Agriculture

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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Evaluation of Policy Performance and Profit Efficiency of Rice Production and Marketing Areas in Taiwan

Min-Hsien Yang
ABSTRACT Under the requirements of the AMS reduction and competitiveness improvement in the rice sector, the government has been implementing the Rice Production and Marketing Areas (RPMA) program in Taiwan since 2005. It rewarded operation units with price that is higher than the guaranteed price...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agriculture
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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
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