GFSI	GFSI stands for Global Food Safety Initiative, referring to an organization of globally operating food companies for implementing various initiatives to improve food safety and enhance consumer confidence in food products. It was established in May 2000 as a subsidiary of the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), an international organization of about 400 manufacturers, retailers and service providers from 70 countries.
GLOBALG.A.P.	GLOBALG.A.P. is a GAP certification program established by Germany's FoodPLUS GmbH. Its fruit and vegetables standard and aquaculture standard are GFSI-recognized. This program has been diffused mainly in Europe.
GPS	GPS stands for global positioning system, referring to a positioning system that uses satellites to accurately locate any position in the world. In the agriculture field, unmanned tractors and other equipment using the GPS are being developed.
Greenhouse gas (GHG)	Greenhouse gases heat the earth's surface by absorbing and radiating a portion of infrared radiation reflected from the ground. The Kyoto Protocol designates carbon dioxide ( $ CO_{2} $ ), methane ( $ CH_{4} $ , generated by rice paddies and final waste disposal sites), dinitrogen monoxide ( $ N_{2}O $ , generated during the process of manufacturing some raw ingredients for chemical products and from livestock waste), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs, used as coolants for air conditioning devices), perfluorocarbons (PFCs, used in the production of semiconductors), sulfur hexafluoride ( $ SF_{6} $ , used in the production of semiconductors) and nitrogen trifluoride ( $ NF_{3} $ , used in the production of semiconductors; added in the second commitment period) as greenhouse gases that should be reduced.
Gross domestic product (GDP)	GDP refers to the total of value added for all goods and services produced in a country within a designated time frame, which is usually one year. It is used as an index to measure domestic economic activity levels. GDP stands for gross domestic product.
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HACCP	HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) is a management system in which food safety for each process is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical and physical hazards by continually monitoring and recording to guarantee the CCPs in control.
Halal Certification	The Halal Certification System certifies food products as allowed to be eaten under traditional Islamic Law.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)	Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is a kind of Avian Influenza that is highly fatal to poultry. When poultry are infected with HPAI, they show general symptoms such as neurological, respiratory and digestive ones, and many of them die. In Japan, there hasn't been any case where humans were infected with HPAI through eating of eggs or chicken meat.
Home meal replacement	Home meal replacements are between eating out at restaurants and preparing meals at home. They include commercially sold lunch boxes, ready-to-eat dishes and foods cooked and processed outside of the home that are consumed without being cooked or heated at school or at the workplace. These meals are perishable.
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Idle farmland	An idled farmland meets either of two provisions in Item 1, Article 32, Agricultural Land Act. The first provision cites a farmland that is unused for cultivation and is expected to remain unused for the purpose. The second cites a farmland that is used far less than other farmlands in the vicinity.
Import tolerance	Import tolerance is the maximum residue limit set for importing agricultural products using chemicals for which countries or regions importing the products have no such limit in the absence of their domestic registration.
IoT	IoT stands for Internet of Things, meaning that various things in the world are connected through the internet to exchange information for automatic recognition, automatic control, remote control, etc.