{"id":7937,"date":"2008-04-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.comnews\/plunge-in-saga-prefecture%e2%80%99s-food-self-sufficiency-rate\/"},"modified":"2008-04-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-03T00:00:00","slug":"plunge-in-saga-prefecture%e2%80%99s-food-self-sufficiency-rate","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/plunge-in-saga-prefecture%e2%80%99s-food-self-sufficiency-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:en-->Plunge in Saga Prefecture\u2019s Food Self-Sufficiency Rate<!--:--><!--:ja-->Plunge in Saga Prefecture\u2019s Food Self-Sufficiency Rate<!--:--><!--:ko-->Plunge in Saga Prefecture\u2019s Food Self-Sufficiency Rate<!--:--><!--:zh-->Plunge in Saga Prefecture\u2019s Food Self-Sufficiency Rate<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:en--><\/p>\n<div id=\"body\">\n<div id=\"img_area\">\n<div id=\"img\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released figures for the food self-sufficiency rate for the 47 prefectures nationwide (converted to calories). These figures showed that the rate for Saga Prefecture dropped 29 percentage points from the previous year to 67%, which was the largest decline in the country. The plunge in the self-sufficiency rate was attributed to the impact of Typhoon #13. The rate declined for five of the seven Kyushu prefectures. In contrast, with livestock production booming in southern Kyushu, and the rate for Kagoshima Prefecture rose 2 percentage points to 85%, the highest in the region and seventh nationwide. Fukuoka Prefecture\u2019s rate of 19% was three percentage points lower than the year before, making it the lowest in Kyushu.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--:--><!--:ja--><\/p>\n<div id=\"body\">\n<div id=\"img_area\">\n<div id=\"img\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released figures for the food self-sufficiency rate for the 47 prefectures nationwide (converted to calories). These figures showed that the rate for Saga Prefecture dropped 29 percentage points from the previous year to 67%, which was the largest decline in the country. The plunge in the self-sufficiency rate was attributed to the impact of Typhoon #13. The rate declined for five of the seven Kyushu prefectures. In contrast, with livestock production booming in southern Kyushu, and the rate for Kagoshima Prefecture rose 2 percentage points to 85%, the highest in the region and seventh nationwide. Fukuoka Prefecture\u2019s rate of 19% was three percentage points lower than the year before, making it the lowest in Kyushu.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--:--><!--:ko--><\/p>\n<div id=\"body\">\n<div id=\"img_area\">\n<div id=\"img\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released figures for the food self-sufficiency rate for the 47 prefectures nationwide (converted to calories). These figures showed that the rate for Saga Prefecture dropped 29 percentage points from the previous year to 67%, which was the largest decline in the country. The plunge in the self-sufficiency rate was attributed to the impact of Typhoon #13. The rate declined for five of the seven Kyushu prefectures. In contrast, with livestock production booming in southern Kyushu, and the rate for Kagoshima Prefecture rose 2 percentage points to 85%, the highest in the region and seventh nationwide. Fukuoka Prefecture\u2019s rate of 19% was three percentage points lower than the year before, making it the lowest in Kyushu.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--:--><!--:zh--><\/p>\n<div id=\"body\">\n<div id=\"img_area\">\n<div id=\"img\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released figures for the food self-sufficiency rate for the 47 prefectures nationwide (converted to calories). These figures showed that the rate for Saga Prefecture dropped 29 percentage points from the previous year to 67%, which was the largest decline in the country. The plunge in the self-sufficiency rate was attributed to the impact of Typhoon #13. The rate declined for five of the seven Kyushu prefectures. In contrast, with livestock production booming in southern Kyushu, and the rate for Kagoshima Prefecture rose 2 percentage points to 85%, the highest in the region and seventh nationwide. Fukuoka Prefecture\u2019s rate of 19% was three percentage points lower than the year before, making it the lowest in Kyushu.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released figures for the food self-sufficiency rate for the 47 prefectures nationwide (converted to calories). These figures showed that the rate for Saga Prefecture dropped 29 percentage points from the previous year to 67%, which was the largest decline in the country. 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