Tag - food-self-sufficiency

 
 

FOOD SELF SUFFICIENCY

EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2019
Japan's falling food self-sufficiency
The government needs to review whether food self-sufficiency should be maintained as a key yardstick in its agriculture policy — and if so, what should be the practical level necessary to secure the nation's food supply.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2019
Japan's food self-sufficiency rate hits lowest level in 25 years due to drop in wheat production
The nation's food self-sufficiency rate on a caloric intake basis was 37 percent in fiscal 2018, the lowest level in 25 years, after domestic wheat and soy bean production dropped sharply due to bad weather, the latest data compiled by the farm ministry has revealed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2017
Nation's food self-sufficiency rate hits 23-year low as rice consumption decline continues
The nation's food self-sufficiency rate hit a 23-year low on a calorie basis in fiscal 2016 ended in March, due primarily to falling rice consumption, the farm ministry said.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2016
Japan's food self-sufficiency rate misses target again
The nation's food self-sufficiency rate on a calorie intake basis was 39 percent in fiscal 2015 for the sixth year in a row, falling short of the government target of 45 percent, the farm ministry said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2015
Nation's food self-sufficiency rate
Instead of setting excessively high targets for food self-sufficiency, maintaining an open trade system and diverse sources of food imports should be the priority for Japan in its quest for food security.
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2014
Focus less on food self-sufficiency
The government should stop obsessing about raising Japan's food self-sufficiency rate and instead diversify food-import sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 26, 2008
Japan needs imports to keep itself fed
After a spate of food mislabeling frauds and the recent scare over pesticide-laced "gyoza" dumplings imported from China, consumers are perhaps more conscious than ever of the origin of what they eat. Many routinely check the origins of the foods they buy, especially imported products, which Japan relies heavily upon.

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