日本政府鼓勵(lì)國(guó)民多吃大米

The Japanese government has urged the nation to eat more rice in a new drive to boost the nation’s self-sufficiency.

Once the most important ingredient in every Japanese meal， the average amount of rice eaten each day has shrunk by more than 50 percent over the past 40 years.

The government has now unveiled plans to boost rice consumption in a bid to drive up the nation’s self-sufficiency rate from 40 to 50 percent within the next decade.

The recommended consumption rate of rice as a staple food has also been increased from 61 to 63 kilograms per person a year， Shigeru Ishiba， the agriculture minister announced.

“This target can be achieved if Japanese people eat an additional bite of rice at every meal，” said a ministry official.

Traditionally the focal point of every meal in Japan， rice has steadily been eclipsed by Western foods such as pasta and cereals.

The self-sufficiency initiative is the latest in a string of government drives to encourage the nation to revert back to its traditional rice roots.

Earlier this year， ministers launched a major ￥200 million campaign to woo back a new generation of rice eaters in a bid to revive the domestic rice industry.

Bakeries across the country were urged to make bread with rice flour， local government cookery classes taught housewives how to make rice pasta and thousands of schools were served rice-based food for lunch.

Further steps towards agricultural self-sufficiency included the doubling of wheat production to 1.8 million tonnes and soybean from 230，000 tonnes to 500，000 tonnes as well as further hikes in dairy and milk output.

The ongoing decline in rice consumption has also impacted the waistlines of the nation.

During the past three decades， Japanese men have grown in weight by ten percent and women by 6.4 percent， according to government figures.

Since 2002 the number of obese and overweight Japanese over the age of 15 has risen from 28 to 36 million， according to a recent report by Datamonitor， the international market research analysts.

為提高本國(guó)的糧食自足率，日本政府日前鼓勵(lì)國(guó)民多吃大米。

大米曾是日本人餐桌上最重要的食品，而在過(guò)去40年中，日本人的日平均大米消耗量減少了50%多。

為實(shí)現(xiàn)在未來(lái)十年將糧食自足率從40%提高至50%的目標(biāo)，日本政府日前公布了提高大米消耗量的新計(jì)劃。

據(jù)日本農(nóng)業(yè)大臣太田誠(chéng)一介紹，日本的年人均大米建議消耗量也從61公斤增長(zhǎng)到了63公斤。

一位官員稱(chēng):“只要人們每頓多吃一口米飯，這個(gè)目標(biāo)就能實(shí)現(xiàn)?！?/p>

曾為日本人一日三餐必不可少食品的大米如今已逐漸被通心粉和谷類(lèi)等西方食品所取代。

日本政府采用了一系列辦法鼓勵(lì)國(guó)民吃大米。自給自足計(jì)劃是最新的措施。

今年早些時(shí)候，日本政府發(fā)起了一項(xiàng)耗資達(dá)2億日元的“回歸大米”運(yùn)動(dòng)，以振興本國(guó)的大米業(yè)。

此外，政府還敦促全國(guó)各地的面點(diǎn)店用米面做面包，地方政府組織家庭主婦學(xué)習(xí)如何做米制通心粉，數(shù)千所學(xué)校的午餐也都開(kāi)始以大米類(lèi)食品為主食。

日本提高糧食自給率的其它舉措還包括，糧食增產(chǎn)一倍，達(dá)到180萬(wàn)噸;大豆產(chǎn)量從50萬(wàn)噸增至23萬(wàn)噸;以及進(jìn)一步提高奶制品和鮮奶產(chǎn)量。

大米消耗量的持續(xù)下降已經(jīng)影響到日本人的體重。

據(jù)政府統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)顯示，在過(guò)去三十年中，日本男性的體重平均增長(zhǎng)了10%，女性增長(zhǎng)了6.4%。

據(jù)Datamonitor全球市場(chǎng)數(shù)據(jù)分析機(jī)構(gòu)的一份最新報(bào)告顯示，日本15歲以上的肥胖和體重超標(biāo)人數(shù)從2002年的2800萬(wàn)增長(zhǎng)到了現(xiàn)在的3600萬(wàn)。