“Wagyu Olympics” which judges the excellence of branded cattle from all over Japan took place.
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【Editorial】 Step up participation of women in agricultural cooperative activities for future generations (Jan. 20, 2014)
Increasing number of women is engaged in the management of agricultural cooperatives, with the number of female directors in JAs topping 1,000 for the first time in 2013. The next step is to improve the quality of female participation, focusing on everyday activities by women’s sections. The question is how to create a more attractive organization amid the aging of members and hand it down to younger generations. Participants – both experienced people and the young – of JA’s national meeting of women which starts on Monday, January 20 should share their opinions and goals, and work together to explore a new age of JA. According to the Central … Continue reading
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【News】 Government to protect producers and consumers through geographical indications (Jan. 18, 2014)
Senior Staff Writer, Masaru Yamada The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries aims to implement strict rules on geographical indications (GIs) to protect the interests of both consumers and producers of high-quality local specialties from counterfeits. According to the bill on GIs which the ministry plans to submit to the ordinary Diet session scheduled to start on Jan. 24, a third-party institution will be established to regularly check products registered as originating in particular regions, and the ministry will take corrective action if misrepresentation cases are found. As the United States has been reluctant to accept the introduction of GIs, the ministry plans to stipulate rules to disclose GI … Continue reading
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【News】 Government to promote use of local farm products in school lunches (Jan. 17, 2014)
In an effort to expand the use of locally-grown agricultural products in school lunches, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will offer support and financial assistance to local areas’ initiative to establish a stable supply system in cooperation with farmers. In a related move, the education ministry will conduct scientific research on the educational effects of using local products in school lunches. In its five-year plan to promote food education between fiscal 2011 and 2015, the government set a target of increasing the use of locally-grown products in school lunches to 30 percent or more by fiscal 2015, but the ratio was 25.1 percent in fiscal 2012. Schools … Continue reading
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【Analysis】 Geographical indications focus in negotiations with EU (Jan. 15, 2014)
Senior Staff Writer, Masaru Yamada Geographical indications (GIs) protection is a system aimed at identifying high-quality food products rooted in tradition, culture and geography of particular localities and fighting against counterfeits. The Japanese government has begun working on introducing the system which is already adopted in the European Union. Although it is one of those inconspicuous quality assurance schemes, the system has also been getting attention in recent trade negotiations such as the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks. The EU is strongly urging Japan to create a law to protect GIs. Dacian Ciolos, European Commissioner for Agricultural and Rural Development who visited Tokyo … Continue reading
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【News】 Government to submit geographic indications bill (Jan. 15, 2014)
In an effort to promote farm products branding, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries plans to legislate protection of geographic indications by submitting a bill to the ordinary Diet session which will begin on January 24. The bill, if passed in the Diet, will enable the government to establish quality standards for goods, including their manufacturing method, which have characteristics associated with particular regions, and set up a third-party institution to certify products under the standards. The government aims to control fake products, as well as taking measures against food misrepresentation cases which occurred at major hotels, restaurants and department stores last year. The planned geographic indication system … Continue reading
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