Promotion target for environment-friendly agriculture
Expanding the production base to produce the best organic agricultural products in the world
- Certification target for organic agricultural products (compared with cultivation area)
- Organic agriculture: 0.8%(2008) → 3% (2010) → 6% (2012) 10% → 10% (2014)
- No agricultural herbicides, pesticides or synthetic fertilizers: 7.6% (2008) → 12% (2010) → 16% (2012) → 20%(2014) - Yearly use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides to be reduced by 5% or more every year
- Chemical fertilizers: 263kg/ha (2009) → 205kg/ha (2014,30% reduction)
- Agricultural herbicides, pesticides or synthetic fertilizers: 8.7kg/ha (2009) → 6.0kg/ha (2014, 30% reduction)
Certification target by farm products
(Unit: ha)
| Description | Total | Rice plants | Field crops | Vegetables / special | Fruit trees | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2008 | 26,135(100%) | 12,876(49%) | 2,503(10%) | 6,009(23%) | 3,651(14%) | 1,096(4%) |
| 2010 | 49,830 | 25,910 | 4,960 | 12,640 | 4,980 | 1,320 | |
| 2012 | 68,670 | 37,160 | 6,870 | 17,160 | 5,830 | 1,650 | |
| 2014 | 93,000(100%) | 51,150(55%) | 9,300(10%) | 23,250(25%) | 7,440(8%) | 1,860(2%) | |
| Organic agriculture | 2008 | 2,140(100%) | 603(25%) | 80(3%) | 1,389(58%) | 218(9%) | 120(5%) |
| 2010 | 9,330 | 4,740 | 1,050 | 2,340 | 930 | 270 | |
| 2012 | 18,670 | 9,660 | 2,020 | 4,680 | 1,820 | 510 | |
| 2014 | 31,100(100%) | 17,100(55%) | 3,100(10%) | 7,800(25%) | 2,500(8%) | 600(2%) | |
| No agricultural medicines | 2008 | 23,725(100%) | 12,273(52%) | 2,423(10%) | 4,620(19%) | 3,433(15%) | 976(4%) |
| 2010 | 40,500 | 21,170 | 3,930 | 10,300 | 4,050 | 1,050 | |
| 2012 | 50,000 | 27,500 | 4,850 | 12,500 | 4,010 | 1,140 | |
| 2014 | 61,900(100%) | 34,050(55%) | 6,200(10%) | 15,450(25%) | 4,940(8%) | 1,260(2%) | |
Six key strategies for environment-friendly agriculture
| Key strategies | Policies (Total 80 policies) |
Major contents |
|---|---|---|
| Strengthened education and publicity for formation of sympathetic belt for environment-friendly agriculture | 11 policies | - Education of producers and consumers - Publicity for promoted consumption - Evaluation of environment-friendly agriculture |
| Buildup of practice base for resource recirculation of low carbon emission agriculture | 8 policies | - Creating a systematic soil survey to study fluctuations in soil conditions to cultivate naturally sustainable fertile soil: soil examination, cultivation of farm products by ‘green’ organic fertilizers, etc. - Resource creation and recycling using natural agricultural by-products such as livestock manure |
| Development and distribution of standard agriculture methods that can be practiced easily | 7 policies | - Development and distribution of standard efficient agriculture methods and new technologies - Distribution of kinds appropriate for organic cultivation - Validation of agricultural equipment and materials, and its development and distribution |
| Diffusion of resource recirculation style agriculture through scale-up and organizing | 16 policies | - Formation of environment-friendly agricultural complexes per item: formation of wide districts, villages practicing organic agriculture - Production of healthy livestock and safe forestry products |
| Strengthened processing, distribution and export of environment-friendly agricultural products | 29 policies | - Development of processed food and facility expansion - Promotion of selling and distribution networks - Promotion of exports |
| Buildup of a safety control system to gain consumers’ trust | 9 policies | - Activation of private certification agencies - Operation of Product Traceability System and insurance - Strengthened safety inspection and GAP certification |
