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Japan is the leading importer of farm products
and foodstuffs in the world. Imports of
farm-produce products in 1994 exceeded 46.7 billion
US dollars which corresponds to an increase of 14%
compared to 1993.
Japan fills more than 50% of its food needs by
importing. Japan is also the largest export market
in the world as regards to fishing products because
it absorbs more than a third of all the exports in
the world in this sector.
Finally, the japonese market give importance to
foodstuffs and farm products imported such as fresh
and frozen vegetables, oleaginous plants, nuts,
meats, grains, food for animals and food and drinks
modified.
The Japonese agriculture remains a very
subsidized and protected sector. The yield on
arables lands is one of the highest in the world.
Japan is endowed with a large and powerful system
of agricultural cooperative societies which gather
numerous small farmers. The cooperative societies
system has managed to convince the government to
maintain small farms, support prices and raise
rates on imports.
The Ministry of agriculture, Foretry and
Fisheries (MAAF) is the ministry which sets aside
lands for specific cultivations and regulates
distribution prices. The Ministry of International
Trade and Industry (MITI) focuses on the
international aspect by attributing quotas on
imports.
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Farmland surface
area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands
and those with permanent crops. In Japan, they
represent 390,000 hectares. |
Number of
farms:
Crops
Livestock
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Species
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Headcount
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Pigs
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9,880,000
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Number of
tractors:
Irrigated land (surface
area):
Fishing yield in metric
tons:
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Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods
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Saltwater fish
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1,767,957 Tm.
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4,465,165 Tm
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Aquacultural yield in
metric tons:
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