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Japan eyes doubling sub-Saharan Africa rice output in 2018
TOKYO, Aug. 20 — A Japan-funded agricultural development project will likely reach targets next year aimed at doubling rice output in sub-Saharan Africa. This is thanks to improved varieties and cultivation techniques, according to officials from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In 2008, Japan hosted the Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, and pledged to double sub-Saharan rice production to 28 million metric tons in the next 10 years. The Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD), a consultative group of donors and research institutions, was set up and has implemented the project to help reduce food imports and move the continent toward food security. Rice production … Continue reading
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Strong sales of Japanese rice grains, beef, and tea leaves push Japan’s export of agricultural, forest and fishery products up 4.5% in 2017 1st half
TOKYO, Aug. 11 — According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF), Japan’s export of agricultural, forest and fishery products and food during the first half of the year 2017, from January to June, was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis to 378.6 billion yen. Export of rice grains, beef, and tea leaves was especially strong because of the popularity of Japanese food outside the country. Agricultural products including processed food in the six-month period totaled 228.4 billion yen, up 2% from the same term last year. Rice export jumped 27% to 1.5 billion yen (5,600 tons). This includes brown rice export that Japan has been … Continue reading
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Tokyo Olympic Village likely to consume 13 tons of rice and 19 tons of beef, report says
TOKYO Aug. 8 － The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games said on August 7, 2017, that Tokyo Olympic Village is likely to need approximately 600 tons of agricultural, forestry and fishery products to provide meals to Olympians. The committee has reached this number by adding up item-by-item estimates that include 13 tons of rice and grains and 19 tons of beef. It looked at the quantities of food offered at Olympics, Paralympics and other international tournaments in the past to make the forecast. However, the committee also pointed out that this number “is very likely to grow further.” By item, the village is said to require … Continue reading
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Gulf Japan Food Fund invests in new bakery chain in Dubai to expand food and agricultural exports from Japan
TOKYO, Aug. 2 – On August 1, 2017, the Gulf Japan Food Fund (GJFF), a private equity fund established by the Central Cooperative Bank for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (the Norinchukin Bank), Mizuho Bank, and other investors, said that it invested in Yamanote Atelier Restaurant, a firm developing a new bakery business in Dubai, the U.A.E, in July this year. Yamanote Atelier Restaurant is a new bakery chain created around the concept of “Japanese bakery.” It emphasizes high quality and food safety and imports ingredients such as wheat and beverage from Japan. This was the first investment made through the fund. The investors including the Norinchukin Bank anticipate that the … Continue reading
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Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate drops after six years in 2016
TOKYO, Aug. 10 — Japan’s food self-sufficiency dropped for the first time in six years to the second lowest level, due to steadily declining consumption of rice, the country’s stable food, as well as poor harvest in northern Japan after heavy rains. The calorie-based rate of food self-sufficiency in 2016 fell to 37.58 percent, the agriculture ministry said Aug. 09. The country’s lowest figure was 37 percent in 1993, after the unusually cold and rainy summer had damaged the rice crop, and forced Tokyo to make a move often considered taboo – importing foreign rice – at that time. The food self-sufficiency rate shows how much a country can satisfy … Continue reading
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