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Agriculture Leans on Japanese Women. "Government data released in 2011 showed that more than three-quarters of new agribusiness ventures – the ministry recorded 10,000 start-ups in 2010 – were headed by women, highlighting the shifting gender dynamics in an industry that was, until a few years ago, controlled by men, with women only entitled to a meagre share of joint family income." Women Farmers, Change Inspiration, Agriculture Projects, Female Farmer, Agricultural Sector, 29 Years Old, The Calm, Working Hard, Japanese Women

Yukako Harada, an energetic 29-year-old, is part of a small but determined band of women farmers working hard to revitalise Japan’s moribund agricultural sector, which is feeling the crunch of an ageing population and a flood of cheap imports. From accounting for half the country’s economic output just after World War II, agricultural production has …

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