The Basic Law on Food, Agriculture, and Rural Areas in Japan, the most important legislation in the agricultural sector, is currently under review by the Japanese government. Alarmed at the threat to the country’s food sovereignty, the Japan Family Farmers Movement (Nouminren) has presented a proposal advocating for a departure from the neoliberal food and agricultural policies that have been in place.
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Struggle for Protecting Food Sovereignty in Nuclear Crisis: the role of NOUMINREN youth in our region after the 3.11 Earthquake
The largest earthquake in Japanese recorded history hit the northeastern part of Japan on March… Read more →
Korean farmers in Solidarity with women and children farmers from Japan
Letter from the Korean Women Peasant Association to Nouminren, the Japanese farmers organisation Dear Mr.… Read more →
La Via Campesina Calls for Solidarity for the people of Japan
La Via Campesina expresses its deepest sympathies to all the people of Japan and all… Read more →
Japan: More than 3500 people mobilize for 1000 Cancun
Earlier of the 7th December, action day for 1000 Cancun, FoE Japan organized mobilization action… Read more →
The closer producers get to the customer, the stronger our power to protect agriculture becomes
-Learn from the experiences of Japanese women peasants- Kyung-san Kim Hwang, Chief of Policy, Korean… Read more →
Japan: Conference on WTO-FTA and Food Sovereignty
“For Food Sovereignty, Let’s Struggle Together with Strong Solidarity!” Report from UNORKA- Philippines (National Coordination… Read more →
Japanese Youth Movement Back to Agriculture
The 14th Conference of NOUMINREN Youth Association By: Katsuhito Fukuden, Staff of NOUMINREN International Office… Read more →