Food SelfSufficiency in Japan Rei Sasaki Phutanet PumcharoenDream
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Food Self-Sufficiency in Japan Rei Sasaki Phutanet Pumcharoen(Dream) Bavornluck Jirachaisri(Faii)
Table of contents • Definition of self-sufficiency • How low is the self-sufficiency in Japan • The effects • The reasons why it is caused • Conclusion • Questions
Japanese food 蕎麦 Soba Buckwheat noodles うどん Udon Thick strips noodles ラーメン Ramen Japanese noodles
お好み焼き Okonomiyaki Japanese pizza 寿司 Sushi Japanese vinegared rice with toppings
Note • Definition : the state of being able to provide food for everyone without the help of other countries • Under the calorie-based food self-sufficiency calculation, domestically raised cows and pigs are not counted as domestic in origin if they eat imported feed.
the self-sufficiency in Japan 1960 2016 Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Japan’s self-sufficiency compared to others • Low compared to other countries • Thus Japan rely on imported food Taiwan(2012): 32% 68% ce an Fr ic er Am lia ra st Au Ca na a da 行政院農業委員會農業統計資料 http: //samuraij. net/food-self-support-ratio/
What is wrong? • Easily influenced by demand supply of food in other countries. →If there will be a huge crop failure, Japan might be short of food.
What imported food products does Japan rely heavily on? • Self-sufficiency rate for rice, eggs, whale meat and mandarin oranges exceeds 90% • Soy beans is a 5% • Cooking oil is 13% • 50% of the meat products consumed in Japan is imported.
Why is Japan’s food self-sufficiency so low? • Radical changes in the eating habits of Japanese and in the food industry after World War II. https: //ourworld. unu. edu/en/tokyo-drifts-from-seafood -to-meat-eating
• Western food became available for average consumers http: //ghrnet. org/index. php/JT/article/view/805/913
• These changes substantially lowered the nation’s food selfsufficiency because it reduced rice consumption. http: //ghrnet. org/index. php/JT/article/view/805/913
Fast food business • Fast food chains and processed foods rely heavily on cheaper imported ingredients. https: //asia. nikkei. com/Editor-s-Picks/Japan. Update/Rising-costs-begin-hitting-Japan-s-budgetramen-shops
Government’s policies to increase selfsufficiency • Promotion of greater consumption of rice and milk • Attempt to restore trust in domestic products by supplying local farmers’ products to school • less reliance on imported food would be good for selfsufficiency and health + limit food exports
Conclusion • Main ingredients of Japanese food such as rice and egg relies on imported food • Eating habits of Japanese people have changed after World war II • Recently, Japanese people tend to consume more junk food due to its cheap imported ingredients • The government is now trying to support local farmer in order to increase self-sufficiency rate
Discussion • Apart from government’s policies, is there any other way to increase self-sufficiency rate or support local farmers? • Is it because geographical location? • How can country cope with the farmer’s aging? • What Japan and Taiwan need to export/import to/from each other?
Reference • https: //www. japantimes. co. jp/news/2008/02/26/reference/j apan-needs-imports-to-keep-itself-fed/#. W-eksegza. Un
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