Abstract
In recent years, the demand for vegetables has been decreasing. However, owing to the development of externalization and the need for simplicity and ease in meal preparation, the market size of vegetables for business and processing has increased.Thus, food makers in the domestic vegetables production district focus on the production of vegetables for business and processing. However, it is not easy for the production district to meet this new demand. It is hoped that the Japanese agricultural cooperatives that have supported farmers for many years now will play an important role in meeting the demand.
