Japan's low food self-sufficiency rate

I did a lecture yesterday in Chiba, for a group connected with Seikatsu Club. One of the questions was about Japan's low food self-sufficuency rate. It is only about 40%, which is very low compared to other developed countries.

This topic interests me. I did a quick search using google, and found only results related to Japan and - Ethiopia. It seems most other countries are not concerned about this topic. For Japan, being so dependent on foreign resources is becoming a huge problem. What to do when oil prices go up, and when there is no more oil to ship the food to Japan!?

A report from OECD also points out that 40% of the global population in 2025 will be living in countries whose water supplies are too limited for food self-sufficiency.

Hmm, what will I have for lunch today...?

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