Agriculture

Promotion of the Local Consumption of Local Products

Kunio Nishikawa
Kunio Nishikawa College of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Japan   INTRODUCTION Japanese food self-sufficiency ratio on a calorie basis is 39% in FY2012. This value is one of the lowest figures recorded for developed countries. This situation is caused from the increase in import...
Country: Japan Topic: Agriculture
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Policies to support the application of good agricultural practice in agriculture, forestry and fishery production

Tran Cong Thang
Tran Cong Thang Vice Director General Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development No.16- Thuy Khue Street- Hanoi- Vietnam   Tel: 84-4-37282590   (Article 4. Decision No. 01/2012/QD-TTg) After joining the WTO, Vietnam's agricultural product...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Agriculture
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Fertilizer Subsidy Policy in Indonesia: Impacts and Future Perspectives

Tahlim Sudaryanto
Tahlim Sudaryanto Senior Agricultural Economist, Indonesian Center for Agricultural Socio Economic and Policy Studies, Ministry of Agriculture, email:tahlim@indo.net.id   Introduction Fertilizer has a significant role in increasing agricultural production, productivity, farmers'...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agriculture
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Pilot Subsidization Program for Agricultural Machinery Scrapping and Upgrading

Zhen Zhong
Zhen Zhong Assistant Professor School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Renmin University of China   In September 2012, in order to boost domestic demand in rural areas, optimize the mix of agricultural machinery, promote energy conservation and emission reduction among...
Country: China Topic: Agriculture
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Livestock Development Policy in Indonesia

Reni Kustiari
Reni Kustiari Researcher at the Indonesian Centre for Agriculture Socio Economic and Policy Studies, Ministry of Agriculture, the Republic of Indonesia, email:kustiarireni@yahoo.com   Background The role of livestock in national development among others are source of food supply,...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agriculture
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