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...
Kunio Nishikawa
College of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Japan
INTRODUCTION
Japanese food self-sufficiency ratio on a calorie basis is 39% in FY2012. This value is one of the lowest figures recorded for developed countries. This situation is caused from the increase in import...
Kunio Nishikawa
College of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Japan
INTRODUCTION
The idle farmland[1] problem is one of the most significant policy matters in Japanese agricultural policy. The increase in idle farmlands makes difficult to achieve the target of food self-sufficiency...
