2023 Volume 30 Issue 2 Pages 69-72
In FY2022, it was necessary to determine the impact of the tight global grain supply and demand situation on the Japanese wheat and soybean food system, as well as to consider the possibility of expanding domestically produced wheat and soybeans. Therefore, through discussions in this study group, we clarified, first, the impact of the tight global grain supply and demand situation on the food system for wheat and soybeans;, second, the expectations of actual consumers for domestically produced wheat and soybeans;, and third, the measures needed to expand the production of domestically produced wheat and soybeans, each from a food systems approach. As a result, it was clarified that there is potential to increase the production of both wheat and soybeans through variety development and that the development of corresponding distribution systems and applications is also necessary to increase production.
