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【News】 Phosphorus from carbonized swine manure a promising alternative for phosphate rocks, research finds (Jan. 11, 2014)
Keita Takeuchi A research team including Hitachi Zosen Corp. has discovered that phosphate rocks, the main raw material for chemical fertilizers, can be replaced by phosphorus coal extracted from carbonized pig feces to the maximum of 40 percent to create a fertilizer with the same quality. Operation tests were conducted by Osaka-based Hitachi Zosen, University of Miyazaki, Kumamoto University and Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka Prefecture. Swine manure is considered a low-cost natural resource, but an effective way to utilize it has not been developed. Its procurement cost will be low, since hog raising farms are concentrated in regions such as Kyushu and Kanto. On … Continue reading
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【Editorial】 Work together with young farmers, support their pioneering spirit (Jan. 10, 2014)
Clear signs of reform are expanding in rural villages, with more young people settling in, starting to engage in farming and participating in efforts to revitalize the area. Collaboration with them will work as the driving force to clear the path for the future of the nation’s agriculture and farming villages. Movements for a better society should rise from local areas. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration is implementing a growth strategy based on a radical monetary easing policy, economy-boosting measures focusing on public works projects, drastic deregulation and facilitating investments. However, such a strategy of stimulating growth has become a thing of the past, as Japan’s income redistribution function … Continue reading
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【Feature】 Sleeve covers – an idea for fashionable farm work outfits (Jan. 9, 2014)
Students of Wayo Women’s University in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, have been designing fashionable and practical outfits for farmers, based on their experiences at agricultural workshops and a survey they conducted on farmers. The university has been holding agricultural workshops for their students since the 2011 school year as a three-year project. Wakana Sawadaishi, 23, designed sleeve covers with adjustable length to protect the arms and clothing from dirt and debris. The covers, which were displayed at the university’s culture festival, attracted attention of many visitors. Sawadaishi chose a pink fabric with flower prints, because she wanted a wearer to feel happy whenever she sees her arms during farm work. Lower … Continue reading
【News】 Government to step up agricultural deregulation in national strategic special zones (Jan. 8, 2014)
The government’s new advisory council on National Strategic Special Zones held its first meeting on Tuesday, January 7, and decided to focus in the coming two years on tackling so-called “bedrock” regulations, whose abolishment have been hampered for decades by strong opposition from related industries and ministries. The law to designate special zones across Japan with looser regulations and special tax incentives was passed in the Diet in December. The advisory council headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which is vested with strong authority in determining the course of the government, aims to experiment with drastic deregulatory measures in the zones – the centerpiece of Abe’s growth strategy to … Continue reading
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【News】 Government to set up new fund to facilitate farmland consolidation (Jan. 7, 2014)
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will focus on encouraging consolidation of farmlands between fiscal 2013 and 2015, by establishing a fund to offer more money to districts which provide larger proportion of land to farmland consolidation banks. The banks will be created in each prefecture before the end of March in line with a legislation passed in the Diet. The banks will rent farmlands from aged farmers and others who have difficulty cultivating the land, replot them to form larger plots with proper agricultural infrastructure and lend them to large-scale farmers and agricultural corporations. The ministry hopes to work intensively in the three years to speed up … Continue reading
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