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Agriculture and biodiversity

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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES OF JAPAN

Date and Time
20 October 2010 18:15 - 19:45

Meeting
Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10)

Presentation of activities for biodiversity conservation in agricultural sector in Japan. Agriculture is an essential production activity on supplying necessary food and daily commodities for human lives, and also on the viewpoint of food security. For the maintenance and development of sustainable agriculture, conservation of biodiversity is essential, and moderation of negative impact on biodiversity as well as promotion of agriculture which emphasized biodiversity is important.