Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)

Agri-environmental Nitrogen Policy: European Experience and Taiwan’s Perspectives

Ming-Chien Su, Polina G. Karimova
ABSTRACT This article raises the problem of excessive reactive nitrogen (Nr) from agricultural sources – both in Taiwan and in the European Union (EU). A threat of agricultural nitrogen pollution is being addressed from the perspective of agri-environmental nitrogen policy (here: Nr policy),...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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How Is Climate Change Affecting Thailand’s Agriculture? A Literature Review with Policy Update

Witsanu Attavanich
ABSTRACT Agriculture in developing countries is the most sensitive economic sector when it comes to climate change. Thailand is one of the developing countries where agriculture plays a significant role and is likely vulnerable to the changing climate. Past studies investigated the impacts of...
Country: Thailand Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Transition from Upland Maize Farming to Sustainable Agriculture in Thailand

Khemarat Talerngsri -Teerasuwannajak, Sittidaj Pongkijvorasin
UPLAND AGRICULTURE IN THAILAND Uplands in Thailand, like in many other ASEAN countries, are considered highly important and vulnerable in both ecological and social aspects. Their functions as source of headwaters and controlling water cycle and water balance have profound and far-reaching effects...
Country: Thailand Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Taiwan’s Road to Success in Using Bioenergy: An RD&D Oriented Thinking Approach to the Future

Keng-Tung Wu
Biomass energy or bioenergy, in 2015, was the fourth largest source of the total primary energy supply (TPES) in the world[1]. According to Renewable Energy Development Act in Taiwan, the biomass energy (Article 3.2) is defined as “energy produced by utilizing or processing the agricultural...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Mangrove Forest Conservation in Thailand

Hnin Ei Win
INTRODUCITON In Thailand, there are mangrove forests along the coastal areas. They play a major role in the ecosystem. They also protects the coastal environment by reducing the erosion and the striking of heavy waves and strong winds along the coast (Pumijumnong, 2014). Moreover, mangrove forests...
Country: Thailand Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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