Agricultural Production Corporations

Agricultural Production Corporations

I    Current Status and Future Prospects of Agricultural Production Corporation

1. Current Status of Domestic Agriculture

1. Transition of total gross output from agriculture and income of production agriculture (1984, 2007-2012)
2. Transition of cropping acreage (2007-2013)
3. Transition of population engaged in agriculture (2003-2013)
4. Transition of number of farmers selling products (1995-2013
5. Ratio of agricultural production business for farmers selling products (2013)6) Status of imports and exports of agricultural, forest and fishery products

2. Status of Agricultural Production Corporation

1. Agricultural production corporation system
2. Transition of number of agricultural production corporation by organizational system (2001-2013)
3. Structure ratio of agricultural production corporation by major produce (2013)

3. Trends in Government Policy on Agriculture

1. Restoring of Japan Strategies
2. Policy Direction of Agriculture in Restoring of Japan Strategies
3. Government Policy on Agriculture from the viewpoints of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries　

4. Challenges in Domestic Agriculture and Future of Agricultural Production Corporation

1. Consideration of easing requirements on agricultural production corporation which can possess land
2. Policies on Agriculture that the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries place importance on
3. Active use of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Fund for Innovation
4. Next-generation usage of agricultural land

II   Questionnaire to Agricultural Production Corporations（266 firms/organizations)

1. Attributes of Response
2. Results Summary

1. Composition Ratio on Where to Ship Major Agricultural Products
2. Status of Online Sales and EC over Selling Agricultural Products
3. Measures to Secure "Food Safety"
4. Whether or Not to Align with Other Companies/Organizations in Agricultural Production, Processing, or Sales
5. Any Challenges/Issues to Manage/Operate Agricultural Production Corporations
6. Noteworthy Product Areas and Business Development and Why

Questionnaire to Following Types of Agricultural Production Corporations

• Rice makers
• Horticultural vegetable-related corporations
• Fruits-related corporations
• Forest products related corporations
• Flower growing corporations)
• Mixture of crop cultivation and stock-raising

III   List of Agricultural Production Corporations (2,230 enterprises/organizations)