[Kiyo Kita of Hokuryu Town] Forum held in Fukagawa introducing efforts to reduce agricultural environmental impacts in Hokkaido and beyond [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

The Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website, operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo), has published an article (dated November 8th) entitled "Forum in Fukagawa introduces efforts in and outside Hokkaido to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture," so we would like to introduce it to you.

In the article, "Hokuryu TownLooking back on the town's more than half-century of reduced-pesticide rice cultivation, Kitase Hirokuni, a producer, said, "We must not let the relationship of trust we have built with consumers over decades (as the area of cultivated land expands) slip away. The issue is how to pass it on to the next generation."

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