- ZEN-NOH
Infobox Co-operative
company_name = ZEN-NOH
company_
company_type =Cooperative federation
foundation = 1972
location =Japan
industry =agriculture
num_employees = 12,557
homepage = http://www.zennoh.or.jpZEN-NOH (National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations) is a federation of agricultural cooperatives in
Japan . ZEN-NOH was formed in1972 with the joining of the ZENHANREN group (National Marketing Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations) and the ZENKOREN group (National Purchasing Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations). ZEN-NOH consists of 1,173 agricultural cooperatives and federations that in 2004 had a combined revenue of $53.8 billion (USD). ZEN-NOH is involved in the marketing, tracking, and quality assurance of the products of its cooperatives. As of 2006, ZEN-NOH has declared that it will not participate in the research and development of genetically modified foods [ [http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~cbic/english/2004/journal0409.html JA vows to bail out of GM R&D "Bio Journal" September 2004] ] . ZEN-NOH is one of the world's largest importers of animal feeds and agricultural fertilizers. 70% of the sales of chemical fertilizers in Japan are handled by them ["Japan in the World Economy" Béla A. Balassa, Marcus Noland, p. 228] . ZEN-NOH is also largely involved in the production of farming equipment, primarily tractors.References
External links
* [http://www.zennoh.or.jp/ENGLISH/ALACALTE/2004/factprofile.html ZEN-NOH Homepage (English)]
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