— Latest update: March 2022 —
Japan’s agricultural sector suffers from a combination of low productivity, high and distortionary levels of agricultural support (which places a burden on Japanese consumers and taxpayers) and a shortage of land suited to farming. These limitations undermine Japan’s farming sector and complicate its participation in bilateral and regional trade agreements that would boost its growth potential. To make matters worse, the Fukushima nuclear incident has made exportation harder and importation more volatile. Find out more about Japan's food and beverage industry below.
— Latest update: April 2022 —
The concern for the safety of the food has been on the main drivers of the Japanese food consumption, and the new surge in Organic Farming interest lies in the cleavage between high farming yield and concern for assurance of health for the food.