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Activities of the National Council of Agricultural Cooperative Women’s Associations and women’s active roles in Japan’s agricultural communities. September 2nd, 2010 Chieko Fujiki National Council of Agricultural Cooperative Women’s Associations. Historical expansion - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Activities of the National Council of Agricultural Cooperative Women’s Associationsand women’s active roles in Japan’s
agricultural communities
September 2nd, 2010
Chieko FujikiNational Council of Agricultural
Cooperative Women’s Associations
Historical expansionof Japan Agricultural Cooperative Women’s Associations
YearNumber of prefectural organization members
1949 3
1955 39
1959 45
196647
(all prefecturals)
Number of organizational units and individual members
No. of organizations No. of members
No. of organizations No. of members ( people )
Mission Statement of JA Women’s Organizations
1. We are committed to use our united power to protect women’s rights and enhance the social and economical status of women.
2. We strive to promote women’s participation and involvement in order to reflect their voices in the JA Co-operative Movement, and take action related to the movement.
3. We devote ourselves, through co-operative activities by women, to establishing comfortable local communities where people can enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle with better communications and mutual assistance.
Percentage of female agricultural operators
FY2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Members of farm households 9,400 8,370 7,931 7,640 7,295 6,979
(Women) 4,800 4,255 4,037 3,887 3,709 3,542
Percentage of women 51.1 50.8 50.9 50.9 50.8 50.8
Agricultural operators 3,622 3,352 3,205 3,119 2,986 2,895
(Women) 2,000 1,788 1,718 1,668 1,597 1,546
Percentage of women 55.2 53.3 53.6 53.5 53.5 53.4
(unit: thousand, %)
Promotion of women’s involvementin organizational operations at the JA Group
Numerical targets of the JA Group:
Resolutions at the 25th JA National Convention in 2009
・ Female regular members (total): 25%
・ Female regular members of large JA units: 10%
・ Female executives of each JA unit: 2 or more
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JA Saga Female Member’s Convention
Promoting “local production for local consumption”
Photos: Ie-No-Hikari Association
Educational programs on food and agriculture
Cooking class
Agricultural experience
Handmade miso (bean paste)
Adult daytime service