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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Shinichi Saitoh
Affiliation
Norinchukin Research Institute Co., Ltd.Job Title
PresidentLatest Submission from Japan
Promotion of the Local Consumption of Local Products
Amendments of the Agricultural Land Act and Measures for Tackling the Idle Farmland Problem
The Japanese Government’s Proposal on the Agricultural Committee Reform
Transfer of Farmland Rights after Retirement (Part 2)
Transfer of Farmland Rights after Retirement (Part 1)
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