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Japan food self-sufficiency ratio falls to 37%, below 2030 goal of 45%
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TOKYO, Aug 7 : Japan's food self-sufficiency ratio fell to 37 per cent for the fiscal year ended March 31, down 1 per centage point from a year earlier and well below the government's 45 per cent target for fiscal 2030, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.
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TOKYO, Aug 7 : Japan's food self-sufficiency ratio fell to 37 per cent for the fiscal year ended March 31, down 1 per centage point from a year earlier and well below the government's 45 per cent target for fiscal 2030, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. The ratio, among th…
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