Agricultural human resources development

Agricultural Government Scholarships for High-quality Taiwanese Agricultural Talents

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
The Council of Agriculture (COA) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) are jointly studying ways on how to minimize the gap of academia and industry in the agricultural sector in order to accelerate the cultivation of young agricultural talents operating in Taiwan. Starting from the fall semester in...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Empowerment of Rural Women in the Agriculture Community through Women Development Programs

Nik Rozana Nik Mohamad Masdek
Nik Rozana Nik Mohd Masdek Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) Email: nrozana@mardi.gov.my   Introduction Women are important workforce in many countries. Besides playing the role as housewives, women also contribute to the household income. The...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Recent Rural Labor Force Policy and its Implementation in China

Zhen Zhong
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   Since 2012, more positive measures have been taken to promote employment. The national employment situation kept steady as a whole, though the economy grew at a slightly...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Pilot Program for Cultivation of New Career Farmers

Zhen Zhong
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   In recent years, as more and more rural farmers immigrate to major cities and towns, the shortage of labor forces in some areas during farming seasons has become more...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Farm Expansion and Entry to Farm: Experiences in Hokkaido

Shunsuke Yanagimura
Shunsuke Yanagimura1 1Resaeach Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan e-mail: yngmr@agecon.agr.hokudai.ac.jp   ABSTRACT One of the most serious problems Japanese agriculture have is the shortage of the number of farm business entities. The government...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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