Food security and safety

The JAS Mark System for Transparency in Beef Production

Yoshihisa Godo
INTRODUCTION Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is one of the of the greatest food safety concerns among Japanese consumers. The outbreak of BSE-infected cows in September 2001 in Japan awakened consumers’ anxiety about the safety of beef. Consumers became more concerned about how beef...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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New Basic Plan and Policy Review on Securing Stable Food Supply and Food Security in Japan (Final: Establishment of a comprehensive approach to food security incorporating risk management)

Fumihiro Kabuta
III. Establishment of a comprehensive approach to food security incorporating risk management In the Basic Law on Food, Agriculture, and Rural Areas, the approach to securing a stable food supply for the public is based on boosting agricultural production, combined with an appropriate level of...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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New Basic Plan and Policy Review on Securing Stable Food Supply and Food Security in Japan (Part 2: Introduction of a new index for food self-sufficiency potential)

Fumihiro Kabuta
II. Introduction of a new index for food self-sufficiency potential With unstable elements impacting global food supply and demand, public opinion polls show that a large percentage of the Japanese populace has a sense of crisis about our nation’s declining food self-sufficiency. Under...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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New Basic Plan and Policy Review on Securing Stable Food Supply and Food Security in Japan (Part 1: Revision of targets for food self-sufficiency ratio)

Fumihiro Kabuta
Fumihiro Kabuta, Ph.D. Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan   There is the process of reviewing and reassessing basic policies from a mid-term perspective, based on the Basic Law on Food, Agriculture, and Rural Areas, which entails reassessment and...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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Assessment of Food Security Challenges in Malaysia

Noorlidawati Ab Halim
Introduction Food security is a priority agenda of every Government, and it involves all levels including household, national, and global players. There are several definitions of food security from different sources. The definition of the term “food security” which was coined by the...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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