Fukushima Namie Town First rice planting in the coastal area affected by the tsunami after the earthquake May 13 17:36
After the Great East Japan Earthquake, rice was planted for the first time on the 13th in a rice field along the coast of Namie Town in Fukushima Prefecture, which was damaged by both the tsunami and the nuclear power plant accident.
In Namie town, some evacuation orders due to the nuclear accident were lifted three years ago, and rice production has resumed inland, but the coastal area affected by the tsunami was delayed due to the removal of debris. .
On the 13th of the coastal rice fields where restoration work has progressed, rice was first planted after the earthquake on the 13th.
This rice paddy, which covers an area of approximately 24 hectares, is being produced by an agricultural production corporation in Miyagi prefecture that borrows from residents who continue to evacuate, and uses rice transplanters that automatically adjust the position to make advanced rice. It is done.
There are still some debris in the soil, and it means that we will continue to make rice in parallel with the removal work, but the restoration of the rural landscape before the earthquake will give momentum to reconstruction. Is expected.
Representative Yuji Shikoda of the agricultural production corporation "Fukushima Stage Farm" said, "I have a track record of restarting rice planting in the tsunami-affected areas of Miyagi Prefecture, so I would like to use my know-how to return to Namie-cho." .
Ryuji Oura, Deputy Manager of the Namie Town Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Division, who has supported the resumption of agriculture along the coast, said, “I am deeply moved by the restart of rice planting in the tsunami-affected areas. However, I would like to work on the revitalization of agriculture. "