engaged in fishery.
○ “Food self-sufficiency potential indicator”
Based on the premise that farmlands are fully utilized and calorie efficiency is maximized, this indicator shows the amount of calories which could be supplied per person per day in the Japanese agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector. The indicator is comprised of the following four patterns.
(Pattern A) When major grains such as rice, wheat and soybeans are mainly cultivated by maximizing the calorie efficiency with certain consideration to nutritional balance
(Pattern B) When major grains such as rice, wheat and soybeans are mainly cultivated by maximizing the calorie efficiency
(Pattern C) When potatoes are mainly cultivated by maximizing the calorie efficiency with certain consideration to nutritional balance
(Pattern D) When potatoes are mainly cultivated by maximizing the calorie efficiency
Food self-sufficiency ratio	This index indicates how much food for domestic consumption is being supplied by domestic sources.
- Self-sufficiency ratio for individual items: The following equation is used to calculate the self-sufficiency ratio on a weight basis for individual items.
- Food self-sufficiency ratio calculation equation
- Self-sufficiency ratio = $ \frac{\text{Domestic production volume}}{\text{Supply for domestic consumption}} $
= $ \frac{\text{Domestic production volume}}{\text{Domestic production volume} + \text{Import volume} - \text{Export volume} \pm \text{Fluctuations in inventory}} $
- Total food self-sufficiency ratio: This ratio is an index for the total volume of food, and is expressed in both calorie basis and production value basis. Products made from domestic livestock raised with imported feed are not included in calculations.
- Total food self-sufficiency ratio on calorie supply basis: Weight values for each item are converted to calories using the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (2010), after which the calories of all items are totaled. This is equivalent to the ratio calculated by dividing the value for the sum of the domestic calorie supply per person per day by the value for the calorie supply per person per day.
- Total food self-sufficiency ratio on production value basis: Weight values are converted to production values using farm gate prices and import prices from domestic agricultural price and trade statistics, after which all production values are totaled. This is equivalent to the ratio calculated by dividing the sum of the domestic production value of food by the total food supply value for domestic consumption.
- Feed self-sufficiency ratio: This index indicates how much feed is being supplied by domestic sources, calculated in terms of total digestible nutrients (TDN) using the Standard Tables of Feed Composition.
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