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Let's learn about Kokusho Kokusan with Nogizaka 46!
The food consumed in Japan is produced in Japan as much as possible.
This is called Kokusho Kokusan.
The current Japanese food supply is 38% calorie- based.
It depends on about 60% import.
If there are fewer rice fields and fields in Japan,
and if import from overseas is restricted due to disasters,
we may not have enough food to eat.
In this program, we will be reporting on how and where local foods are made.
Nogizaka 46 will be reporting on how and where local foods are made.
Hello, I'm Yuna Shibata from Nogizaka 46.
I'm Miyu Matsuo.
Today, we're in Takeyoshi, Saga Prefecture.
There's so much greenery.
Yeah, it's so spacious.
It feels good, doesn't it?
We're both from Chiba Prefecture,
but we've never been surrounded by mountains like this before.
It's so fresh.
The air is so clean.
It's so spacious.
I think we'll be able to start our day well.
In this area, we're looking for young farmers who are starting farming again.
We're going to find out why they're doing this.
Oh, cute.
Hello.
Wow.
Let's go.
Do you have any relatives who are farming?
Relatives who are farming?
When I was little, there was a field in the garden.
Oh, wow.
I remember my grandma growing eggplants, cucumbers, and tomatoes.
Wow, there was a field.
I used to grow strawberries and tomatoes in the garden.
You grew strawberries?
This time, we're going to have two people from different industries
challenge themselves to enter the world of farming,
and we're going to have them support one another.
We're going to have them do a JA interview.
Hello.
I'm Miyu Matsumoto from Nagizaka 46.
I'm Yuna Shibata.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Kitamura from JA Saga.
Yes.
I'm Yamaguchi, a trainer here at the training farm.
Nice to meet you.
Welcome.
Thank you.
These two people are Kitamura from JA Saga Training Farm and Yamaguchi, a volunteer trainer.
They're going to tell us a lot about the training farm.
Nice to meet you again.
Nice to meet you.
What kind of facility is the training farm?
The training farm is a facility where people who want to start farming do not start from scratch,
but learn here and receive training to reduce the risk of failure and start farming.
The purpose of the training farm is to train new farmers and secure farmers.
Wow.
A place to grow.
When was the training farm built?
It was built in 2017.
Recently?
Yes.
It's the sixth year this year.
That's amazing.
It's new.
Yes, it's new.
What kind of people are learning here?
There are young people in their 20s and 40s who graduate from university and come straight to the training farm.
There are also people who come to the training farm without training.
There are more people who aim to start farming than I thought.
They are doing their best.
That's amazing.
They graduate from university and come straight to the training farm.
What kind of curriculum do they study for two years?
When they come to the training farm for the first year, they don't know anything,
so the first-year teachers teach them various things.
First, they learn the basics of the training farm for a year.
In the second year, they learn something they've learned for a year, so they are in charge of managing the training farm.
They think about everything and do it themselves.
It's like a simulation when they start farming.
We're testing it to see if it works when they start farming.
You can manage it yourself in two years.
That's right.
I'll be a professional farmer in two years.
What kind of vegetables do you grow here?
The main thing here is cucumbers.
In addition, there are training farms for spinach, tomatoes, and strawberries in the prefecture.
You said you'd be a professional farmer in two years.
How many people are training now?
There are 21 groups including the current 6th generation.
Some of them are married.
Of course, there are also people who came here just for women.
How many generations do you count?
That's right.
Today, I came here as a 7th generation of cucumbers, so I hope you can experience it.
Thank you very much.
Please come inside the house.
Excuse me.
Wow, it's so big.
Wow, there are even bears.
Are these all cucumbers?
Yes, they are all cucumbers.
It's been a long time since I saw this round shape of cucumber.
This is it.
The stem.
It's blooming.
It's true.
Wow.
Look at this yellow flower.
I haven't seen this kind of flower for a long time.
It's so cute.
What is this blue thing?
What is this?
This blue duct is used to store carbon dioxide in the cucumbers.
There is a small hole here.
It's really small.
Oh, this is it.
That's how carbon dioxide is produced.
Is it high-quality?
