Agriculture

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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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
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