Annual Report on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas in Japan FY 2008 (Summary)

1. Measures to secure the food supply capacity in Japan

2. Measures to create employment in rural areas

(1)Food price increase and consumption trends

(2)The affect of rising prices of agricultural production materials and the response to it

(1)Raising the food supply capacity and the food self-sufficiency rate by making the full use of paddy fields

(2)Increasing rice consumption including the promotion of the use of rice flour

(3)Improvement of the feed supply capacity and the feed self-sufficiency rate

(4)Promoting agricultural production on the basis of demand

(1)Global food situation and agricultural trade negotiations（PDF：1,973KB）

(2)Improvement of the food supply capacity and the food self-sufficiency rate

(3)Ensuring food safety and consumer confidence

(1)The current state of agricultural economy

(2)Securing of farmland and agricultural water, and utilization of farmland

(3)The current state of farm labor force

(4)Fostering and securing of principal farmers

(5)Various actions taken for strengthening the structure of agriculture and the bolstering of high-added value

(6)Situation of the promotion of measures for resources and environment

(1)Present state of rural areas

(2)Initiatives toward the conservation and upgradation of rural resources

(3)Revitalization of rural areas via the collaboration among the agricultural, commercial and industrial sectors

(4)Actions for creating employment in rural areas

(5)Revitalization in rural areas through the promotion of co-existence and interactions