Agriculture

Perspective and Challenges of Jurisdictional Approach on Certification and Replanting Programs towards Sustainable Palm Oil Industry in Indonesia

Iqbal Rafani (late), Helena J. Purba, Tahlim Sudaryanto, Aldho Riski Irawan
ABSTRACT Indonesia implements policy strategies by providing certification and implementing replanting programs to ensure the achievement of sustainability standards of the palm oil industry. The country follows the certification standard system issued by the Roundtable Sustainable Palm Oil (...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agriculture
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Taiwan’s Poultry Egg Production Traceability System Overview

Effendi Andoko, Wan-Yu Liu, Iqbal Rafani (late)
ABSTRACT Layer chicken is an important part of the poultry industry in the country. Previously, Taiwan's domestic egg production was utterly self-sufficient. Recently, however, the country has produced fewer eggs due to culling of the island's hen flocks owing to seasonal avian influenza virus...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agriculture
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The Promotion of Organic Rice Production in Thailand

Chitnucha Buddhaboon , Rhapithiwatt Jaroennitinont, Yaowaluk Sankum
ABSTRACT The Promotion of Organic Rice Production project in Thailand was done from 2017 to 2021 by the Rice Department (RD). The objectives of the project are: 1) to promote organic rice production by the farmers’ group under “Organic Thailand” standard of the Ministry of Agriculture and...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agriculture
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Impact of Canal Irrigation on Crop Income in the Pyawt Ywar Irrigation Project Area, Myinmu Township

Myo Htwe, Hnin Yu Lwin, Theingi Myint
ABSTRACT This study investigated how access to irrigation contributed to crop income and livelihood improvement in the study area in Myanmar. The study was conducted in the Pyawt Ywar pump irrigation command area in Myinmu Township, and stratified random sampling was used to collect data from...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agriculture
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Recent Trends In Nutrient Use, Balance And Use Efficiency For Sustainable Intensification In Japan

Shin-ichiro Mishima
ABSTRACT Sustainable intensification is vital to ensuring food security in Japan in view of the low food self-sufficiency rate (37% on a calorie basis, 66% on a price basis in 2020). As a result, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) launched the initiative known as “...
Country: Japan Topic: Agriculture
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