On August 7, 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries released Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate in FY2014 (from April 2014 to March 2015). Japan’s calorie-based rate of food self-sufficiency was 39%, and it remained flat from FY2013. The production value-based rate of...
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2015.11.05
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On August 6, 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) announced that MAFF decided implement the Climate Change Adaptation Plans for strengthening strategies to mitigate the damage to the agricultural sector brought about climate change.
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http://www.maff.go....
2015.10.16
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Thailand Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives proposed eight potential measures that the different ministries will work together to help affected by drought farmers.
Source: http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/agriculture-ministry-to-propose-eight-measures-to-help-drought-stricken-...
2015.10.16
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Thailand’s Government pleaded with Rice Farmers to grow drought resistant crops rather than rice to minimize the impact of drought in what they called “Water Economizing Agriculture”.
Source: http://thainews.prd.go.th/website_en/news/news_detail/WNEVN5810040010002, Sept....
2015.10.16
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Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) projected that the weather pattern for this year which has late rainfall and below average amount will continue for the next two years, 2017. According to their forecast, the Northern and Western Region where the...
2015.10.12
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By: Nur Aida Mohd Padzil, Corporate Communication, International and Quality Division, MARDI
Scientia MARDI - Vol. 006 - September 2015
The International Seminar on Cultivating Young Generation of Farmers with armland Policy Implication was successfully held in MARDI Serdang from May 26...
2015.09.30
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To promote investment on beef cattle farming, the Minister of Agriculture will secure 350,000 ha of land located in Kalimantan, Merouke, and South East Sulawesi.
Source: www://finance.detik.com/read/2015/09/18/134333/3022584/4, 18 September 2015
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2015.09.30
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Central Bureau of Statistics reported that during January-August 2015, Indonesia imported 2,385 tons of maize, an increase of 23% from 1,827 tons in the same period in 2014.
Source: www://finance.detik.com/read/2015/09/25/081030/3027747/4/, 25 September 2015
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