“Wagyu Olympics” which judges the excellence of branded cattle from all over Japan took place.
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【News】 Annual policy report on agriculture calls for drastic structural reform, amid concerns over increasing areas of unused farmland (June 12, 2013)
The amount of unused farmland owned by non-farmers is soaring, indicating the strong need to reform the nation’s agricultural sector burdened with problems such as the aging of farmers, said an annual report released by the government on Tuesday, June 11. The annual report on food, agriculture and rural areas in the nation for fiscal 2012, adopted by the Cabinet the same day, listed production and business conditions of farmers by different types such as rice farming and dairy farming to come up with measures targeted at specific types of farming. The report reflects Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s growth strategy which identifies the agricultural sector as one of the … Continue reading
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【News】 Enjoy the feeling of coolness under the “green planet” (June 12, 2013)
Takuo Fukumoto Saving electricity during the hot and humid summer is a difficult task, but here is something you can hang on your window to help you feel just a little bit cooler. Tsuri-shinobu, or hanging squirrel’s-foot ferns planted on moss balls, is now in high season. Tsuri-shinobu En, a plant nursery in Takarazuka, Hyogo, will offer them until the end of July. The nursery grows tsuri-shinobu by hanging them – looking like planets floating in space – for a year on to arrays of ropes in a facility constructed with iron pipes. They become ready for sale after some 20 leaves come out. The nursery grows 10,000 plants annually. … Continue reading
【News】 U.S. industries demand tariff cuts on sensitive agricultural products and deregulation in food safety measures in Japan (June 11, 2013)
Takanori Okabe, Satomi Tamai The United States government on Sunday, June 9 (Monday, June 10 Japan time), closed a request for comments from the public on issues related to Japan’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks. Regarding the agricultural sector, the comments, made open to the public through the U.S. government’s website, listed heaps of requests for Japan to eliminate tariffs including ones on “sensitive” products such as beef, pork and dairy products. Since the U.S. government also sought comments regarding bilateral negotiations on non-tariff measures which will be held between Japan and the U.S. in parallel with the TPP talks, many groups asked for reviewing of non-tariff … Continue reading
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【News】 Japanese agricultural group head submits comment to USTR, urging TPP members to treat agriculture as an exception (June 8, 2013)
The Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (JA-Zenchu) submitted a written comment to the United States Trade Representative on Friday, June 7, concerning Japan’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks. The statement said it “is regrettable” that the Japanese government expressed its intention to join the TPP talks and that the 11 TPP negotiating countries including the U.S. approved Japan’s entry. It stressed that agriculture, which is essential to sustaining people’s lives and health, should be handled differently from other industrial sectors in the TPP negotiations. It also referred to the resolutions adopted by the agriculture, forestry and fisheries committees of both the Upper and Lower Houses of the … Continue reading
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【Editorial】 Aging society with fewer children – Chance to reevaluate the cooperatives movement (June 6, 2013)
Japan is in the midst of population aging and falling birth rates, with the trend envisaged to accelerate. This not only indicates a decline in the number of consumers but also a drastic change in consumption patterns. Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA) should also restructure its business – not just production and sales but in every aspect – in line with the social changes. Their competition with private companies will intensify, but at the same time, cooperatives movement will face higher expectations to strengthen its cohesive power with clear-eyed perception for the future. According to the population projections for prefectures released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s National … Continue reading
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