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Together with Nugizaka46, let's learn about domestic products!
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.
It depends on import about 60%.
If there are fewer rice fields and fields in Japan,
and if import 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 produced,
and Nugizaka46 members who support J.A. Group's national promotion of domestic products will report on the site.
Mukai and Iwamoto visit farmers in Hokkaido who are engaged in smart agriculture and experience cutting- edge technology.
We will report on smart agriculture, which can dramatically change agriculture.
Many young farmers are engaged in smart agriculture,
but there are young leaders who treat them like brothers.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Inamura.
I'm Iwamoto Renka.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
Mr. Inamura, can you tell us about your role and who you are?
I'm the fifth generation of farmers who have been doing this for 130 years.
I'm the president of the Association of Young Farmers in Hokkaido.
Wow, you're a leader.
Thank you. I'm doing my best.
We'll hear from you today. Thank you for joining us.
Thank you for having me.
Today you will learn about smart agriculture and its functions.
I hope you can tell us about this machine called "combine".
Thank you for having me.
By the way, do you know what this "combine" does?
Combine?
I don't know, but it has sharp blades like this.
I wonder if it digs up soil or something like that.
I wonder if it mows or something like that.
What is it?
Unfortunately, this is an opportunity to easily get rice.
I see.
Does it have blades?
It's a little deeper and you can't see it, but it's an opportunity to get the standing rice and take out the garbage part from behind and separate only the important rice part.
I see.
You don't just get it, you get it properly.
Today we are talking about smart agriculture, so we have a machine version that you can use smartly.
I see.
How does this combine work?
This combine moves automatically.
It's smart.
As I said, all of the work of separating the rice and taking out the garbage is done automatically.
I see.
First of all, you don't need a general driver's license like you do in rice fields or fields.
You just need to get on and press a button and it starts.
That's amazing.
Does that mean we can get on it?
You can.
I want to get on it!
It doesn't move, but please get on and look at the scenery.
I'm happy!
Let's go!
Thank you!
It's high!
How is it? Is it high?
Wow! It's really high!
Can you see it? Yes, I can see it.
Wow!
On the left of the screen, there are three round buttons.
If you press two of the upper buttons, the automatic mode will start.
Can I just ride it?
Yes, you can just ride it.
Wow! I feel like I'm a farmer now.
I feel like I'm a farmer now.
What does it mean?
I'm happy!
What is this white tube on top of it?
Yes, I've noticed something good about it.
You can move the tube and take out the rice grains according to the truck's load.
Wow!
You can use it like that.
I see, you can take it out of here.
Do you select it inside?
Yes, you can separate only the rice grains.
It's a smart combine, so you can see the ingredients of the rice, water content, and protein content of the rice.
Wow! You can do that?
Yes, you can.
You can do a lot of things with it.
Yes, you can.
Wow!
You can't actually test it today, but you can move this arm, so I think you should try it like a game.
Isn't it Renka's turn?
Can I?
Yes!
Please try it.
I'll try it.
You can use this controller.
Wow!
It's very simple, but if you press the auto-rotate button, the arm will start moving.
Wow!
Can I?
Yes, you can.
What?
I'll press it.
Yes!
Wow!
Wow! It's moving!
Wow!
It actually comes out of here!
It's so much fun!
If it's true, a truck will come here and take out the garbage along with it.
It means we can drop it wherever we park the truck.
It was so much fun!
It was fun!
You said you were collecting data.
How do you collect and use them?
There are two kinds of data that can be measured with this machine.
One is how much water is contained in it.
The other is how much protein is contained in it.
For example, protein can be used as a standard for delicious rice.
By collecting data like this, we can make tastier rice for the next year.
Also, there is a process of drying the rice that we borrowed.
So, we can use as little water as possible without using fuel for drying.
We can collect data in a way that doesn't cost as much as possible.
I see.
Yes.
You two did a great job today!
Thank you!
You must be tired.
It was so much fun!
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Here is a rice ball I made in my rice field.
