1979年日本饲料作物的栽培面积达968,700公顷,即接近1百万公顷,其中禾本科和豆科类饲料的种植面积为771,300公顷,几乎占饲料作物栽培总面积的80%。草地面积1979年增长63%。这清楚地表明:近来日本的草地正出现增长的趋势。在进口饲料价格急剧上腾和稻田转化计划发展的同时,今后饲料作物的种植面积还将不断的增加。下 In 1979, the area under cultivation of fodder crops in Japan was 968,700 hectares, or nearly 1 million hectares, of which grasses and legumes were planted at 771,300 hectares, accounting for almost 80% of the total forage crop area. Grassland area increased by 63% in 1979. This clearly shows that the grassland in Japan has recently seen an upward trend. While imported feed prices are rapidly rising and paddy-field conversion plans are being developed, the area planted with fodder crops will continue to increase in the future. under