Rice Production Structure and Policy Effects in Japan

Rice Production Structure and Policy Effects in Japan
Author: Yoshimi Kuroda
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2015-11-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137573155

Kuroda uses quantitative measures to investigate the rice production structure and effects of agricultural policies in Japan over the second half of the 20th century. Almost all policies have played negative roles in transferring paddy lands from small- to large-scale farms, which has slowed down to modernize the rice sector.

Production Structure and Productivity of Japanese Agriculture

Production Structure and Productivity of Japanese Agriculture
Author: Y. Kuroda
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2013-06-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137287640

Analyzes quantitatively in a comprehensive, consistent, and integrated manner the production structure and productivity of postwar Japanese agriculture for the latter half of the 20th century, more specifically, 1957-97.

The Rice Crisis

The Rice Crisis
Author: David Dawe
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2012-07-26
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1136530398

The recent escalation of world food prices – particularly for cereals - prompted mass public indignation and demonstrations in many countries, from the price of tortilla flour in Mexico to that of rice in the Philippines and pasta in Italy. The crisis has important implications for future government trade and food security policies, as countries re-evaluate their reliance on potentially more volatile world markets to augment domestic supplies of staple foods. This book examines how government policies caused and responded to soaring world prices in the particular case of rice, which is the world's most important source of calories for the poor. Comparable case studies of policy reactions in different countries, principally across Asia, but also including the USA, provide the understanding necessary to evaluate the impact of trade policy on the food security of poor farmers and consumers. They also provide important insights into the concerns of developing countries that are relevant for future international trade negotiations in key agricultural commodities. As a result, more appropriate policies can be put in place to ensure more stable food supplies in the future. Published with the Food and Agriculture (FAO) Organization of the United Nations

Fundamentals of Rice Crop Science

Fundamentals of Rice Crop Science
Author: Shouichi Yoshida
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1981
Genre: Rice
ISBN: 9711040522

Growth and development of the rice plant. Climatic environments and its influence. Mineral nutrition of rice. Nutritional disorders. Photosynthesis and respiration. Rice plant characters in relation to yielding ability. Physiological analysis of rice yield.

Rice and Agricultural Policies in Japan

Rice and Agricultural Policies in Japan
Author: Nicole L. Freiner
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2018-09-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3319914308

This book chronicles Japan’s rice farmers who live in mainly rural areas in the west and south of Japan through original interviews conducted in Japanese. It argues that current agricultural policy as well as the tightening relationship between the US and Japan is a death sentence for a traditional lifestyle that is vital to Japan’s notion of national identity. The project covers recent agricultural policies, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and its potential consequences on Japan’s food sovereignty and documents the effect of these policies on rice farmers. This volume is ideal for those interested in Japan’s agricultural policies and rural and traditional Japanese lifestyle.

Japan's Agricultural Policy Regime

Japan's Agricultural Policy Regime
Author: Aurelia George Mulgan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134211856

Written by the world’s leading expert in the field, this book examines the evolution of Japanese agricultural policy in the post-war period, focusing particularly from the 1970s onwards when both domestic and external pressures for reform began to intensify. The author explains how the MAFF has safeguarded their institutional capacity to intervene by accommodating both public interest in agricultural policy reform alongside the interests of government in maintaining agricultural support and protection. The book provides a major reinterpretation of agricultural policy, examining how the MAFF’s role as an ‘intervention maximiser’ has been redefined in the face of continued bureaucratic involvement. Making available in English for the first time Japanese policy changes in the post-war period, the book will appeal to political economy specialists and political scientists, and those with an interest in Japanese politics and bureaucratic institutions.

Greenhouse Technology and Management

Greenhouse Technology and Management
Author: Nicolás Castilla
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2013
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1780641036

Translation of the second ed.: Invernaderos de plaastico: tecnologaia y manejo.