As efforts to decarbonize accelerate globally, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has decided to steer toward the expansion of organic farming that does not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides.

The policy is to include in the new strategy such as expanding the area of ​​organic farming to 1 million hectares, which is 25% of the domestic agricultural land, by 2050.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is developing a new strategy for the realization of a sustainable agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry with less environmental impact, based on the government's policy of aiming for a carbon-free society by 2050.



Until now, agriculture using chemical fertilizers and pesticides has been the main focus in Japan, but it has been pointed out that nitrogen contained in fertilizers causes greenhouse gases, and there are concerns about the impact of pesticides on the ecosystem.



For this reason, this strategy aims to expand the area of ​​organic farming that does not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides to 1 million hectares, which is 25% of the domestic agricultural land, by 2050.



As of 2017, it was only about 23,500 hectares, which is more than 40 times higher.



We have also set goals to reduce the use of pesticides by 50% and chemical fertilizers by 30% by 2050, including support for producers and strengthening the development of varieties that are resistant to diseases and pests.



As the EU and the United States advocate a shift to environment-friendly agriculture, Japan wants to take the lead in expanding organic farming and lead to the expansion of exports.