Trade liberalization and countermeasures

Taiwan signs the Economic Cooperation Agreement with New Zealand

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Hwang-Jaw Lee Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   Taiwan signed the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC) with New Zealand on July 10 th, 2013 which not only will bring...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Increase in Fixed Direct Payment for Rice for 2014 in Korea

Jeong-bin Im
Dr. Jeongbin Im Professor Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development College of Agricultural and Life Science Seoul National University Seoul, Korea E-mail: jeongbin@snu.ac.kr   The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) announced that...
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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The gate price system for Japan’s pork imports

Yoshihisa Godo
Yoshihisa Godo Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan   Introduction Japan is one of the major nations in the global pork industry. Worldwide, Japan is ranked sixth in pork consumption, ninth in pork production, and first in pork imports (note 1). Domestic production contributes...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Horticultural Import Policy in Indonesia

Reni Kustiari
Dr. Reni Kustiari Agricultural Economist, Indonesian Center for Agriculture Socioeconomic and Policy Studies Ministry of Agriculture, The Republic of Indonesia, email:kustiarireni@yahoo.com   Background Expenditure on fresh horticulture products by urban consumers accounted for...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Japan’s Reformed Gentan Rice Program Viewed as too late by Farmers

Yutsai Huang
Yutsai Huang Director, Food and Fertilizer Technology Center   For several decades now, Japan government’s mandatory quota-based program called “gentan” (減反)or paddy reduction, has been designed to keep rice prices artificially high. Critics say the program has long...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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