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【Opinion】 Experts in South Korea call for policy shift away from globalization and TPP (Nov. 30, 2016)
［By Zhezhu Jin, The Japan Agricultural News Staff Writer］ South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye on Nov. 29 expressed her intention to resign, as hundreds of thousands of people joined huge street rallies across the country demanding that she leave office. What was at the root of the swelling protests was the people’s anger towards the Park administration which failed to take effective measures to cope with growing wealth inequality and unemployment among young people. Farmers are strongly criticizing the unprecedentedly low prices of rice. It appears that the worldwide anti-globalization movement which is seen in Great Britain and the United States has spread to South Korea. The Japan Agricultural News … Continue reading
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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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【News】 MAFF gives first “Savor Japan ”certification to five local communities to boost visitors to Japan’s farm villages (Nov. 4, 2016)
On November 4, 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) named the first five rural areas to receive the ministry’s “Savor Japan” certification for their excellent regional initiatives to promote the attractiveness of the regions by combining their local resources including foods, the agricultural industry and local scenery. The first five regions accredited in the governmental program launched in 2016 are Tokachi in Hokkaido, Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture, Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture, Maze in Gifu Prefecture, and Nishi-Awa in Tokushima Prefecture. The five regions were chosen for having high potential to stimulate the tourism in Japan using their rich natural environment and food culture. An original … Continue reading
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【News】 Exports of vacuum packed rice to be promoted under Japanese Government initiative to improve infrastructure for exports of primary products (Dec. 6, 2016)
The Japanese Government has initiated “an infrastructure development program for exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products,” which clarifies a policy direction of infrastructural improvement to be required for boosting exports of those commodities. The governmental program includes new measures to promote improvement of auto vacuum sealer machines since an export of vacuum packed rice (cooked) is expected to be promising in overseas markets. A part of the governmental program for accelerating improvement of the export infrastructure is the development of rice vacuum packing machines, aiming to achieve a national target of raising the value of agricultural, forestry and fishery product exports up to one trillion yen in 2019, while … Continue reading
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