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  2. Rice production in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Rice production is important to the food supply, with rice being a staple part of the Japanese diet. Japan is the ninth largest producer of rice in the world. [1] The rice seasons in Northern Japan last from May–June to September–October. In central Japan, it is from April–May to August–October.

  3. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The problem of surplus rice was further aggravated by extensive changes in the diets of many Japanese in the 1970s and 1980s. Even a major rice crop failure did not reduce the accumulated stocks by more than 25% of the reserve. In 1990, Japan was 67% self-sufficient in agricultural products and provided for around 30% of its cereal and fodder ...

  4. List of countries by rice production - Wikipedia

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    Rice production by country (2019) This is a list of countries by rice production in 2022 based on the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The total world rice production for 2022 was 776,461,457 [1] metric tonnes. In 1961, the total world production was 216 million tonnes.

  5. Japanese rice - Wikipedia

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    As of 2005, two varieties of Japanese rice were in consideration for standardization of the contract. In order to fulfill self-sufficiency goals in Japan and to support domestic rice producers, the Japanese government enforces quotas and high tariffs on foreign rice. As a result, most rice consumed in Japan is domestically produced.

  6. System of Rice Intensification - Wikipedia

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    The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a farming methodology that aims to increase the yield of rice while using fewer resources and reducing environmental impacts. The method was developed by a French Jesuit Father Henri de Laulanié in Madagascar [ 1 ] and built upon decades of agricultural experimentation.

  7. Great Tenmei famine - Wikipedia

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    This was intended to commercialize agriculture and thus increase tax income, which was paid in rice. The policy caused economic difficulties for many hans and led to excessive investment in rice production (which was vulnerable to cold weather) in order to pay the higher taxes. It also resulted in local emergency stores of food becoming depleted.

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  9. Osaka Dojima Exchange - Wikipedia

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    Rice futures were listed, on a trial basis, from August 2011 to August 2021. The rice futures market has not been able to take off in recent years. In recent years, the demand for rice has seen a steady decline in Japan as the Japanese diet has diversified, sometimes resulting in a supply/demand imbalance.