Farmers' welfare and retirement system

Overview of Taiwan Government’s Farmers Welfare and Retirement Program

Effendi Andoko, Hua-Jing Zeng, Iqbal Rafani , Wan-Yu Liu
ABSTRACT According to the National Development Council, Taiwan formally became a senior-age society in August 2018. In 2018, the dependency ratio reached 37.9%, and the old-age support ratio was 20.1%. In Taiwan, 98,000 farmers who are over the age of 65 are still actively farming because they...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Farmers' welfare and retirement system
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A Rice Farmer’s Court Battle against the Tokyo Electric Power Company Regarding Farmland Pollution caused by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster

Yoshihisa Godo
ABSTRACT In the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which occurred in March 2011. Radioactive materials spread from the power plant continue to remain in the farmlands of Fukushima. Consequently, consumers are reluctant to purchase agricultural products from Fukushima, causing...
Country: Japan Topic: Farmers' welfare and retirement system
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Internally Displaced People, Natural Disaster Risk Management, and Livelihood Changes: Case Study in Kawa Township, Bago Region

Thi Thi Soe, Alessandra Giuliani, U Zaw Min Aung
ABSTRACT The main problem for internally displaced people after natural disaster is livelihood insecurity which contributes to other serious life sufficiency and health risks. The study investigates the socioeconomic, disaster risk and livelihood changes, disaster risk management and potential...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Farmers' welfare and retirement system
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Korea’s Policy on Employing Foreign Workers in Agricultural Sector

Jeong-bin Im, Kyuho Kim
ABSTRACT Korean agriculture has traditionally been maintained in the form of collaborative labor among the villagers and labor exchanges in families and rural villages. However, as economic development progresses, the proportion of family labor, joint labor and labor exchange of rural community...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural human resources developmentFarmers' welfare and retirement system
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