Category Archives: Cooperatives

【News】 Japanese wagyu beef calf price soars, topping JPY700,000 in average for the first time (Dec. 3, 2015)

Posted on 2015-12-03 by The Japan Agricultural News

  The average price of Japanese wagyu beef calves topped JPY700,000 for the first time in November, according to the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations’ (JA Zen-Noh) data on calf trading at major livestock markets nationwide. The price rose by as much as 50 percent in the last two years. Market participants attribute the price rise to increased purchase of calves by cattle fattening farms which shipped cattle ahead of the period of highest demand, while the supply continued to be sluggish due to a decline in the number of cattle breeding farms. “Prices of dressed carcasses could drop below costs for cattle fattening farms, as the prices (of … Continue reading →

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【Series】 Japanese food worth sharing with world – O-han yellow rice and topping from Usuki-shi, Oita Prefecture (Nov. 27, 2015)

Posted on 2015-11-27 by The Japan Agricultural News

Celebratory dish that dates back to Edo period Yellow steamed rice colored with dried gardenia fruits is served with colorful flavorful topping in a separate bowl. The rice is called “o-han (yellow rice)” and the topping “o-han kayaku (additional goodies to go with o-han). This is a traditional food in Usuki-shi, Oita Prefecture. Unlike regular steamed rice, o-han is cooked with salt and its cheerful yellow color stimulates our appetite. O-han kayaku cooked with several root vegetables like carrot and Japanese radish as well as minced fish meat and tofu is rich and delicious. It’s no wonder that it still is a popular traditional local food prepared to welcome guests. … Continue reading →

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【News】 Japanese agricultural co-op officials visit quake-hit Nepal (Nov. 26, 2015)

Posted on 2015-11-26 by The Japan Agricultural News

A delegation of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives (JA-Zenchu), headed by JA-Zenchu Vice President Toshiyuki Morinaga, visited on Tuesday, Nov. 24, a village in Nepal severely hit by a massive earthquake in spring. They met farmers and local farm co-op staff working to restore the area. They also visited the Nepal Agricultural Co-operative Central Federation Ltd. (NACCFL), the national federation of farm co-ops, to offer donations of JPY15 million. The delegation visited an agricultural co-operative for small-scale farmers based in Jeevanpur in Dhading district, 25 km west of the capital city of Kathmandu. Most of the village’s population of about 10,000 are engaged in farming, according to JA-Zenchu. The … Continue reading →

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【News】 International Co-operative Alliance to hold a worldwide campaign on the International Day of Co-operatives in July (Nov. 17, 2015)

Posted on 2015-11-17 by The Japan Agricultural News

  Members of the International Co-operative Alliance agreed at a general assembly to hold a worldwide campaign on the International Day of Co-operatives set on the first Saturday of July. At the meeting held with some 1,000 attendants on Friday, Nov. 13, in Antalya, Turkey, Monique Leroux, President and Chief Executive Officer of Desjardins Group, the leading co-operative financial group in Canada, was elected as ICA’s new president, succeeding Pauline Green. According to the officials of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives (JA-Zenchu), various countries have been using the International Day of Co-operatives as an opportunity to increase public awareness of co-operatives and their activities, but no worldwide united efforts … Continue reading →

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【News】 Japanese co-operatives present a PR video at a global conference of co-ops (Nov. 13, 2015)

Posted on 2015-11-13 by The Japan Agricultural News

  The Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives (JA-Zenchu) presented a Japanese version of a video about the contribution of co-operatives at the Global Conference of the International Co-operative Alliance on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Antalya, Turkey. Representing the Japan Joint Committee of Cooperatives made up of 15 national co-operative organizations in Japan, JA-Zenchu made the presentation at a panel discussion on ICA’s global marketing campaign aimed to raise public awareness of co-operative activities. Japan is one of the four pilot countries which have created a video for the “Cooperatives for a Better World” campaign based on ICA’s version released in summer. The Japanese video is designed to make viewers think … Continue reading →

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