ABSTRACT
Dragon fruit has been widely popular in recent years due to its fast growth rate and great adaptability. The stable price lately has also led more farmers to take part in its production. In 2016, the total cultivated area for dragon fruit in Taiwan was 2,490 hectares with a production...
ABSTRACT
In recent years, Pitaya (Hylocereus spp.) has rapidly grown and developed in Taiwan with a production area growing from 900 ha to 2,500 ha over the last decade with annual export volume reaching to 110 tons. Meanwhile, the red pitaya is the most popular one in Taiwan, although hand...
INTRODUCTION
Agricultural production is able to provide a lot of additional benefits such as positive externality and the nature of public goods. That is, agriculture is able to create a lot of non-market values during the management process, such as land security, resource sustainability, and...
Biomass energy or bioenergy, in 2015, was the fourth largest source of the total primary energy supply (TPES) in the world[1]. According to Renewable Energy Development Act in Taiwan, the biomass energy (Article 3.2) is defined as “energy produced by utilizing or processing the agricultural...
INTRODUCTION
The forests in Taiwan, which covers approximately 2.1 million hectares[1], occupy almost 60.1% of the total land area of the island. It is an important habitat for various animals and plants; it also helps to conserve clean and pure water resource for its residents and communities...
Yu San Liu
Affiliation
Agricultural Policy Research Center, TaiwanJob Title
Senior Research Fellow/DirectorE-mail
ysliu@mail.atri.org.twLatest Submission from Taiwan
Profile of the Dragon Fruit Industry and its Assistance Measures in Taiwan
New Agricultural Policy: Toward a Better Pitaya Industry in Taiwan
An Overview of New Agricultural Policies for Taiwan in 2018
Taiwan’s Road to Success in Using Bioenergy: An RD&D Oriented Thinking Approach to the Future
The Legal and Policy Analysis on Forest Ecological Compensation in Taiwan
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