"Strawberry Department" to be newly established at Agricultural College 20:05 on January 16, Tochigi Prefecture, which is the largest producer in Japan
Tochigi Prefecture, which has the highest production volume of strawberries in Japan, has decided to establish a new "Strawberry Department" at Agricultural College in the prefecture in April next year to secure new farmers, and has advanced technology. We will also work on raising strawberry farms.
Tochigi Prefecture has the highest production of strawberries in Japan for 51 consecutive years, but securing new workers is an issue.
Tochigi Prefecture has specialized in strawberry cultivation at the Tochigi Prefectural Agricultural University in Utsunomiya City, aiming to increase the number of workers in the entire agriculture by securing new farmers who cultivate the core crop of strawberries. In April of next year, we have decided to establish a new strawberry department that will be able to study for the first time nationwide.
The new department plans to increase the number of practical exercises at farmers who conduct advanced cultivation so that they can learn more advanced techniques, which will lead to the development of strawberry farmers with higher skills.
Tochigi Prefecture plans to add 6.7 million yen to the initial budget plan for the new fiscal year as a cost to promote the new curriculum, review the concrete curriculum, improve the facilities in the school, and promote the new department .
The Tochigi Prefectural Agricultural Affairs Ministry stated, `` In the past, Tochigi Prefecture had many cases where children of farmers succeeded in employment compared to other areas, but by establishing a department of strawberry, a main agricultural product, I want to increase the number of farmers. "