Food security and safety

Case Studies of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) of Farmers in Thailand

Khin Yadanar Oo
Case Studies of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) of Farmers in Thailand Khin Yadanar Oo Center for Applied Economic Research, Kasetsart University Thailand Abstract There have been growing environmental and health concerns associated with modern agriculture. The farmers’ agricultural...
Country: Thailand Topic: Food security and safety
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Research Priorities to Promote Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Indonesia

Tahlim Sudaryanto
Background Indonesia’s strong and consistent economic growth has contributed to steady progress on poverty reduction and improved food security.  In the agriculture sector, Indonesia is the largest producer and exporter of palm oil, the second largest producer of natural rubber, the second...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Food security and safety
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Vietnam’s National Strategy on Nutrition from 2011 to 2020 and its Vision for 2030

Nguyen Le Hoa
Decision 226 / QD-TTg Approving the "National Strategy on Nutrition from 2011 to 2020 and its vision for 2030" was enacted in 2012. The general view of the strategy includes: improving nutritional status as well as responsibilities of the various levels and sectors and all the people;...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Food security and safety
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National food security resolution

Nguyen Le Hoa
On 23 December 2009, the Government issued Resolution No. 63 / NQ-CP on ensuring national food security. Accordingly, this issue must be within the overall strategy of socio-economic development with the goal of industrialization and modernization of the country and the task of resolving the...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Food security and safety
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Ensuring Food Safety In Malaysia through Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard (SPS) Measures

Nik Rozana Nik Mohamad Masdek
Introduction Globalization and trade liberalization has opened up market access for food around the world. However, one of the concerns is on how do importing countries protect their people from risks of diseases, chemical hazard and contimination derived from food that  indirectly come...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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