Food security and safety

Food Security Policies of Vietnam

Tran Cong Thang
Tran Cong Thang Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam   INTRODUCTION Food, especially rice, is very important for Vietnam. Basically Vietnam has favorable conditions for rice production with its tropical weather, available land and water...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Food security and safety
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Japan

Yoshihisa Godo
Yoshihisa Godo Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan   Identified cases of Japanese cows infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a progressive neurological disorder of cattle that results from infection by prions, which are...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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Quality Agriculture—CAS Excellent Down Products

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Hwang-Jaw Lee Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   The processing and the export of Taiwan's down products is the third largest in the world, which yielded an export value of US$254 million (equal to NTD 7.48 billion) and is regarded as the role model product in...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Traceable Agricultural Products System

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Hwang-Jaw Lee Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   With the increasing awareness of food safety, consumers have put more and more emphasis on food origin and food safety. Consumers also purchase agricultural products from internet based cyber stores. This awareness...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Overview of Food Security

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association Introduction Global climate change, frequent natural disasters and increasing cost of oil have severely affected agricultural production. These affect farmers’ desire to sustain farming business directly. For the long...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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