On January 14, 2016, the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) announced its work plan for boosting rural economy and promoting agro-food export by transferring traditional agriculture into a 6th industry. Agriculture as a 6th industry will be promoted through linking agro-...
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Current agricultural development policy is heavily focused on rice, despite the fact that consumer demand is shifting toward high value and nutrition-rich foodS. In 2010, urban consumers in Indonesia spent 16% of their food budget on rice, 15% on fruit and vegetables, and 22%...
INTRODUCTION
Similar to many other emerging economies, Indonesian agriculture is characterized by a dualistic nature, in which large numbers of smallholder farms accounting for large proportions of total production coexist with a small number of modern large- scale farms. According to OECD...
INTRODUCTION
China’s agro-processing industry saw a sound momentum of rapid development despite a tough progress in global economic recovery, greater downturn pressure on domestic economy and frequent occurrence of natural disasters. Both of the added industrial value of agro-products and its...
Recently, China’s agricultural industrialization maintained a sound momentum of rapid development, with accelerating industrial transition and continuous institutional innovation, making a positive contribution to economic stability and growth, structural upgrading and reforms in rural areas. By...
