An award ceremony for the "Japan Agricultural Award" was held to commend farmers and organizations that have enthusiastically engaged in agricultural management and have made outstanding achievements.

The 50th "Japan Agricultural Award" is sponsored by JA Zenchu ​​= Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives and NHK.



The award ceremony was held online by connecting NHK in Shibuya, Tokyo and the award winners, together with the previous one, which was canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus.



Among them, Toru Nakaya, Chairman of JA Zenchu, said, "I was able to feel great potential and hope from the award winners who have boldly tackled the current issues facing Japanese agriculture and achieved results." I greeted you.



In addition, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nogami congratulated in a video message, "I hope that excellent efforts will spread throughout the country and that Japan's agriculture will further develop."



Of these, the one who won the grand prize this time was


Hitoshi Sasaki, CEO of the agricultural union corporation "Sendai East Country" in Wakabayashi Ward

,

Sendai City

, and

Takahisa Kojima of "Aguri Service" in Higashiura Town, Aichi Prefecture. The representative director


is Hiromi Onda, a flower tree farmer in Suzuka City

,

Mie Prefecture.



In the "Group Organization Division",


the "Kitamirai Tamago Promotion Association" in Kitami City

,

Hokkaido

,


the "Aichi East Agricultural Cooperative Tomato Subcommittee" in Shinshiro City

,

Aichi Prefecture


, and the "Shimane Prefecture Hydrangea Study Group" in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture won the grand prize. I won the award.



In addition, the special award was given to


Mr. Tadao Tsujimoto, a strawberry farmer in Heguri Town, Nara Prefecture

, in the

"Individual Management Division", and to


the "Shimabara Unzen Agricultural Cooperative Nanko Strawberry Subcommittee" in Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture in

the

"Group Organization Division".



On the other hand, in the "Food Bridge", which is given to individuals and groups who continue to carry out excellent activities that connect producers and consumers, the


grand prize was "Setouchi Jams Garden" in Suooshima Town, Yamaguchi Prefecture.


"Kyoto Obubu Chaen" in Wazuka Town, Kyoto Prefecture was selected as a special prize.