARDO Meeting Gains Merits

Mei-Chen Lo, Min-Hsien Yang
Source: Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture (COA) recently participated in the 18th general convention of the African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) on April 6 to 9 in Mauritius. After 10 years, Taiwan is once again eligible...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Others
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Japanese Officials Request Restraint over Taiwan Government's Decision on Food Imports

The Interchange Association, Japan’s de facto embassy in Taiwan, has called on the Taiwan government to cancel its plans to tighten regulations on Japanese food imports right after the Executive Yuan recently declared that it will launch the measure on schedule. According to Joseph Yeh of...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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