Reducing greenhouse gases such as methane from livestock manure is also an issue in the agricultural sector.
Under these circumstances, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will newly designate 50 locations nationwide as model districts to support advanced initiatives.
Greenhouse gases in the agricultural sector account for more than 4% of total domestic emissions, such as carbon dioxide emitted from the fuel of agricultural greenhouses and methane emitted from the belching and excrement of livestock, and their reduction is an issue.
Under these circumstances, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has decided to designate regions that are making advanced efforts to reduce emissions as new model districts.
Assuming initiatives such as the use of livestock excreta as compost, organic farming that does not use chemical fertilizers that emit greenhouse gases during production, and the use of IT technology to improve agricultural efficiency, 50% of the total will be generated nationwide by the year after next. specified in place.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is promoting the "Green Food System Strategy," which aims to introduce organic farming to 25% of Japan's farmland by 2050. Designating model districts will support efforts by regions to work together. I am going to