High-quality? Wow, you know it.
I learned it in science class.
The most important thing for high-quality is light.
Oh, it's red.
And carbon dioxide.
And water.
Oh, water.
There's a black tube in front of you.
The liquid and water come out from here.
It comes out because of the strength of the light.
The strength of the light?
For example, when it's sunny, it's 3,000 liters.
When it's cloudy, it's 2,000 liters.
When it's raining, it's 500 liters.
It detects light with a sensor.
It automatically measures the amount of light.
Wow, you can adjust it automatically.
That's right.
I used to do it with a tube.
It's a little more because it's sunny.
It's less because it's cloudy.
I didn't know the amount of light, but now I know it in liters.
I didn't know it was managed by technology, so I was surprised.
If you become a professional in two years, you will succeed and make a lot of money.
So if you do it for two years, you will be a professional.
I'm glad.
I wonder if I can do it.
Next, they will also hear from the trainees.
Hello.
I'm Gen Furukawa, the fifth generation of the second year.
I'm Hiyoshi, the fifth generation of the second year.
Nice to meet you.
What do you do in the second year?
In the second year, I'm in charge of a single house.
I'm in charge of temperature, humidity, and light adjustment.
And I'm also in charge of teaching the sixth generation of the first year.
We were taught by our seniors, and now we have to teach our juniors.
We are similar.
We are the same.
By the way, what kind of work did you two do before you came here?
I worked as a shipyard.
I worked as a clerk at a gas station.
It has nothing to do with vegetables.
How was it to actually come to a training farm?
It's the first time for everyone, but I'm motivated.
There are a lot of graduates, and I can share information with various people.
I think it's a great place to study various things.
The next thing I was worried about was...
What is this machine behind you doing?
This is called environmental control.
I'm doing temperature, humidity, and light adjustment.
There are a lot of detailed graphs.
I thought I could understand farming by hand, but now I'm so high-tech.
I can understand it at a glance.
It's going well.
Hello.
We are Morita Kyota, and we are the first year students of Rokkisei.
I'm Misa Marita.
Nice to meet you.
You two are a married couple, right?
Yes.
What did you two do before you came here?
I used to work as a factory worker, and I was in charge of mechanical control.
I was a housewife.
I see.
Why did you two decide to start a new farm?
I was interested in farming, so I decided to apply for a training farm.
That's why I'm here.
I see.
Did anything change in your life after you started working at a training farm?
Not really.
I was able to spend a lot of time with my husband.
That's nice.
They decided to take on an extra task to provide a lot of nutrients to the cucumber.
It's small.
It's so cute.
It's done.
Ta-da!
She learned the importance of handwork, which machines can't do.
Thank you for coming to see the training farm in the heat today.
Thank you very much.
What kind of friends are you learning together?
We are not rivals, we are friends.
I hope we can continue to learn together.
What should people do if they want to start farming?
As a countermeasure for successors, we are receiving new farmers from all over Japan.
It sounds easy to start.
Yes, it is.
What is the process from the training farm to the farm?
People who have finished training at the training farm for two years will go to the stage of building a house.
They will decide on a manufacturer and build a house.
It will be about half a year later, and then the business will start again.
In fact, it is true that many people go to the farm for training for about half a year after graduation.
But you can do it in half a year.
What kind of people do you want to start farming in the future?
It is important to practice hard to show your strength.
I hope we can spread this knowledge to young people through this opportunity.
Thank you very much.
If you two study how to make cucumbers for two years, it may be better than your current job.
After graduating from this group, I will study here for two years.
You have to work hard, but you can't graduate.
I am interested in cucumbers because I like them.
Thank you for your hard work today.
Thank you.
How was your experience in the farm?
People who just graduated from college came to experience farming in the city and in the Kanto region.
I felt that farming was very close to me, so I wanted to try it.
When more people, including young people, become farmers, they will be able to eat a lot of delicious agricultural products in the country.
I thought that Kokusho Kokusan would be more advanced.
Next time, we will visit the field of graduates who have completed their training period at a training farm.
On the special page, the quiz about Kokusho Kokusan is also available.
Please watch the next video.
Bye bye.