Food security and safety

The Introduction of Gap and Quality System for Pitaya in Vietnam

Dang Thi Kim Uyen, J.M. Campbell, Nguyen Thanh Hieu, Nguyen Van Hoa, R.A. Fullerton
ABSTRACT In Vietnam, at present, the area for dragon fruit (DF-pitaya) is about 45,450 ha with a total production of 587,968 tons and the average DF area per household is 0.5- 1 ha. Unfortunately, producers of DF have seen prices of fruits decline since the product mainly are sold to local...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Food security and safety
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Food Security and Nutrition in Myanmar: Policy Landscape

Thanda Kyi
ABSTRACT Food security in different regions and states of the country may vary from each other based on their economic development activities, social network, infrastructure development, how it is seen on the development of the regions and states, how budget is allocated to utilize for the...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Food security and safety
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Developing Insurance Scheme for chili and Shallot

Saktyanu K.Dermoredjo, Tahlim Sudaryanto
INTRODUCTION Chili (Capsicum annuum L) and shallot (Allium ascalonicum L)are two strategic horticultural commodities that affect the Indonesian economy as their uncontrollable prices could influence the national inflation rate.  The unpredictable climate change could, to some extent,...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Food security and safety
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Indonesia’s Market Operation of its Government Rice Inventory and Price Stabilization Framework

Effendi Andoko, Wan-Yu Liu, Cade Johnson, Edyta Zmudczynska
INTRODUCTION The Indonesian government has continually pursued efforts to stabilize food prices for the sovereignty of Indonesian food through a policy written by the Ministry of Agriculture. In 2017, the Rice Market Operation began to be regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture’s Regulation No...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Food security and safety
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Let’s Start GAP (Good Agricultural Practice)

Mari Izumi
This leaflet introduces you “The management package for agricultural production (GAP)”, which has increasingly attracted to agricultural industries. To begin with, please answer the following questions: Q1 (food safety): What happens to your farm if the products shipped from your farm...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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