Japan

Analysis of Multi-sectoral Business Development and Roles of Japan's Agricultural Cooperatives

Noriaki KAWASAKI
ABSTRACT The Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA), is going through a time of massive reforms toward more business-oriented operations in response to changes in food consumption trend. But innovative farmers and the JAs have not always been in collaborative relationship and tended to alienate each...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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Agricultural Development Through Cooperation Between Agricultural Cooperatives and Consumers' Cooperatives in Japan: Focusing on Direct Marketing of Agricultural Products

Yukihisa Yamada
ABSTRACT In the context of recent high economic growth in Asian countries, agrarian structure has also been drastically transforming. Agricultural development has been mainly led by increase of production. Nowadays, however, farmers’ response to urban consumers’ demands for safe and...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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Japan’s Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Products Export Infrastructure Improvement Program

Hisako Nomura
INTRODUCTION​​​​​​ The original “Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Regions Vitalization Creation Plan” (hereinafter referred to as the “Vitalization Plan”) was set out with its ultimate objective of doubling the income of farmers and farming villages in 2013. The...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Japan’s Unique Position in the World Food Balance

Yoshihisa Godo
ABSTRACT The pattern of global food trade changed dramatically between the pre- and post-WWII periods. Before WWII, developed countries colonialized today’s developing countries and imported mainly primary products, including foods, from them. In contrast, after WWII, developed countries became...
Country: Japan Topic: Agriculture
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Traceability and Food Labeling of Rice in Japan

Yoshihisa Godo
INTRODUCTION Rice is a staple food in Japan. Consumers are sensitive about the variety of rice, its location, and time of harvest, when they are purchasing rice or foods containing rice from a retailer or if they are dining at a restaurant. However, these aspects are difficult to judge from the...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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