Taiwan

Addressing Food Losses in the APEC Region

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Hwang-Jaw Lee Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   Taiwan is an island with limited resources.  Through the years, the major focus is to promote production. Many policies were established to ensure self-sufficiency with selected export. In recent years, Taiwan has...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Development of Recreational Agriculture

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Hwang-Jaw Lee Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association Recreational agriculture, is a secondary agricultural business which is derived from agriculture itself.  The simple concept is to combine agriculture, lifestyle, and ecology as a whole. The key elements are: 1) agriculture...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Rural development
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Coping with Climate Change and Ensuring Food Security

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Dr. Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   In recent years, global climate change has caused instability in agricultural production and supply of staple foods around the world. In response, and on the basis of concepts drawn from “risk...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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The Farmers’ Academy ushers in the Agriculture 3.0 era

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Dr. Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association     Ever wanted to try your hands at farming? Ever wanted to put your green thumbs to the test? Look no further than the Farmers’ Academy, a virtual academic network established by the Council of Agriculture (...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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Farmers' Academy

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Dr. Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   Taiwan has long faced young force exodus. For one, the aging population in the rural areas has caused worries of agricultural human fault. To promote the development of a sustainable agriculture, government...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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