Reference Trends & Surveys
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2019年01月14日
Yano Economic Research Institute has con…
YANO – Organic Market Survey 2018 (Press Release – Summary) The domestic organic food market in 2017 has grown by 2.3% to 178.5 billion Yen, which reflects an increase of 1 to 2% during recent years. It is expected that the understanding and demand for organic food will grow because of hosting the Tokyo Olympics …
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2015年04月20日
Organic Marketing Report 2015
The global market for organic foods has reached $63 billion while the extended “natural” products marketplace exceeds $290 billion in the U.S. alone. The report explores the market research and corresponding industry strategies and factors behind the fastest growing consumer food and lifestyle trend in modern history. A report commissioned by Academics Review, an independent …
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2015年04月17日
Food Market for Nursing Care
Food market for nursing care exceeding 100 billion yen. Potential needs are 2.5 trillion yen The nursing care food market including elderly food is rapidly expanding. According to a research conducted by Fuji Keizai, the nursing care food market was up 5% from the previous year, reaching a 102 billion yen market in 2012. Nursing …
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2014年10月03日
Japanese Government to Lift Ban on Funct…
On July 18, the Japanese government approved a new health food labeling system that lifts the current ban on functional claims that explicitly express how health foods are good for the body. Until now, claims of functional enhancements by health foods to specific parts of the body were not allowed. The plan allows food manufacturers …
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2014年10月03日
Japan’s New Health Food Labeling System …
On July 30, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency announced a new health food labeling system that allows businesses to make their own claims of a health food product’s healthiness. The new system, expected to be implemented this fiscal year, is a radical departure from the current “Tokuho” (Japanese acronym meaning ‘Food for Specialized Health Uses,’ or …
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2014年03月26日
BIOFACH 2014 Forum: Will the Chinese dra…
Two expert panels provide information; firstly on how to export organic food to China; secondly on the status quo of the Chinese organic market and current trends. Speakers: – Dr. Bernhard Schulz, CERES – Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH, Germany – Mei Gräfe, Intergate Cons. – Mónica Marín, Soler Romero – Xia Zhaogang, COFCC – …
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2014年03月15日
The Asian Organic Food Industry
Organic Monitor Industry Overview Organic food production is rising at a rapid rate in the Asian continent and this is expected to raise consumer interest in organic foods. There are 478,985 hectares of organic farmland In Asia and this is forecast to increase to over 2 million hectares by 2007. Most of the organic farmland …
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2014年03月15日
Group Certification – Internal Con…
Jörg Rosenkranz Following the “normal” inspection and certification procedure in “developed countries” every (farm-) unit has to be inspected and certified individually by an accredited, competent and independent certification body. This would be uneconomical for most small-scale producers in the south. More than half of the imported agricultural goods entering the EU origin from …
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2014年03月15日
The World of Organic Products
Heinz W. Kuhlmann Representative for NürnbergMesse in Japan Organic agriculture is practiced in almost all countries of the world, and its share of agricultural land and farms is growing (see tables). The total organically managed area, including land in conversion, is almost 25 million hectares world-wide. In some countries with very large areas, such as …
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2014年03月15日
IN THE NAME OF THE CONSUMER
Organic Agriculture – International Inspection and Certification Jörg Rosenkranz The roots of organic agriculture developed from differing systems of thought, philosophies of life and agro-political motivations. One thing they all have in common is the desire to form a holistic method of production. capable of generating healthy food, while limiting any damaging effects on the …
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2014年03月15日
Organic Agriculture in Thailand
Jörg Rosenkranz If we compare worldwide production of organic food, Asia is still trailing far behind international figures. According to a recent survey in 2002 (SOEL), only 0,55percent of the worldwide organic area is located in Asia (in comparison, the organic area in Latin America accounts to 21.67 percent of the world share) Main organic …
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2011年10月17日
Organic Market and Aftermath of the Eart…
Heinz W. Kuhlmann Representative of NürnbergMesse in Japan Organic Agriculture in the World The demand for organic products was not much affected by the global economic crisis. Organic agriculture is continuously growing. According to recent surveys presented at BioFach 2011 in Nuremberg, Shanghai and the IFOAM World Congress held in Korea in September 2011 in …
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2010年05月14日
Organic Products and Markets
Heinz W. Kuhlmann Representative of NürnbergMesse in Japan The demand for natural and organic products is growing worldwide, and BioFach is expanding globally with trade fairs and events in seven countries. The most recent addition is BioFach India which will be held for the second time in December 2010 in Mumbai. After China which has …
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2009年04月22日
Regulations – Standards – Ce…
Heinz W. Kuhlmann Representative of NürnbergMesse in Japan In order to ensure the quality and safety of products and services various regulations and standards have been established in most countries. Many standards and respective laws focus on health and food safety. Other regulations with similar content and purpose are based on religious precepts. While this is useful …
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2009年04月21日
Situation on the Japanese Organic Market…
Remi Bauer With the introduction of the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS) for organic agricultural and processed foods, the Japanese organic market has enjoyed an increasing interest. However, in 2006, only 0.18% of Japan’s agricultural area was organic farmland. Other countries are far ahead; for instance, Austria with 13%, Switzerland with 12% and Germany with 5% …
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2008年10月03日
Organic Products and Markets Regulations…
Heinz W. Kuhlmann Representative of NürnbergMesse in Japan The demand for natural and organic products is growing worldwide, and BioFach is expanding globally with trade fairs and events in seven countries. The most recent addition is BioFach India which will be held for the first time next year in Bombay (Mumbai). After China which has …
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2007年10月03日
Natural and Organic Lifestyle
Heinz W. Kuhlmann Representative of NürnbergMesse in Japan The demand for natural and organic products is growing worldwide, and BioFach is expanding globally with trade fairs and events in five countries. The most recent addition is BioFach China which was held for the first time this year in Shanghai. China has become a major supplier …
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2006年07月04日
The World of Natural and Organic Product…
Heinz W. Kuhlmann Representative of NürnbergMesse in Japan Introduction For thousands of years nature has provided food and other necessities for mankind. Throughout history raw materials were refined and put to various uses in order to make life more comfortable. This has always caused some damage and changes to nature, but only during the past …
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2005年07月04日
“Back to Nature!” – Je…
Heinz W. Kuhlmann Representative of NürnbergMesse in Japan History For thousands of years nature has provided food and other necessities for mankind. Throughout history raw materials were refined and put to various uses in order to make life more comfortable. This has always caused some damage and changes to nature, but only during the past …
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2005年05月14日
The Japanese LOHAS market — Opport…
Akiko Fukushi and Peter Schumacher BioFach Organic Expo Secretariat Overview In line with the growing LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) movement in the US and Europe, the Japanese are quickly going LOHAS, mirroring the vast market potential for LOHAS businesses in Japan and beyond. Marking the ‛LOHAS gannen’ or the ‛break year of LOHAS’, …
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2004年04月04日
The Japanese Market for Certified Agricu…
Kenji Matsumoto Executive Director of JONA The Book titled as “The Japanese Market for Certified Agricultural Products from Central America” will be published by FAO in late September or in October this year. The study of this book was completed by IFOAM Japan with the collaboration of RUTA in Costa Rica according to the contract …
