Technological Change in Japan's Beef Industry

ISBN-13: 9780367305048 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 264 str.

James R. Simpson; Tadashi Yoshida; Akira Miyazaki

Opis

The Japanese Cattle industry has been undergoing major changes for the past three decades.  A major objective of this book is to test the authors’ hypothesis that beef production by Japan's cattle industry could become competitive with imported beef.

Spis treści

Part I. Industry Structure and Dietary Patterns: Introduction to Complex Interrelationships, Introduction to Japan's Agricultural Economy, Dietary Patterns and Beef Consumption, Part II. Cattle Production in Japan: Historical Perspective and Current Situation, Livestock Industry Structure Cattle Feeds and Feedstuffs, Cattle Prices and Grades, Production Costs and Returns Part III. Technological Change in Japan: Scenarios to 2010, Technological Change: Today and the Future, Impact of Technological Change Supply and Demand Side Scenarios Ramifications and Policy Implications of New Technologies