False premise on food?
PA Auckland Japan's arguments that it needs to protect its agriculture for security reasons are based on false premises, according to the Minister of Overseas Trade (Mr. Talboys). Addressing the businessmen's group of the Japan Society of Auckland, Mr Talboys said food security had been cited time and time again to justify policies of self-sufficiency. He questioned this rationale by asking how a country which was so dependent as Japan on
imported energy for its industry could establish different values for agriculture. “These policies are-based on a protected and in many instances relatively inefficient agricultural sector,” ha said.
The security argument, as far as meat and dairy products were concerned, was false because both products were dependent on imported feed for livestock.
“I believe openings for our traditional products will develop gradually,” Mr Taiboys said.
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Press, 22 October 1981, Page 11
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