Unauthorized export of premium fruit varieties from Japan

Published 2021년 10월 1일

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The article highlights the challenge Japan faces with the unauthorized export of its premium fruit varieties and high-quality agricultural products, despite efforts to curb this issue through the amendment of the Plant Variety and Seed Protection Act. Despite these efforts, once these varieties are smuggled out, they can be clandestinely cultivated in other countries. To combat this, the Japanese government is increasing its support to Japanese growers by granting subsidies for the registration of Japanese varieties in other countries. The example of the Ruby Roman grape variety from Ishikawa Prefecture, which has been grown in South Korea, underscores the issue of unauthorized export and the challenge of protecting premium Japanese fruit brands, especially from countries with a similar climate to Japan.

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An increasing number of premium fruit varieties and other high-quality agricultural products developed in Japan are popping up in overseas markets. Japan's Plant Variety and Seed Protection Act was recently amended to curb the unauthorized export of these products. Nevertheless, it cannot be prevented that these varieties are secretly grown once they have been smuggled out of the country. For this reason, the Japanese government has expanded support to Japanese growers, including granting subsidies to register Japanese varieties in other countries. At the end of July, growers of the Ruby Roman grape variety, a specialty of Ishakawa Prefecture, learned through a report in a South Korean newspaper that this variety was grown by South Korean growers and would be on Korean store shelves in August. The government of Ishikawa Prefecture spent 14 years developing the Ruby Roman brand, which first appeared on the market in 2008. The grape variety is only grown by a small number of ...

Source: AGF