Taiwan

Taiwan’s Health Ministry Declares New Food Import Rules

  Starting May 15, Taiwan’s Ministry of Health (MHW) has set new regulations for Japanese food imports. The MHW announcement emphasized that imported Japanese food products must carry documents and radiation residue results issued by the Japanese government, agencies approved by the...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Import regulation and quarantine
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Council of Agriculture to Amend the Law Preventing Market Speculations on Farmlands

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
Min-Hsien Yang, Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan I Han, Assistant Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan     The current real estate market in Taiwan has turned its spotlight to the farmland sector. Expected superior return encourages more and more speculated investment in...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural land policies
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The Taiwanese Price Support Program under the Doha Development Agenda in WTO

Min-Hsien Yang
Min-Hsien Yang, Professor, Department of International Trade, Feng Chia University, Taiwan   Abstract Rice is the staple food and a major crop in Taiwan. Governments have historically emphasized rice self-sufficiency through market price support programs and import restrictions....
Country: Taiwan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Domestic and International Market Expansion for Milkfish Sales

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
Min-Hsien Yang, Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan I Han, Assistant Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan   Source: Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture Feb. 23, 2015 http://www.fa.gov.tw/cht/NewsPaper/content.aspx?id=1168&chk=330b49b5-cdc3-4c33-af8c-2a5efaeff681...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Labor Standards Act Includes Employees at Farmers’ Associations and Fishermen’s Associations Starting from 2015

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
Min-Hsien Yang, Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan I Han, Assistant Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan   There are around 26,000 employees hired by Farmers’ Associations and Fishermen’s Associations in Taiwan. Labor Standards Act started to cover them since the...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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