Japan's domestically produced broccoli is in demand and will be listed as a designated vegetable; a complete subsidy mechanism and a new item after half a century

On January 22, 2024, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (equivalent to my country's Ministry of Agriculture) announced that broccoli will be included in the "designated wild vegetables" starting from 2026. "Wild vegetables" in Japanese means vegetables. If a certain vegetable is It is deeply loved by the Japanese people and consumed in large quantities. It has become a necessary item on the daily table, and it will be listed as a "designated wild vegetable" (hereinafter translated as "designated vegetable"). The matter of broccoli being "upgraded" to a designated vegetable has aroused discussion in Japan and has been widely reported by various media. This is because the last time the Japanese government added a new category of designated vegetables, potatoes were included in the list in 1974. It has been half a century. There are currently 14 types of designated vegetables in Japan, including cabbage, cucumber, radish, carrot, taro, onion, tomato, eggplant, ...