Japanese Agricultural Standards
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Japanese Agricultural Standards are industrial standards for the agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

 industry maintained by the Japanese Government. They are comparable to Japanese Industrial Standards
Japanese Industrial Standards
Japanese Industrial Standards specifies the standards used for industrial activities in Japan.The standardization process is coordinated by Japanese Industrial Standards Committee and published through Japanese Standards Association.-History:...

 but for food and agricultural products. Also included is the grading of lumber for import into Japan. JAS #1 lumber, often called J lumber, is the highest quality dimensional lumber. It had very few knots or blemishes and is very straight.
International organizations that can certify to these standards include the Organic Crop Improvement Association
Organic Crop Improvement Association
The Organic Crop Improvement Association is a member-owned, nonprofit organization, which provides research, education and certification services to organic growers, processors and handlers around the world. OCIA certifies farm, livestock, processor/handlers, broker-traders, Community Grower...

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