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Strategy for Sustainable Food Systems, MeaDRI

2021PolicyAdaptation, MitigationMore details
Sectors: Agriculture, Cross Cutting Area, LULUCF, Rural, Social development
This strategy aims to create jobs, improve livelihoods and encourage balanced diets for the Japanese population. To do so, it aims to create smart food value chains, boost human development, boost research and development, and encourage innovation, notably in rural areas. It also sets specific measures to decarbonise the food sector and make it more resilient.

The document also 1) encourages circular economy with increased use of local resources, 2) aims to contribute to the 2050 goal of carbon neutrality via a reduction in the use of chemical pesticides/fertilisers, , and 3) seeks to disseminate energy saving/precision technologies.

On top of a sectoral carbon neutral target, the strategy sets the following goals by 2050:
- 50% reduction in risk-weighted use of chemical pesticides by dissemination of the Integrated Pest Management and newly-developed alternatives
- 30% reduction in chemical fertilizer use 
- Increase in organic farming to 1Mha
- At least 30% enhancement in productivity of food manufacturers (by 2030)
- Sustainable sourcing for import materials (by2030)
- 90% and more superior varieties and F1 plus trees in forestry seedling
- 100% of artificial seedling rates in aquaculture of Japanese eel, Pacific bluefin tuna, etc.
Examples:
Resilient infrastructure, Fossil fuel divestment, Net zero growth plan, Sustainable fishing

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Measures for Achieving Decarbonization and Resilience with Innovation (MeaDRI)
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Strategy for Sustainable Food Systems - MeaDRI
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Measures Achieving Decarbonization and Resilience with Innovation (MeaDRI) - Summary
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  • Zero CO2 emission from the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectorsAgriculture: Agriculture: General · Target year: 2050
  • Target 100% of artificial seedling rates in aquaculture by 2050Agriculture · Target year: 2050
  • Target 90%+ superior varities and F1 plus trees in forestry seedling by 2050Agriculture · Target year: 2050
  • Target 30% enhancement in productivity of food manufacturers by 2030Agriculture · Target year: 2030
  • Target increase in organic farming to 1Mha by 2050Agriculture · Target year: 2050

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