“Wagyu Olympics” which judges the excellence of branded cattle from all over Japan took place.
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【News】 Japan to join treaty on sustainable use of plant genetic resources in October (Aug. 15, 2013)
The Japanese government has announced that it will join the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in October, with the aim of facilitating information sharing and technology transfer of genetic resources necessary to develop new or improved varieties. The treaty is intended to ensure conservation and sustainable use of the world’s major agricultural seeds, as well as fair distribution of benefits from their use among member countries including developing nations. 128 countries and the European Union have ratified the treaty, which was approved in Rome in 2001 at the conference of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization. The list of plant genetic material subject … Continue reading
【News】 Environment Ministry to develop a method to reduce damage of pesticide application on ecosystems (Aug. 14, 2013)
The Environment Ministry is working on reducing pesticides’ damages caused on wildlife living in rice fields, such as dragonflies and killifish, by adjusting pesticide application in terms of ingredients and application period. At the ministry’s National Institute for Environmental Studies in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, a research group headed by chief researcher Koichi Goka is conducting mesocosm experiments, a method of using enclosed pools of rice fields to create a semi-natural environment and evaluate the impacts of pesticides by realistically manipulating ecosystems unique to each region. The research group placed rows of blue, washtub-like pools which are one meter in diameter and 80 centimeters deep, and applied different types of … Continue reading
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【News】 Consumers’ cooperatives expand safety confirmation service for local communities (Aug. 13, 2013)
Japanese Consumers’ Cooperative Union has reported that 57 consumers’ cooperatives in 31 prefectures have signed an agreement with 396 municipalities by the end of July this year to watch over the safety of children and elderly people in local communities. The number of agreement increased 70% in the last four months, the union said. As the staffs of consumers’ cooperatives regularly visit their members’ homes to deliver meals and commodities, many of the cooperatives engage in activities to confirm the safety of people, and the union hopes to further expand the activities for local communities by utilizing cooperatives’ home delivery services. The first such agreement was signed in 2007 … Continue reading
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【News】 Dashing through the mud – sled race on rice paddies held in Miyagi (Aug. 10, 2013)
200 people participated in a sled race held on an eight-are rice field in Ogizone district of Misato, Miyagi Prefecture, earlier this month. The participants pulled a sled made of a tray of a wheelbarrow and competed in a 40-meter course on puddled rice paddies filled with shin-deep muddy water. They competed in pairs, pulling a sled with a 60-kilogram weight, 20 kilograms for elementary school children. There was also a race for parents each pulling a sled with a child on it. In the bicycle race category in which contestants on bicycles crossed a narrow bridge over the rice field, five pairs of young people working for JA … Continue reading
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【News】 Agricultural cooperatives, Norinchukin Bank and Mizuho Bank to cooperate on strengthening global competitiveness of Japan’s agriculture (Aug. 10, 2013)
The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (JA Zen-noh), Norinchukin Bank – the central bank for agricultural, forestry and fishery cooperatives – and Mizuho Bank have announced that they will jointly set up a study group to work on strengthening Japan’s agricultural industry. As the nation’s agricultural sector is facing difficulties, such as the aging and decline of farm population and the increase in agricultural imports, the JA group judged that Mizuho’s business insight and expertise can help foster higher value added agriculture and boost sales potential of Japanese farm products. The project is the JA group’s first attempt to formally cooperate with a company unrelated to agriculture concerning … Continue reading
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