In the difficult-to-return area of Okuma Town, Fukushima Prefecture, rice planting was carried out for the third year of trial cultivation, which is being carried out for the resumption of farming after the evacuation order was lifted.
In Okuma Town, some evacuation orders are scheduled to be lifted soon in three districts, including the bear district, which is a difficult-to-return area. increase.
So far, no radioactive substances exceeding the standard have been detected, and on the 10th, about 20 people including members and staff of the town's agricultural committee planted rice for the third year in the paddy field of about 18 ares in the Kuma district. , Fukushima Prefecture's original rice "Ten no Tsubu" seedlings were planted one by one by hand.
Rice harvested in the fall is disposed of without eating after checking the amount of radioactive substances, but the town will be able to eat it after harvesting from next year if no radioactive substances exceeding the standard are detected this time. It is a policy to switch to "cultivation".
Tomoko Nemoto, Chairman of the Okuma Town Agricultural Committee, said, "For the resumption of farming, it is important to secure a bearer for a period of 10 years or more after the nuclear accident, but before that, we want to firmly prepare an environment where agriculture can be done. I was talking.