Japan’s Unique System of Group Farming: Agricultural Producers’ Cooperative Corporation

Yoshihisa Godo
Yoshihisa Godo, Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan   Introduction Japan has a unique system of group farming, called the Agricultural Producers’ Cooperative Corporation (APCC). In 1962, the government established this system as part of its agricultural policy reform....
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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Result of Korea-China FTA Negotiations on Agriculture and the Corresponding Plans (Part 1)

Sung-Jae Chun
Sung-Jae Chun Public-Service Advocate of Korea    This article is a news release of the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, Republic of Korea which was distributed on November 10, 2014. It mentions about reaching a consensus on FTA between Korea and China. http://www.motie....
Country: Korea Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Policies of Development, Protection and Promotion of New Varieties and Technologies in Japan

Mitsuaki Shindo
Part 3   Mitsuaki Shindo, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Regional Policy Planning Division   Product Specific Policies    (3) Beans (a) Current situation While the quality of domestic beans is highly rated by the users, the problem...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural science policies
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