AgricultureAgricultureAgricultureAgriculture Cooperatives Cooperatives Cooperatives Cooperatives
in Japanin Japanin Japanin JapanNovemberNovemberNovemberNovember 9, 20129, 20129, 20129, 2012Toshinao URABEToshinao URABEToshinao URABEToshinao URABEAmbassador of Japan to the PhilippinesAmbassador of Japan to the PhilippinesAmbassador of Japan to the PhilippinesAmbassador of Japan to the PhilippinesJapanese Agriculture Before the War
( Kyoto Prefecture Web site) 1
Agrarian Reform After the War
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Tenanted Land
Holding Land
90%
54%46%
10%
• Introduced by Occupation Forces
• Ownership transfer from landlords to tenants
• Self employed farmers
• Limited farmland
Formation of Agricultural Cooperatives
� Occupation Forces policy to encourage agricultural
cooperatives
� Economic organization assuring independence of farmers
� Agricultural Cooperatives Act promulgated in 1947
3( Kyoto Prefecture Web site)
・・・・Seedling and nursery plant・・・・Post harvest facilities・・・・Collection facilities・・・・Country elevator・・・・Farmers market・・・・Food processing, etc.
Agriculture Cooperatives Functions
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・Loans for agricultural production・・・・Loans for housing, education etc.・・・・Saving accounts
FinanceFinance
Life, Fire, Car insurance
InsuranceInsurance・・・・Advice for farm management・・・・Updating production skills
Technical supportTechnical support
Fertilizers, feeds, machineries, insecticides etc.
Procurement of production materialsProcurement of production materials
Collective sales of products
Sales of productsSales of products
Shared-use facilitiesShared-use facilities
Petrol, gas, food, daily ware etc.
Supply and sales of daily needsSupply and sales of daily needs
Improved Agricultural Output
Rice
Vegetables
Fruits
Livestock
(Billion USD)
5(USD=79.5JPY)
Better Income for Farmers and Workers
(Thousand USD) (Thousand USD)
( Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan)6
(USD=79.5JPY)
Contribution to Socio- Economic Development
With more efficient agriculture excess workers were supplied
to the manufacturing sector enabling high economic growth.
(Thousand population)
7
Population transfer to major urban areas
Increasing Agricultural Productivity
8
Reallocating farmland for better productivity
Before AfterMechanization
Roads for better agricultural
logistics
Sectorial Agricultural Development
Clustering products for improved quality and quantity
( MAFF Web site) 9
Exports of Agricultural Products((((Billion USD))))(USD=79.5JPY)
10
Agriculture Cooperatives in Japan(JA)
Number of Cooperatives : 713
Number of Members : 9.6 Million
Production : 53 Billion USD
Purchase of Supplies : 26 Billion USD
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Issues Facing Agriculture in Japan
• Aging farmers (average age is 66.1)
• Competition from imports
• Small scale farming (average plot is 2.27ha)
• Less farmers and less farmland
Export Value of Main Agricultural Products (2011)
(BAS)
((((Billion USD))))13
Philippine Agricultural Export
Pilipinas Kao, Inc. Philippine-Japan Active Carbon Corporation
Fresh Banana (USD)
Japan
(53%,250MUSD)
China
Korea
Iran
Singapore Others
Destinations of Philippine Agricultural Export
Japan
(15%,51MUSD)
Korea
Fresh Pineapple (USD)
(2011,BAS) (2011,BAS)
14
Banana (quantity)
Philippine Share in Japanese Market
Pineapple (quantity)
Philippine(94%) Philippine(99%)(2011,Japan Customs) (2011,Japan Customs)
15
ODA for Philippine AgriculturePhilRice
IRRI
Irrigation Dam(Pampanga Delta Development Project)
16
Super Diversion Canal(Central Luzon Irrigation Project)
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