Due to the rapid changes in the environment and global economy, the agricultural policies, laws and regulations of various countries are constantly adjusting and reforming. At the mean time, Taiwan is also facing issues in economic and trade liberalization, climate change, competition for land and water resources, agricultural marketing and food safety. It is necessary to review international agricultural policies and study the policy insights so that we can react to the rapid changes in the future. Therefore, in this project, we review 15 articles about international agricultural policies and regulations.
The target countries include EU, US, Japan, South Korea…etc. The review scopes include agricultural policy and research analysis, industrial development and business overview, international trends and cooperation status, rural development and technology application, environmental protection and food security. In response to the needs of agricultural policy analysis and decision-making support, this project also reviewed the report of agricultural policy-related science and technology research plan in FY2018 and discuss the important and forward-looking agricultural issues. Based on the reviewing results from the report of FY2018, a seminar on “Achievements in Scientific and Technological Projects in the Field of Agricultural Policy” was conducted. We also held a workshop on “International Agricultural Literature” to share and discuss the finding after reviewing the literatues in agricultural policies and regulations. Additionally, we organized two seminars to discuess important agricultural policies. One topic is “Promoting Agricultural and Industrial Cooperation to Increase Farmers’ Income and Enhance the Production and Marketing of Domestic Agricultural Products.” The other topic is “Adaptation Strategies of Taiwan’s Agricultural Management under Climate Change.” Overall, this project summarized the findings from the seminars, the workshop, and the literature review, and provide policy recommendations to the Managing Authority.