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The problem of surplus rice was further aggravated by extensive changes in the diets of many Japanese in the 1970s and 1980s. Even a major rice crop failure did not reduce the accumulated stocks by more than 25% of the reserve. In 1990, Japan was 67% self-sufficient in agricultural products and provided for around 30% of its cereal and fodder ...
Along with climate and corresponding types of vegetation, the economy of a nation also influences the level of agricultural production. Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products ...
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (農業協同組合, Nōgyō Kyōdō Kumiai), also known as Nōkyō (農協) or JA Group, refers to the national group of 694 regional co-ops in Japan that supply members with input for production, undertake packaging, transportation, and marketing of agricultural products, and provide financial services.
The following list, derived from the statistics of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), lists the most valuable agricultural products produced by the countries of the world. [1] The data in this article, unless otherwise noted, was reported for 2016.
The Imperial Agricultural Association (帝国農会, Teikoku Nokai) was a central organization for agricultural cooperatives in the Empire of Japan.It was established in 1910, and provided assistance to individual cooperatives through transmission of agricultural research and facilitating the sales of farm products.
Women in agriculture in Japan; Japanese Agricultural Standard; ... Osaka Eco Agricultural Products; P. Pyrus pyrifolia; R. Rice production in Japan; S. Sapporo Satoland;
Osaka Eco Agricultural Products is an agricultural production unit created within Osaka Prefecture, Japan, with the aim to reduce the use of pesticide and fertilizers. The target is to reach below average usage in Osaka area. [1] The resulting products do not qualify as organic food, because of the continuing use of pesticide and fertilizer.
ZEN-NOH is one of the world's largest importers of animal feeds and agricultural fertilizers. 70% of the sales of chemical fertilizers in Japan are handled by them. [2] ZEN-NOH is also largely involved in the production of farming equipment, primarily tractors.