Japan

Promotion of the Local Consumption of Local Products

Kunio Nishikawa
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
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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The Japanese Government’s Proposal on the Agricultural Committee Reform

Kunio Nishikawa
Kunio Nishikawa College of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Japan   INTRODUCTION The larger idle farmlands have increased, the more strongly it has been insisted that the function of the Agricultural Committee (AC) should be strengthened as “a guardian of farmland”. In my...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural land policies
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Transfer of Farmland Rights after Retirement (Part 2)

Akihiko Hirasawa, Takayuki Kinura
Takayuki Kimura Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan   Akihiko HIRASAWA Norinchukin Research Institute Co., Ltd.   2.  Intermediate and conservation organization for farmlands There are opinions regarding the problems of farmers and farmlands which...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural land policies
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Transfer of Farmland Rights after Retirement (Part 1)

Akihiko Hirasawa, Takayuki Kinura
Dr. Takayuki Kimura Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan   Dr. Akihiko HIRASAWA Norinchukin Research Institute Co., Ltd.   In Japan, as the aging of farmers becomes serious, those who retire from farm management have been increasing.  On the other hand,...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural land policies
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