The 3.11 tsunami and radiation may have changed a system for good
The effects of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan have wrought havoc on the long-term prospects for the country's storied rice industry as well as doing short-term damage, according to a report by the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute.
The disaster spurred evacuation of farmland in a 30-km radius around the nuclear plant, with consumer confidence in domestic rice falling and cutting into a system in which the country has been able to maintain the sovereignty of its international agricultural trade policies and agreements, with high tariffs keeping Japanese farmers self-sustaining, according to the report. (Asia Sentinel)
The 3.11 tsunami and radiation may have changed a system for good
The effects of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan have wrought havoc on the long-term prospects for the country's storied rice industry as well as doing short-term damage, according to a report by the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute.
The disaster spurred evacuation of farmland in a 30-km radius around the nuclear plant, with consumer confidence in domestic rice falling and cutting into a system in which the country has been able to maintain the sovereignty of its international agricultural trade policies and agreements, with high tariffs keeping Japanese farmers self-sustaining, according to the report. (Asia Sentinel)