Agriculture+of+Feudal+Japan

·  Crop production is vital to Japan despite limited arable land (13% of the total area) and the highest degree of industrialization in Asia   ·  Steep land (more than 20°) has been terraced for rice and other crops, carrying cultivation in tiny patches far up mountainsides   ·  With the aid of a temperate climate, adequate rainfall, soil fertility built up and maintained over centuries, and such a large farm population that the average farm has an area of only 1.2 ha (3 acres), Japan has been able to develop intensive cultivation    Return to Research Page  
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