Egg production in the land of the rising sun

Customers that love consuming eggs and machinery manufacturers focused on innovation and export characterise Japan and its poultry sector, as Jake Davies discovered on a recent trip. Japan is a colourful country of contradictions; in some ways high tech, in others staunchly traditional. The same goes for agriculture in this crowded country. There has always been a need to innovate and make use of every available space in the most efficient way, whether that’s traditional terraced rice fields