Lonely furrow: Little pay dirt for organic farming in Japan

1,917 views · Published 6 June 2018 · 1:15 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: AFP News Agency · 2018 · News & Politics

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Yuya Shibakai sometimes feels he is ploughing a lonely furrow. The Japanese farmer produces organic lettuce, tomatoes, carrots and other vegetables for a market that has tasted nothing like the success of the sector in other advanced economies.

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