For the past 4 years, digital technology has been utilized to address severe labor shortages, an aging society, and the low take-up of farming by the younger generation – the average age of farm workers in Japan is 67 years.
Currently, industrial technology is playing a crucial role in modernizing and boosting Japan’s agricultural sector for increased exports. In 2019, the combined export value of agricultural, forestry, and fisheries products reached 9.121 trillion yen (approximately 87.9 billion US dollars or 2.16 trillion baht), marking the seventh consecutive year of record-breaking figures.
Nevertheless, the Japanese agricultural industry faces significant challenges, with plans to achieve its individual export goals of 2 trillion yen by 2025 and 5 trillion yen by 2030.
The Japanese government is, therefore, promoting agricultural policy reform and increasing investment to foster the development of smart agriculture. In 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) announced a strategy to expand the smart agriculture technology and services business.
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