Please try it.
Can I?
Thank you!
I'll eat it.
Thank you for coming.
Let's eat!
Mmm!
Yum!
Cute!
It's so chewy!
It's good!
You eat first.
I want to eat first.
OK, Hazuki, you eat first.
I'll eat first.
It's good!
Let's eat!
- How is it? - It's so good!
When you're in front of the person who made it for you, you feel like, "Oh, I'm grateful for the rice," and eat it.
- Right? It's so good! - It's very precious.
- It's sweet when you chew it. - Yeah.
- It's protein. - Yeah.
- Protein. - Yeah, it's selected rice.
- Yeah, it's good. - Yeah.
Is there a secret to this rice ball's deliciousness?
That's right. Using the technology of smart agriculture that you saw today, of course, making it.
Making it so that the person who eats it will be happy and happy.
Another thing is to make it with love and care so that the person will be happy and happy.
I think these two are important.
This is a love-filled rice ball.
When I bought rice at a store or something, I just chose it because it was cheap.
But from now on, if I buy it while thinking that the farmer made it with love and care, I think the scenery will be different.
- The scenery! - I think the scenery of eating rice balls will be different.
I think it'll taste better when you eat it.
I'm really happy that you think so.
- Yes. - Thank you very much.
- Thank you for always taking care of me. - Thank you very much.
- It's delicious. - It's delicious.
Finally, we will ask Inamura-san various questions about the future of smart agriculture.
Today, I learned a lot about smart agriculture.
Smart agriculture is booming in Hokkaido, isn't it?
That's right.
You just looked at smart agriculture for rice, but milk in front of you, for example.
Now, cows are squeezing milk.
This is called "sucking milk", but there are machines that do it automatically without using everyone's hands.
And cows of course drink milk,
but there are also machines that automatically adjust the amount of milk a cow can drink.
Wow, I didn't know that.
It's all automated.
Wow, it's the near future.
Is smart agriculture already being done all over Japan?
That's right. As you can see, Hokkaido is made up of very large fields and fields.
Of course, it's an area where a lot of smart agriculture is being done, but smart agriculture is also being done in Honshu.
For example, in areas like Yamanashi Prefecture where they make fruit, there are quite a few diagonal places.
It's difficult for people to enter those places for grass hunting, so they use remote control grass hunters to hunt grass.
Wow, that's efficient and good.
It's very convenient.
Also, smart agriculture is being used not only in the production area, but also when you ship your harvest.
In Hokkaido, they use AI and artificial intelligence to automatically determine the size of your harvest.
I heard that it's about 40% more efficient.
Wow, that's amazing.
There must have been people who did that before, so it must have cost a lot of money.
That's right.
I think smart agriculture is amazing even now, but what kind of possibilities do you want to feel in the future?
That's right. The number of farmers is decreasing and the age is getting older, so we're actually thinking about how we can solve that problem.
In addition, the cost of materials we use for farming is also rising, so as you can see, we are using the amount of feed that we can reduce or the working hours that we can reduce,
and I hope that our management and buyers will be able to eat safe and delicious agricultural products, and that the food we eat in Japan will also be able to be made in Japan.
That's amazing. I'm sure smart agriculture will be of interest to young people.
I had a lot of fun experiencing it today, and I think it would be very attractive if we could show it to young people.
I think that if smart agriculture can be produced more efficiently, agriculture will also be able to progress further in the future.
That's right.
Finally, what do you want to do in the future?
I think that eating delicious, safe, and safe food made in Japan is the source of our energy and our motivation,
and I hope that many people will understand that while borrowing the power of people in Nogizaka, and that agriculture will cheer you up in the future.
Yes, we want to do our best, too.
Thank you very much.
We want to eat a lot and show our gratitude.
Thank you very much.
Smart agriculture will be a very important theme in thinking about Japanese agriculture in the future.
That's right.
Thank you for letting us experience a lot today.
Thank you very much.
It was fun.
I'm happy.