Overview

The Philippine Rice Tariffication Law: Implications and Issues

Annette M. Tobias
ABSTRACT The Philippine rice sector has always been the center of government agricultural policies. The focal points of the policies revolve around promoting food self-sufficiency, providing high income to rice farmers while making prices affordable to the consuming public. The accession to WTO...
Country: Philippines Topic: Overview
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Malaysia’s Agrofood Policy (NAP 2011-2020)- Performance and New Direction

Rozhan Abu Dardak
ABSTRACT The Malaysian Government introduced the National Agrofood Policy 2011-2020 (NAP4) in 2010, as a guidance document for the implementation of programs and projects for the development of the agricultural sector in Malaysia. The ten years period of this NAP4 will be completed at the end of...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Overview
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Recent Agricultural Policy Development in Korea

Jeong-bin Im
INTRODUCTION The Korean agricultural sector faces a number of challenges to be solved despite its rapid economic development. The Korean agriculture is characterized by small-sized family farming. Average farmland size is around 1.5 ha per farm which is the smallest among OECD member countries....
Country: Korea Topic: Overview
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Overview of the Indonesian Government Assistance Program for Food Plants Sector

Edyta Zmudczynska , Effendi Andoko
INTRODUCTION The Government Assistance Program is a new program in agriculture by the government to support national agricultural performance. The program was established during the administration of the Work Cabinet, during the administration of President Joko Widodo. At first, Indonesia's...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Overview
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A Review of Indonesia’s Agriculture Development in Recent Years 2014 - 2018

Edyta Zmudczynska , Effendi Andoko
INTRODUCTION The challenge of Indonesian agricultural development is how to achieve the fulfillment of the needs of the leading commodities of food crops, horticulture, livestock, plantations and the increase in exports of agricultural products. For that future agricultural development, planning...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Overview
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