Agricultural human resources development

How to Encourage Young Generation to Engage in Farming: Korea’s Case

Ma, Sang-jin
Ma, Sang-jin Korea Rural Economic Institute E-mail: msj@krei.re.kr   ABSTRACT   As the share of agriculture in Korean economy has been decreasing since the 1970s, the Korean agricultural workforce has also declined and agricultural workers in their twenties and thirties have...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Attracting the Young Generation to Engage in Agriculture

Sri Hery Susilowati
Sri Hery Susilowati Reseacher and Deputy Director, Indonesian Center for Agriculture Socio Economic and Policy Studies (ICASEPS), Ministry of Agriculture srihery@yahoo.com   ABSTRACT For the last ten years there has been a shift in the structure of agricultural...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Recent Trends in Young People’s Entry into Farming in Japan: An International Perspective

Tomohiro Uchiyama
Tomohiro Uchiyama Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan Email: uchiyama@bio.mie-u.ac.jp   ABSTRACT Agriculture in Japan has shrunk for a long time. This paper examines the recent trend of farming sector, latest statistics on farm entry and succession, unique characteristics of...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Drawing Youngsters Back Out to the Wild

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association In the hopes of providing youngsters with a one-of-a-kind holiday experience, the Forestry Bureau of COA launched its first-ever summer camp in 2012, in which student volunteers got up close and personal with the nation’s...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Transfer of Rural Labor Force to Other Sectors in China

Zhen Zhong
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   INTRODUCTION In recent decade, structural problems in the transfer of rural labor force to other sectors for employment were prominent. In certain areas, there were...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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