It has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 11 days.

Although the restoration of agricultural land and fishing ports has progressed in the affected areas, the amount of agricultural output and landings in Fukushima Prefecture is below the pre-earthquake level.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the total damage related to agriculture, forestry and fisheries such as agricultural land, agricultural facilities, and fishing ports due to the earthquake and tsunami 10 years ago amounted to 2,442.6 billion yen, mainly in the three affected prefectures.



It has been 10 years since the earthquake, and by January, agricultural land and fishing ports were almost restored, and the amount of agricultural output in 2018 was 19% in Iwate prefecture and 16% in Miyagi prefecture compared to 2010 before the earthquake. On the other hand, it was 9% lower in Fukushima prefecture.



In particular, in the 12 municipalities around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, only about 30% of the total was before the earthquake, and more than half of the surveys of farmers' intentions answered that they had no intention of resuming agriculture or that it was undecided.



In the fishing industry, the annual landing volume at major fishing ports in the three affected prefectures until January was only 69% of that before the earthquake.



In addition to the damage caused by rumors, the recent poor fishing has also had an effect.



Of these, for coastal fisheries and sea-level aquaculture off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, where trial operations are being conducted, all shipping restrictions were lifted last year, but the amount of landing was only 17% of that before the earthquake.



In addition, in the forestry industry, log production in the three affected prefectures has recovered to a level higher than before the earthquake, but in some areas such as Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, shipment restrictions on raw wood shiitake mushrooms and wild mushrooms continue. I am.



The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries plans to promote the accumulation of land to secure farmers, and to continue to provide support such as eliminating reputational damage and developing sales channels.