Okay this isn't as bad as I first thought from the title. I was thinking USSR style where the government forced more workers into farming than using technology.

Okay this isn't as bad as I first thought from the title. I was thinking USSR style where the government forced more workers into farming than using technology. This looks like the Japanese government is trying to protect its agriculture industry, which a complete collapse of agriculture can be dangerous for a country. The USA has energy dependency, would you really want food dependency?