Agriculture

Dragon Fruit Production in Vietnam: Achievements and Challenges

Ha Minh Thanh, Mai Van Quan, Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Nguyen Thi Thanh Hien, Nguyen Van Liem, Trinh Xuan Hoat
ABSTRACT In Vietnam, the total production area of dragon fruit is approximately 50.000 ha with White Flesh variety accounting for about 95% and Red Flesh variety accounting for about 5%. Dragon fruit is mainly grown in Binh Thuan, Long An and Tien Giang provinces with more than 37.000 ha. The...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Agriculture
9,467
362

Work Plan 2018 for Creating a Better Agricultural Production Conditions and Food Quality

Jeong-bin Im
Introduction On January 29, 2018, the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) released its annual Work Plan for 2018. The Work Plan is to show the core tasks to implement in 2018. The main goals of 2018 MAFRA work plan are to increase jobs in the agricultural and livestock...
Country: Korea Topic: Agriculture
3,991
140

Agricultural Total Factor Productivity Performance in Asian

Min-Hsien Yang
Introduction Since 1961, the earth’s population has increased from three billion to seven billion and the global per capita income has risen three-fold. Although there has been a continuous decrease in farmland and farm labor—along with economic development and industrialization over...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agriculture
2,775
178

An introduction of China’s Newly Revised Seed Law

Zhen Zhong
 Background of the amendment The Seed Law was issued in 2000 and amended respectively in 2004 and 2013. This time, the overall amendment of the Seed Law was an important step towards marketization of crop seed industry. The agriculture commission of the National People’s Congress took...
Country: China Topic: Agriculture
1,766
134

New Policy on the Ceiling of Retail Rice Price in Indonesia

Tahlim Sudaryanto
Introduction To provide incentive to the rice farmers, the Indonesian Government has established Procurement Price at the farm gate for paddy and at the rice miller for rice.  In 2016, the procurement price for dried paddy at the farm gate was IDR 4,700/kg and for milled rice was IDR 6,000...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agriculture
3,292
150

Pages