
Developing Agricultural Entrepreneurs: A Project for Japan
January 16-21, 2016 About Japan In April 2001, Japan imposed import tariffs on agricultural goods from China which led to trade conflicts. These tariffs protected local Japanese farmers as they did not have to compete with lower foreign prices.The devastating earthquake and tsunami of march 2011 left miles of shoreline uninhabitable and contaminated food supply in Japan. Despite recovery efforts, agriculture in Japan provides less than 40% of the food demand [2]. In 2013 Japa