• Title/Summary/Keyword: Good Agricultural Practice

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Research and implementation of good agricultural practice for traditional Chinese medicinal materials in Jilin Province, China

  • Li, Changtian;Yan, Zhengfei;Zhang, Lianxue;Li, Yu
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.227-232
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    • 2014
  • Jilin Province is one of the principal production bases of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in China with its typical preponderance in TCM resources, research and development power, and industrialization capacity. The province has 2,790 species of TCM materials in total. Over 20% of the TCM materials in common use are from Jilin Province. The province has established 36 good agricultural practice bases for 22 typical TCMs. The overall situation, in terms of collection, processing, and preparation, and the implementation of good agricultural practice of TCM materials in Jilin Province are summarized.

International Trends of Good Agricultural Practice(GAP)

  • Lee, Ju-Young;Park, Jin-Han
    • Journal of Evidence-Based Herbal Medicine
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.19-28
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    • 2008
  • Consumers have been requiring more higher level of food and agricultural products safety. The system of Good Agricultural Practice(GAP) has been spreaded over the world. Korea also introduced the GAP system in agricultural industry. GAP is related to the production side in the whole traceability system. The establishment of GAP system is a prerequisite to secure food safety. This study reviewed the concept of GAP and necessities and backgrounds of introducing the GAP system. Also, this study analyzed the problems which have been appeared in the GAP program and proposed the policy strategies and directions for the Korean GAP system. So issues for the GAP system are as follows; computerizing of traceability system, forming the cooperative works among the related governmental departments, establishing a certification system to relate with crop features, efficient management, ensuring distribution channel and the research for estimating GAP consumer surplus is need to analyze GAP program more efficient. In addition, It is necessary to keep the records of the data to analyze the GAP program more accurately.

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Study on Oriental Medicine Industry Development in Gyeongsangbukdo

  • Seo, Min-Jun
    • Journal of Evidence-Based Herbal Medicine
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.19-23
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    • 2010
  • Gyeongsangbukdo is nation's leading producer of medicinal crop. Based on this, Gyeongbuk-specific measures for the development of oriental medicine industry is proposed. The aim is the development of oriental medicine industry and regional economic in Gyeongbuk. Production, research and development, manufacturing, distribution are constructed in industrial cluster. And each step need a quality control strictly. In production field, make the seed valley of medicinal crop and Good Agricultural Practice park. In research and development field, study on efficacy of oriental medicine with Good Laboratory Practice. In manufacturing field, make industrial park for foods, dietary supplements and drugs with Good Manufacturing Practice. In distribution field, supports advanced distribution program with Good Supply Practice.

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Guide to Good Dairy Farming Practice (우수 낙농목장 실무를 위한 가이드)

  • Kim, Min-Kyung;Jeong, Seok-Geun;Oh, Mi-Hwa;Kim, Dong-Hun;Son, Yong-Suk;Ham, Jun-Sang
    • Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.75-80
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    • 2011
  • IDF/FAO Guide to Good Dairy Farming Practice (the second edition) was published last September this year. The objective of the guide for good dairy farming practice is that safe, quality milk should be produced from healthy animals using management practices that are sustainable from an animal welfare, social, economic and environmental perspective. To achieve this objective, dairy farmers should apply good practice in the following areas: animal health, milking hygiene, nutrition (feed and water), animal welfare, environment, and socio-economic management. Although HACCP system has been introduced to some of Korean dairy farms since 2007, the IDF/FAO guide details GAP (Good Agricultural Practice) for dairy farmers emphasizing the production of safe, quality-assured dairy products in a sustainable manner that underpins the future of dairy farming on a local, national and international scale. This paper is to state what good dairy farming practices should be and suggest Korean dairy farmers measures to achieve goals.

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Insect natural enemies as bioindicators in rice paddies

  • Ueno, Takatoshi
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.545-553
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    • 2012
  • In Asia, including Japan and Korea, rice paddies occupy the largest cultivated area in agricultural land. Rice paddies provide the habitats for many organisms including endemic species, sustaining high biodiversity. Insect natural enemies inhabiting rice paddies have an important function for rice production as agents of 'ecosystem services' because they play a major role in suppressing rice pests. The diversity and abundance of natural enemies can be a good index reflecting the 'healthiness' of agro-ecosystem services in rice paddies. The present study investigates whether insect natural enemies could be good biological indicators for general arthropod biodiversity and agricultural practice. First, the concept of ideal bio-indicators was summarized. The strategy to explore and select such bio-indicators was then proposed. Lastly, field survey was made to evaluate the abundance and biodiversity of natural enemies in Japanese rice paddies where chemical inputs, i.e., insecticide use, were different. The results showed that reduction of chemical inputs led to an increase in species richness or diversity of natural enemies including parasitoids and predators. Then, the data were analyzed to examine suitable indicator species to assess environmental soundness of agricultural practice and biodiversity in rice paddies. The density of several species of natural enemies did respond both to pesticide use and to general arthropod biodiversity. The analyses thus have indicated that natural enemies can be suitable as bio-indicators. Usefulness of indicator species in rice paddies is discussed in the context of ecologically sound agriculture.

Sanitary Microbial Distribution at the Tomato Farms in Western Gyeongnam (서부 경남지역 토마토 농장에서의 위생 미생물의 분포)

  • Kim Jin-Soo;Shim Won-Bo;Kim Ji-Hun;Kim Se-Ri;Chung Duck-Hwa
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.32 no.1 s.88
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    • pp.77-88
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    • 2006
  • This study were conducted to investigate the microbial contamination level in 5 tomato farms in Western Gyeongnam. A total of 130 samples was examined for sanitary indicator bacteria, such as aerobic plate count (APC), coliforms, and Escherchia coli, and pathogenic bacteria such as E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, and Listeria monocytogenes. APC and coliform count ranged $0\~6.62\;and\;0\~4.52 log_{10}\;CFU/(ml,\;g,\;100\;cm^2,\;hand)$, respectively, and $32.5\%$ were contaminated with E. coli. Especially, most of the samples from employees are high as above $4.0\;log_{10}\;CFU/(ml,\;g,\;100\;cm^2,\;hand)$ in APC. S. aureus, detected at $10.7\%$, was found in employees' hands, irrigation water, and hydroponic solution. whereas E. coli $O157:H7$, Salmonella spp, and L. monocytogenes were not detected. These results will provide fundamental microbiological information for introduction of good agricultural practice (GAP)system in tomato farms.

Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) and Sustainable Resource Utilization of Chinese Materia Medico

  • Wenyuan Gao;Wei Jia;Hongquan Duan;Luqi Huang;Xiaohe Xiao;Peigen Xiao;Peak, Kee-Yoeup
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.103-107
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    • 2002
  • The Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) program, being established in China, is an optimal way for the sustainable utilization of the medicinal plant and animal resources. Most frequently used Chinese materia medica will be mainly produced from the GAP bases in the future. To assure the successful operation of GAP program, standard operating procedure (SOP) should be implemented for specific plants or animals. Both GAP and SOP include the requirements in many aspects from the ecological environment of cultivation place, germplasm and varieties, seedling and transplant, fertilization, irrigation, and field care, to harvest and process, package, transport and storage. As a complex system, GAP demands strong commitment from the pharmaceutical industry, local administrative involvement, long term R&D support, and years of time of development before a satisfactory result can be achieved.