Japan’s food self-sufficiency ratio
Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Yoshihisa Godo
INTRODUCTION
Mass media often treat Japanese agricultural cooperatives as organizations of farmers1. Indeed, almost all farmers in Japan belong to agricultural cooperatives. Article 1 of the...
Yoshihisa Godo
Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan
Introduction
Japan has a unique network of agricultural cooperatives called JA. The name comes from the combination of “Japan” and “Agriculture”1. JA is engaged in various economic and political activities. JA is recognized...
Yoshihisa Godo
Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan
Introduction
Allotment gardens and community farms are small-sized farms where non-farmers can enjoy the experience of farming by growing rice, vegetables, fruits, flowers, etc. Some non-farmers who are bored with life in...
Yoshihisa Godo
Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan
Introduction
Japan is one of the major nations in the global pork industry. Worldwide, Japan is ranked sixth in pork consumption, ninth in pork production, and first in pork imports (note 1). Domestic production contributes...
Yoshihisa Godo
Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan
Identified cases of Japanese cows infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a progressive neurological disorder of cattle that results from infection by prions, which are...
Yoshihisa Godo
Afflication
Meiji Gakuin UniversityJob Title
ProfessorE-mail
godo@eco.meijigakuin.ac.jpLatest Submission of the Author
The Significance of Non-farmers in Japanese Agricultural Cooperatives
The Japanese Agricultural Cooperative System: An Outline
Allotment Gardens and Community Farms in Japan
The gate price system for Japan’s pork imports
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Japan
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