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JA-Zenchu accepts drastic farm reforms

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Japan’s main agricultural lobby approved Feb. 9 a dramatic reform plan proposed by the Abe administration that will deprive it of the legal right to audit group cooperatives, weakening its influence over how they operate.

The organizational reform of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives, or JA-Zenchu, is aimed at giving farmers a greater say in their own activities and improving productivity, although the jury is out on whether the latter target will be achieved in the heavily protected farming sector. (The Japan Times)

全中、政府改革案を受け入れる

日本の農協を統括してきた全国農業協同組合中央会が政府の改革案を受け入れた。改革案は全中の地域農協への監査権を廃止し、影響力を弱めることを目指す。

The Japan Times ST: February 20, 2015