reduced-pesticide rice; rice grown with fewer agricultural chemicals
Refers to rice cultivated using less pesticide and chemical fertilizer than conventional farming, but not necessarily fully organic. Often seen in food labeling and agricultural contexts.
This reduced-pesticide rice uses half the amount of agricultural chemicals compared to regular rice.
有機米 is certified organic rice grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers, while 減農薬米 is not necessarily organic and only guarantees reduced chemical use.
無農薬米 is rice grown without any pesticides, but the term is not legally defined and may still use chemical fertilizers, unlike certified organic rice.
Compound of 減 (gen, 'reduce'), 農薬 (nōyaku, 'agricultural chemicals'), and 米 (mai, 'rice').