The number of Japan’s agriculture workers has fallen some 60 percent over the past quarter of a century to below 2 million in 2016, the lowest on record since the government began keeping records, according to a recent survey.
The data show the government’s effort to increase the number of young farmers has yet to bear fruit while aged agriculture workers continue to leave the profession.
The decline in farmers also comes at a time of heightened concern in the industry over the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, which is expected increase competition, and the government’s plan to abolish its policy of limiting rice production and to phase out related subsidies by 2018.
The survey compiled by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries showed the number of agriculture workers fell to 1.92 million as of Feb. 1, down 8.3 percent from a year earlier. Japan had more than 7 million farmers in the mid-1970s, a figure that fell to 4.82 million in 1990 and to below 3 million in 2008.
The number of farmers dropped in all age brackets, except for those aged 65 to 69, which increased 6.2 percent with retirees entering the field.
Farmers aged 70 or older account for about a half of Japan’s total agriculture workers, yet the number aged 70 to 74 tumbled 12.5 percent to 280,700, while those 75 or older fell 8.8 percent to 604,800.
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Answer: B) They experienced periods of conflict, invasion, and warfare. D) They were heavily influenced by Buddhism.
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Option A "My representative in congress does not reflect my Views."
The opening sentence that best goes with the details above is B It allows the reader to better understand their favorite characters and to learn why they act the way they act.
<h3 /><h3>Why is this the best opening sentence?</h3>
The excerpt above talks about how people like to find out the background of their favorite characters.
This background would help explain why the character acts the way they do and offers more insight into them.
In conclusion, option B is correct.
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