Farming Japan

VOL. 33, NO. 1, 1999

Foreword

Toward the Expansion of the "Ring of Life"
______________________________________________T. NISHINARI . . . . . 5

News Highlights in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries .......... 7

Special Issue

Food Processing for Regional Specialties
Viewpoints of Processed Food Development as
Regional Specialties T. ISHITANI 9

Development of Fermented Foods and the Role of
Microorganisms S. MATSUMOTO . . . 16

Diverse Processed Soybean Foods and Food Culture
in Asia T. ISHITANI ....... 21

New Food Processing and Preservation Technology
A.NOGUCHI ..... 27

Thinker's Lane
Toward a Culture of Sharing with Others
_______________________________________________A. YOSHIMOCHI . . . 37

Topics

CSA: Enjoyable, Profitable and Healthy Type of Agriculture
_________________________________________________T. HISADA ....... 38

The Front Line

Induction of New Flower Color Mutants of Chrysanthemum
by Ion Beam Irradiation ___ S. NAGATOMI . . . . . 43

Statistics a la Carte
Trend of Rural Development Policy in Germany
________________________________________________T. 1. ICHIDA ....... 46

Expert

An Incorporated Farmers' Group: Its History and Future
___________________________________________________K. OKAMOTO . . . . . 50

Dreamland
Picture Diary__________________________M. KAT6 ......... 53

JICA

The Development ofBenthonic Resources Aquaculture
Project in Chile______________________K. KAWAMURA . . . . 54

JOCV
Vegetable Cultivation in Vanuatu_________Y. OHGUSHI . . . . . . 59


Letter from the Editors ..................................... 62

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Farming Japan
Vol. 33, NO. 2, 1999

Foreword

Toward the Realization of More Vital Agriculture
in Okayama M.ISHII 5

News Highlights in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ......... 8

Special Issue
Forage Production and Livestock Farming
Significance of Forage Production in Tropical Asia
and Method of Livestock Production Using Improved
Pasture Y. KAWAMOTO . . . . 10

Livestock Farming and Grasslands in the Southwestern
Islands of Japan K. SHOJI .... 18

Ruminants in the Tropics: Their Nutritive Problems and
Countermeasures S. SHIOYA ....... 26

Thinker's Lane
The Lesson a Pheasant Family Gave Me A. YOSHIMOCHI . . . 34

Topics
Resource-Recycling System for Domestic Wastewater
Treatment Using Useful Plants Y. OZAKI 35

The Front Line
Improvement of Salt Tolerance in Rice Plants by Genetic
Engineering T. TAKABE .. 42

Statistics a la Carte
The Malaysian Palm Oil Industry_____ A. ISHIDA 46

Dreamland
Picture Diary H. NAGATA ....... 51

Expert
A Family Running Farms and Forests S. NIREI ......... 52

JICA
Expectation for the Thai National Institute of Animal
Health Project S. FURUUCHI . . . . . 55

JOCV
My Heart Was Touched by the Kindness of Paraguayan
_______People______________ K. KOWADA . . . . . . 59

Letter from the Editors ..................................... 62

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Farming japan

Vol. 33, No. 3, 1999


Foreword
Living in a Village with Motherly Warmth T. WAKATSUKI . . . . . 5

News Highlights in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ........... 8

Special Issue

Bees and beekeeping inAsia and Tropics
Bees and Beekeeping in Asia T. YOSHIDA ....... 10

Problems of Beekeeping in Asia J. NAKAMURA . . . . . 15

Ecological Characteristics of Asiatic Hive Bees and
Its Possibility as Apicultural Species M. SASAKI ........ 18

Bee Products in Japan M. MATSUKA . . . . . . 23

Tropical Apiculture and Organizations S. WONGSIRI and
M. MATSUKA . . . . . . 28

Thinker's Lane
Lesson from the Old Roots_______________A. YOSHIMOCHI . . . 34

Topics
Horticultural Therapy (HT)______________H. YOSHINAGA . . . . . 35

The Front Line
Use of Photocatalysts for Agriculture______Y. KOBARA ....... 41

Statistics ^ la Carte
Farming Systems in Nepal_______________S. YOKOYAMA . . . . . 45

Expert
Promoting Regional Forestry ______ T. SEKI ........... 50

Dreamland
Picture Diary__________________________A. FURUTA ........ 53

JICA
JICA Development Study Program:
Rural Area Development Project in the Andes Plateau
in Bolivia____________________________M. KASHIWABARA . . 54

JOCV
My Life with Dominican People___________S. MAKING ........ 57

Contents of Farming Japan, Fiscal 1998 ......................... 60

Letter from the Editors ...................................... 62

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