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Local commons, which are necessary and indispensable for agriculture, have been managed autonomously by an organization composed of village residents (hereinafter referred to as "management organization"). However, due to the decline of agriculture and the aging of the population with...
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In Japan, the Agricultural Commission is a unique administrative organization system that manages various agricultural land issues at the local level. In spite of its importance, only a few English-language studies have...
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In the context of recent high economic growth in Asian countries, agrarian structure has also been drastically transforming. Agricultural development has been mainly led by increase of production. Nowadays, however, farmers’ response to urban consumers’ demands for safe and...
Taiwan and Japan on Thursday in Tokyo signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on mutual recognition of plant varieties, the Agriculture and Food Agency said in a news release.
Following negotiations that lasted for more than a year, the MOU was signed by Taiwan-Japan Relations Association Chairman Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全) and Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association Chairman Mitsuo Ohashi on behalf of their respective governments at the 48th annual Taiwan-Japan Economic and Trade Conference, agency Deputy Director General Yao Chih-wang (姚志旺) said in a news release.
Given that the international trade of agricultural products is booming due to global trade liberalization, using plant variety rights to protect Taiwan’s high-quality plant varieties has become even more important, he said.
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