Introduction
Hokkaido, the northern-most island of Japan, ranks first in food production among all 47 prefectures in Japan. Hokkaido accounts for 12.5% of Japan’s total agricultural production and 7.7% of its total production of processed foods 1. However, farms and food processing factories in...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
Shinichi Saitoh
Affiliation
Norinchukin Research Institute Co., Ltd.Job Title
PresidentLatest Submission from Japan
Unskilled Foreign Laborers Employed in Hokkaido Food Industries Under the Pretense of Training
To Farmers and Residents of Rural Settlements: Multifunctionality payments will support the joint activities of the community!
State Surrounding the Cooperative Farm Extension Service
Unskilled Foreign Laborers in Japanese Food Processing Companies and Farms Under the Pretense of Training
Guideline on Food Security in a State of Emergency (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan, October, 2015)
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