To deal with the hideous cost of farm subsidies, Mr Abe has appointed an affable farmer's friend as agriculture minister.
Eating organic produce could be a partial solution, although one study suggests that the cost of avoiding intensive farm chemicals would mean a 31% increase in food prices.
Last time I checked, North Atlantic salmon cost at least twice as much as farm-raised, but I assume Danson is well off thanks to his day job.
Failure really is not a palatable option, as maintenance cost can destroy the economics of a wind farm.
The EU has already conceded that scanners can be held at markets and abattoirs - rather than on every single farm - which according to the Scottish government reduces the cost by about 50%.
American Electric Power (AEP) chose to delay its plans to build a wind farm in Indiana when the heavily indebted utility found its cost of capital had soared because of turmoil in the corporate-bond market.
Beyond that, transportation costs from the farm to distribution centers and retailers will add more fuel to cost escalation.
The BCAP (Biomass Crop Assistance Program), part of the 2008 farm bill, is designed to encourage farmers to plant biomass by cost-sharing the establishment of the crops.
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M-Farm, a service that gives farmers access to market prices for the cost of a text message and allows them to group together to buy and sell products, has won several supporters and awards.
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At the same time, a socially desirable earlier change to the pension system has meant that millions of poor retired farm workers have begun to receive income-support payments, at a cost this year of about 10 billion reais.
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In a country where 30% to 40% of farm produce perishes due to a lack of processing and storage facilities, such innovations are a cost-effective solution for many farmers.
Even the cost of an average Thanksgiving dinner increased by 13 percent this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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