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The “Reiwa Rice Riots” in Japan exhibit three key characteristics: rice shortages, soaring prices, and historical significance. Triggered by sudden shifts in supply and demand for rice produced in 2023, shortages and fierce competition for rice emerged, causing prices to skyrocket. This...
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In Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS), candidate sites, and potential candidate sites, it is important to take into account the characteristics of the area and the characteristics of the goods and services that can be sold in order to conserve the agro-cultural...
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Non-farm households with regular membership in agricultural cooperatives continue to increase in Japan. This helps agricultural cooperatives earn profits by selling financial instruments to non-farm households, without which agricultural cooperatives cannot sustain themselves. However,...
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Local commons, which are necessary and indispensable for agriculture, have been managed autonomously by an organization composed of village residents (hereinafter referred to as "management organization"). However, due to the decline of agriculture and the aging of the population with...
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In recent years, smart agriculture has been promoted as a means of reducing wastes in rice farming in Japan, departing from conventional farming methods. We focus on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)—Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies that could bring innovation to the rice farming...
