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Monthly Archives: February 2015
【Editorial】 Restricting non-farmer members’ use of agricultural co-ops means destroying infrastructure in rural regions (Feb. 4, 2015)
Restriction of non-farmer members’ use of agricultural co-operatives’ services has become one of the main concerns for the ongoing discussions on agricultural co-ops reform. Such restriction would weaken the overall ability of the Japan agricultural co-op group and threaten the basis of livelihood which farmers and local residents depend on. The government must keep in mind that destroying infrastructure in rural regions supported by JAs goes against its goal of revitalizing local areas. The deregulation action plan approved by the Cabinet in June last year states that the government will consider creating a rule concerning non-farmer members’ use of JAs’ services in comparison with farmer-members. JAs offer comprehensive package … Continue reading
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【News】 Government’s guarantee to import U.S. rice: never make the same mistake again (Feb. 4, 2015)
Senior Staff Writer, Masaru Yamada In the ongoing negotiations for liberalization of farm products under the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks, the United States is asking Japan to set an annual tax-free import quota for American-grown rice for consumption as staple food. Two decades ago, Japan secretly agreed to guarantee a certain share of U.S. rice in the Japanese market. The decision forced Japan to post substantial losses in the agriculture ministry’s special account, which continue to impose a burden on farmers and the Japanese people. The government should never repeat the same mistake of bowing to U.S. pressure and accepting more import quotas. In fiscal 1995, Japan started importing … Continue reading
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【News】 White snow makes red chili peppers taste milder (Feb. 3, 2015)
Kotaro Yamada Members of Tecchiriko, a non-profitable organization based in Kagamino-cho, Okayama Prefecture, know how to make red hot chili peppers taste milder and smoother making use of nature: Leave them on the snow ground. The practice is called Yuki Sarashi. They use red peppers that are harvested the year before and pickled in salt. The peppers are spread over the snow of about 20 cm, and the snow will absorb the bitterness and excess saltines from the salt-pickled peppers and make them taste milder. A few days later, they collect the snow-rested red peppers and mix them with malted rice to start three-year fermentation process. Then the product … Continue reading
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