Agricultural Minister Visit to the Agricultural Areas of Nagano City “I want to gather support measures as soon as possible” October 21 18:01
Mr. Eto, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries visited Nagano City's orchards and agricultural facilities that were damaged by typhoon No. 19 and expressed their desire to compile support measures as soon as possible.
Mr. Eto first visited a rice collection facility near the Chikuma River in Nagano City, and received an explanation of the damage from JA officials.
This facility means that about 300 tons of freshly harvested rice has been submerged.
This is more than 70% of the annual handling volume, but all must be discarded.
Subsequently, Minister Eto visited the apple orchards and apple collection facilities along the Chikuma River.
This means that the apples that were harvested and stored at this facility were caught in water, and about 170 tons of apples were discarded.
Apple farmers are calling for long-term support because a large amount of mud and garbage has entered the orchard, and it will be necessary to replant the apple tree to restore it to its original state. It was.
Mr. Eto said to the reporters after the inspection, “It was hard to see the damage. Reconstruction of life is given priority to those affected by the disaster, but speed is also required, so the country takes the lead. “I want to work on agricultural support,” he said.