Agricultural human resources development

The Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries (KNCAF): Developing Professional Farmers

Jeong-bin Im
Overview of KNCAF The Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries (KNCAF) was established by the Korean government in 1997 to rear professional farm managers leading to the development of agricultural industry and rural communities. The background for the establishment of KNCAF was due...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Family Farming and Farmland Policy in Vietnam: Current Situation and Perspective

Dao The Anh, Nguyen Dang Minh Chanh
ABSTRACT The surveyed results showed that Vietnam's 2003 Land Law still imposes strict ceilings on land ownership so that opportunities to consolidate and expand farming operations through the land sale market are very limited. In 2009 there were 150,102 commercial farms throughout the country,...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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New Farmer Development in Agricultural Land Reform Area in Thailand

Mekdum Winai
  New Farmer Development Project ABSTRACT Thailand is located in suitable climate and geography that enable to perform various agricultural activities. However, low price of production and low quality of products are still remained. This issue is farmers are lacking of knowledge on farm...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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The Restructuring Policy of Agro-Manpower and Farmland in Taiwan, R.O.C.

Chen-Te Huang
ABSTRACT The average farm size was 1.03 hectare and only 21.7% of the farm households had a farm size with area more than 1 hectare in Taiwan in 2013. The agriculture employment decreased from 950,000 in 1995 to 544,000 in 2012. Furthermore, the average age of farm decision maker was getting old...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Farmland –Access Policy for Young Farmers and New Entrants

Sen-Tyan LIN
ABSTRACT Farmland access problems faced by the young generation of farmers have recently become problematic. To address this issue, this study investigates the challenges of traditional land tenure arrangements faced by young farmers and new entrants. Five creative farmland-access public programs...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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