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The government on Friday moved forward with preliminary plans to overhaul its agricultural policy to improve the nation's food security, including a plan to reduce the country's dependence on imports.
The new concept governing the direction for policies on food, agriculture and rural areas was adopted at the day's meeting of the government's task force on measures to secure stable food supply, headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Kishida ordered farm minister Tetsuro Nomura to create by the end of fiscal 2023 a road map toward implementing specific measures to ensure food security.
Japan's calorie-based food self-sufficiency rate is 38%, which is the lowest among the Group of Seven countries. Food shortages are a growing concern worldwide, due to population increases and unstable food production caused by climate change.
The war in Ukraine — which is a major exporter of grain — has also worsened the ongoing food crisis in developing countries.
Kishida suggested that the government will work to increase the domestic production of wheat, soybeans and feed grains, all of which Japan relies heavily on imports. The government also aims to make farmers pass on production costs adequately to companies and consumers and promote agricultural technologies, Kishida said.
According to the plan, domestic production will be increased by expanding the production of items for which Japan is highly dependent on imports, with a stable food supply secured by stockpiling.
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