Japan

To Farmers and Residents of Rural Settlements: Multifunctionality payments will support the joint activities of the community!

Hisako Nomura
  The agriculture and rural areas have a variety of functions (multifunction) such as prevention of floods and landslides, conservation of the natural environment, the formation of the beautiful landscape, etc. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has cooperated with the...
Country: Japan Topic: Rural development
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State Surrounding the Cooperative Farm Extension Service

Kunio Nishikawa
INTRODUCTION  The Cooperative Farm Extension Service (CFES)[1] in Japan has engaged in the guidance and extension of new agronomy technology on farmers after WWII. The central and prefectural governments have jointly managed this service in such a way that the former covers necessary budget...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural extension system
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Unskilled Foreign Laborers in Japanese Food Processing Companies and Farms Under the Pretense of Training

Yoshihisa Godo
INTRODUCTION In developed countries, many food processing companies and farms employ unskilled foreign laborers, whose wages are lower than domestic laborers. Japan is not an exception. However, unlike other developed countries in Europe, North America, and Australasia, it is often the case that...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Guideline on Food Security in a State of Emergency (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan, October, 2015)

Mari Izumi
Explanatory note by the translator：    This document is the first of three chapters of the latest Guideline on Food Security under the State of Emergency, revised in 0ctober 2015. The guideline was originally developed in March 2002, and has been revised for several times.  ...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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Mountainous Village Activation Support Grant

Hisako Nomura
Mountainous Village Activation Support Grant[1] Dr. Hisako NOMURA Lecturer Faculty of Agriculture Kyushu University, Japan   ○ In the mountainous villages, distinctive agricultural products and landscapes, as well as regional resources like traditional culture exist.  In recent...
Country: Japan Topic: Rural development
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