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Acessing Japan's
Agri-food Market
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Japan continues to be Alberta's second largest export market behind the
USA for agri-food and accounts for one third of Canada’s agriculture exports
to Japan. Interestingly value-added exports are now almost 1/2 of Alberta’s
total agriculture and food exports to Japan. As Japanese consumers value
high-quality products and are generally willing to pay a premium for these
products, Alberta has some great advantages in its pursuit of market share.
The Alberta Japan Office recently made a presentation to leading agri-food
business on how to approach the Japan market. For access to the presentation
please click here.
In 2007, Alberta became the first jurisdiction in North America to require
large industrial facilities to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions
by 12 per cent. For the first six months of the regulation, Alberta companies
reduced emissions by 2.6 million tonnes through operational changes and
practices - including better use and re-use of energy - and investing in
verified offsets created by other Alberta projects. That’s the equivalent
of taking 550,000 vehicles off the road in a year. Companies also paid
about $40 million into the Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund,
which will invest in projects and technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
in the province. Alberta’s regulation and its new climate change strategy
put the province in the company of just a few in the world that are moving
beyond talk to take action. Click here for more information.
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Alberta in Japan!
Japan is Alberta's third largest export market after the United States
and China and has been an important market for the province for 38 years.
The Alberta Japan Office was founded in 1970 to stimulate and promote economic development, trade and investment, and cultural relations and investment in Alberta's creative industries between the Province of Alberta and Japan. A premier advocate of business partnerships the Alberta Japan Office is in Japan to assist businesses to navigate through this complex market and increase their prospects for success. Our fully bi-lingual office serves as a vehicle for networking, cultural information exchange as well as conducting investment-focused economic development and business and educational exchange programs.
We are an action-oriented organization with
extensive contacts in Alberta and Japan to
call upon to facilitate business opportunities
of mutual benefit. Please look through our
website to find the information you need,
or contact us directly. Our Quick Form will help us serve your specific needs.
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