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【News】 Government differs with Ruling Liberal Democratic Party in views on reform schedule of agricultural cooperative organizations (Dec. 7, 2016)
The Council for Promotion of Regulatory Reform, Japanese Government’s advisory panel, fixed on December 6 “an intensive promotion period for reforms of agricultural cooperatives (JAs)” as five years from June 2014 to May 2019, focusing a reform of ZEN-NOH (National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations) or a national business organization of agricultural cooperatives. On the other hand, the Revised Agricultural Cooperatives Act states in its supplementary provision that amendments of its related provisions and regulations regarding associate members’ patronage of the business services provided by an agricultural cooperative should be considered on the basis of performance of reforms by agricultural cooperative organizations within five years since the revised Act is … Continue reading
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【News】 ZEN-NOH to join disinfectant business aiming at boosting exports of Japanese farm products (Dec. 7, 2016)
ZEN-NOH (National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations) or a national business organization of agricultural cooperatives in Japan made an announcement on December 6 that it will establish a cooperative corporation with Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc., a chemical manufacturer based at Modesto in California, USA, and Ozu Corporation at Chuo ward, Tokyo, a marketing company of nonwoven fabric materials. The new company will be engaged in imports and sales of peracetic acid known as PAA, which is used to disinfect agricultural and livestock products. PAA is a non-residual compound. ZEN-NOH plans to expand its export business of Japanese farmers’ agricultural products by strengthening its food safety system keeping them fresh … Continue reading
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【Opinion】The Regulatory Reform Promotion Council proposal – argument which ignores the cooperative principles (Nov. 22, 2016)
[By Tetsuro Shimizu, Director of Norinchukin Research Institute’s Basic Research Division] The recent proposals by a working group under the government’s Regulatory Reform Promotion Council are completely irrational, something that lacks understanding for the principles of joint sales and procurement which have been built up over the years by cooperatives. The proposals indicate the bargaining power could be taken away from farmers and primary agricultural coops which have organized a federation in order to gain an advantage in price negotiations. Following the conclusion of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico dismantled the National Company of Popular Substistence (CONASUPO), its state trader of agricultural products, and allowed major grain marketers … Continue reading
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【News】 Prime Minister Abe ask advisory panel to monitor reform progresses to be made by ZEN-NOH (Nov. 29, 2016)
The Council for Promotion of Regulatory Reform, Government’s advisory panel, chaired by Hiroko Ota, a professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, made an announcement on its final recommendation on Japanese agricultural reform on November 28. At the meeting of the Council, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pointed out that a number of challenges should be tackled by ZEN-NOH and other agricultural cooperative organizations in the country. With regard to ZEN-NOH (National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations) or a national business organization of agricultural cooperatives (JAs), Prime Minister Abe reiterated that it should promote self-reforms of its business system with determination of being reborn as a new organization, saying, … Continue reading
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【News】 ZEN-NOH to accelerate self-reform: Government & ruling bloc watching its implementation (Nov. 26, 2016)
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner, the Komeito Party, finally decided an agricultural reform program at their joint committee for agriculture and forestry on November 25. Discussions on the agricultural reform have been focusing on the business system of ZEN-NOH (National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations) or a national marketing and supply business organization of agricultural cooperatives (JAs). In the agricultural reform program decided by the ruling parties, ZEN-NOH will be required not only to streamline an organizational structure for its farm inputs supply business, but also to increase transparency of its handling charges in order to maximize advantages of the cooperative system called as joint … Continue reading
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