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Together with Nugizaka46, let's learn about domestic products!
The food consumed in Japan is produced in Japan as much as possible.
This is called "domestic product".
The current food supply rate in Japan is 38% calorie-based.
About 60% of food is imported.
If there are fewer rice fields and fields in Japan, and if importation from overseas is restricted due to disasters,
we may lose what we eat.
In this program, we will report on where and how domestic ingredients are made.
Members of Nugizaka46, who support J.A. Group's national promotion of domestic products, will report on the site.
Last time, Shibata and Matsuo had a one-day storage training experience at J.A. Saga's training farm, which trains new harvesters.
They learned about technology-based cultivation technology from trainees and received a lot of hope and dreams.
This time, we will visit young farmers who have graduated from training farms and become independent.
They found a house standing in a rice field.
Hello, I'm Shibata Yuna of Nugizaka46.
I'm Matsuo Miyu. Nice to meet you.
Hello, I'm Matsuo Miki. Nice to meet you.
We have the same last name.
We went to a training farm for a little training earlier, and you are also a graduate there, aren't you?
That's right. I graduated from a training farm two years ago and am now independent as the manager of this house.
That's great.
You have graduated from a training farm.
I'd like you to tell me about your independent life.
Thank you for having me.
She is Miki Matsuo, a young curious farmer who just became independent two years ago.
She is now managing a farm with five employees.
Let me ask you a question.
What kind of work did you do before you became a farmer?
For about three years, I've been working as a gardener for agricultural law enforcement officers in Nagasaki Prefecture.
Oh, gardening. That's amazing.
Why did you transfer to being a curious farmer?
My family has been farmers since my grandfather's time.
While I was working for agricultural law enforcement officers, I was wondering if it would be convenient for me to leave my house.
The training farm recruitment for second- generation farmers had just begun, so I decided to learn about cucumbers from scratch for a good opportunity.
I think it costs money to go to school, but does it cost money to go to a training farm?
No, it doesn't cost us any money we have to pay for ourselves.
Oh, I see.
Wow.
It's still a little hot inside, but since you've come all the way, can you take a look?
Yes, please.
Thank you for your cooperation.
This is my cucumber farm.
Wow, it's so wide.
It's long in the south and north, but it's about 22.5 inches wide.
That's a lot of difference.
The size is different.
The difference between our training farm and that of others is this cyme label inside.
It's a mist device.
What we have inside is more fine mist than what we have in the training farm.
It's a device that creates a good environment for cucumbers.
So you use what you've learned in the training farm to make a lot of great Matsuo-san's cucumbers.
That's right. We all learn with the same machine, but each of us has our own device that we use well.
Shibata and Matsuo will experience harvesting cucumbers.
Actually, we harvested them in the morning, but we left some cucumbers behind, so we'd like you to experience harvesting them.
Usually, cucumbers are a little thinner in the morning, but they get this fat in just half a day.
It's completely different in winter and summer, and you have to harvest them early in the morning.
I see.
Let me try it.
This is it.
It's been a while.
If you can hold it, you can use the cutter.
Wow!
This is nice!
I got it!
Cucumber.
It has flowers on it.
Is it fresh?
Yes, it's fresh.
I got a fresh-looking cucumber.
I'm going to pick it up.
Is it here?
It's been a while.
One, two...
Ta-da!
Thank you very much!
Oh!
It's kind of spiky, but once you touch it, it's gone.
This one is still alive and kicking, so it's fresh.
After harvesting cucumbers, the two of them will be shown how to control the temperature and humidity of the house.
I saw this machine at the training farm earlier, and this is how you manage it, right?
That's right.
This device controls the temperature, humidity, and water.
Wow!
When data and automation advance like this, will we be able to harvest without much effort?
Well, everyone tends to think so, but since it's a plant, it's a human eye and judgment.
First of all, right?
Yes.
Then, by using such a device, you can control the environment and increase productivity well.
Wow!
Then, after all, human hands are also important.
It's love.
Love!
Love is important, isn't it?
Wow!
The cutting-edge technology cultivated at the training farm and deep love for cucumbers are the secret to Matsuo's cucumber cultivation.
Matsuo has had an encouraging experience in continuing his agriculture.
At the stage of converting this house, there were many people who were interested in coming, but no one seemed to think that women were doing it.
Young people will lead agriculture from now on, and they will spend money like this.
I was very happy to hear that there are more people who want to do their best.
Thank you very much for today.
This is the salary you earned today. Please eat up.
Thank you very much.
Then I will eat first.
Thank you very much.
It made a good sound.
It's very juicy and sweet.
I like cucumbers very much, but I always add miso to it.
It's sweet and delicious.
Thank you very much.
Thank you for the food.
It sounds good.
It's delicious.
It's a completely different texture.
It's delicious.
When I actually eat cucumbers that I harvested myself, I can feel that they are domestically produced.
Thank you very much.
This time we visited Matsuo's facility.
What we saw and heard at the training farm earlier were also actually found at Matsuo's facility.
Were you happy to actually go to the training farm?
When I decided to start farming, I thought it would be easy for me.
I learned knowledge and technology from scratch.
Two years later, I became independent and was able to make a living right away.
It was also the best way for me to make friends.
After becoming independent...
We've started our own learning sessions.
So it's not just a training farm anymore.
We're all in the same generation, but we're all in the same direction as managers.
It's reassuring to have friends like you.
Do you have any dreams as a cucumber farmer?
As you can see, we only have our own house around here.
There are no people like this in middle and low- income areas.
Farmers who have no successors are also in trouble.
I'll build a foundation here.
If people below me do their best, they can do it even if it's not a farm like this.
It's good for everyone in the future.
That's right.
Can you send a message to those who are thinking of starting agriculture in the future?
I think the first step is to feel like you want to do agriculture.
If you want to do it because you have the support of the government and the J.A., you can rely on a lot of things.
If you go one step further, your dream will spread.
If you reach a lot of people, you may continue to increase in number.
I want more people to know about it.
You did a lot of things today. What did you think of it?
The reason why young farmers like you are increasing is because of various back-up programs such as the government and the J.A.
I learned for the first time that there is such a thing.
That's right. But with a facility called a training farm,
I found it easier for people who start farming even from a state where they know nothing about it to challenge themselves.
That's right.
We also wanted to try farming again through this experience.
Thank you very much for today.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Food you eat in your own country should be domestically produced in your own country as much as possible.
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