Six-grade industry
六級化說明Six-grade industry
The term "Six-grade industry" originated in Japan, based on a study by Nara Imamura, a Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo, in the mid-1990s. He found that the primary agricultural products of Japan were sold to consumers at that time, the unprocessed part of the profit accounted for only 20.7% while 53.2% processed and 28.5% of the food was processed by the outsiders. As a result, most of the profits were transferred to sectors other than agriculture. If it is necessary to return the added value of agricultural products to farmers, it is necessary to include agricultural businesses in the secondary and tertiary industries so as to improve the subjectivity of the primary (agricultural) industries. In view of this, Professor Imamura put forward the view of "Six-grade industries (1x2x3 = 6)" with the hope to retain the added value of agricultural products in agricultural areas.
The purpose of the "Six-grade industries" is to bring in business thinking for the product processing (secondary grade industry) and marketing services (tertiary grade industries), and stimulate diverse ideas and integrate the local superior agricultural resources. In this way, the market scale that traditional rural areas can reach will be expanded, and the integration of production, processing and sales will enhance the added value and increase employment so as to promote the revitalization and regeneration of the area.
