Policy Articles

Policies of Development, Protection and Promotion of New Varieties and Technologies in Japan

Mitsuaki Shindo
2014.12.27
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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Policies of Development, Protection and Promotion of New Varieties and Technologies in Japan

Mitsuaki Shindo
2014.12.27
Part 2   Mitsuaki Shindo, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Regional Policy Planning Division   Product Specific Policies   (1)   Rice (a) Current situation Demand for rice for table use has been shrinking due to changes in...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural science policies
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Policies of Development, Protection and Promotion of New Varieties and Technologies in Japan

Mitsuaki Shindo
2014.12.27
Part 1   Mitsuaki Shindo, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Regional Policy Planning Division   Keywords: breeding, ICTs, intellectual property right, smart agriculture, consortium, rice, wheat and barley, beans, vegetables, fruits, flower, potatoes, sugar beet...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural science policies
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Promotion of the Local Consumption of Local Products

Kunio Nishikawa
2014.12.27
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...
Country: Japan Topic: Agriculture
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Amendments of the Agricultural Land Act and Measures for Tackling the Idle Farmland Problem

Kunio Nishikawa
2014.12.27
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...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural land policies
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