CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Many of Japan’s cultural and even culinary traditions came from China and Korea in particular. The most important of these is rice, which only arrived in Japan at the end of the Neolithic Period, about 2, 400 years ago, with immigrants that came from the mainland.

Detailed explanation-2: -A food value chain (FVC) consists of all the stakeholders who participate in the coordinated production and value-adding activities that are needed to make food products.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is true that Japan’s calorie-based food self-sufficiency rate has declined over time. In 1960, Japan covered most of its domestic consumption by itself – the rate was 102 percent for rice, 100 percent for fruits and vegetables, and 91 percent for meats. Today, Japan depends on imports for many food items.