Agriculture

Review of Policies and Issues in the Malaysian Herbal Industry

Mohd Hafizudin Zakaria
Mohd Hafizudin bin Zakaria Economic and Technology Management Research Centre, MARDI Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Email: apis@mardi.gov.my   Introduction The use of herbs and spices in daily life was pioneered over hundreds of centuries ago around the...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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Policies and Economic Development of Rice Production in Malaysia

Rosnani Harun
Rosnani Harun Economic and Technology Management Research Centre, MARDI, Persiaran MARDI-UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. e-mail: rosnanih@mardi.gov.my   Introduction Rice is a staple food and a strategic industry in Malaysia. Due to its importance, rice industry has received...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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Exploring the Potential of Yam-based Products in Malaysia

Rawaida Rusli
Rawaida Rusli Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute Economic and Technology Management Research Centre, MARDI. Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia rawaida@mardi.gov.my   Introduction Yam crop is believed to exist for more than 2,000 years in...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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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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