Agriculture

Thailand’s Large-Scale Farming Model: Problems and Concerns

Uchook Duangbootsee
ABSTRACT Thailand recently has launched a program called “large-scale farming model” aiming to improve production efficiency and competitiveness by reducing production costs, increasing yields, and aligning production with market demand. The program, however, has experienced several...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agriculture
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Hybrid Rice Development in Indonesia

Tahlim Sudaryanto
INTRODUCTION With the total population predicted to reach 318.9 million in 2045, one of the pressing challenges for Indonesia is to meet demand for rice as staple food. On the other hand, the capacity to produce sufficient food is threatened due to limited natural resources (particularly land...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agriculture
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End of ‘Gentan’ -Will the End of Regulated Reduction of Cultivated Land Result in the Increase or Decrease of Future Rice Supply in Japan?

Hisako Nomura
ABSTRACT The ‘gentan’ policy, an acreage reduction system, will be eliminated starting with rice harvested in 2018. The abolishment of the acreage reduction system aims at raising the competitiveness of Japanese rice making through encouraging uniqueness and creativity among rice...
Country: Japan Topic: Agriculture
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Organic Agriculture Development in Taiwan

Melchior Antoine, Edyta Zmudczynska , Effendi Andoko
INTRODUCTION Organic foods continue to grow in popularity worldwide. This rapid growth has been accompanied with an increase in the production of organic foods. Taiwan is no exception to that trend. As of 2016, the total amount of farmlands under organic production in the island state stood at 7...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agriculture
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Roles of Agricultural Cooperatives in Joint Production-Consumption Linkage Model Related to Large Scale Rice Fields in Mekong Delta

Hoang Vu Quang
ABSTRACT Agricultural cooperatives (ACs) have an important role in supporting the linkage between their members and trading enterprises. This paper presents a study result of roles of ACs in joint production –consumption linkage model related to large-scale rice field (LSRF) in Mekong Delta...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Agriculture
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