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On November 13, 2020, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) signed a regional collaboration agreement with Iinan Town and the Shimane Prefecture Agricultural Cooperative Unnan District Headquarters. The partnership promotes sustainable agriculture in Japan’s mountainous regions by combining academic research, local government, and cooperative expertise.
Since 2015, JA Shimane Unnan District has worked with Mr. Shigeru Masuda of the Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Research Institute to apply patented technologies like the ANS-M soil conditioner. TUAT supported cultivation trials of its resilient rice varieties “Sakura Fukuhime” and “Sakura Prince” in the region, leading to a successful harvest in autumn 2020. Future plans include seed production and marketing to aid agricultural recovery.
Our Role as Connector
Our research group played a key behind-the-scenes role by linking Mr. Masuda to TUAT researchers. We first met Mr. Masuda through a CEO introduced to us at a conference, and subsequently facilitated the connection that integrated his technology into TUAT’s work. This crucial link helped build the collaboration that supports sustainable regional agriculture.
"Particles & Transfer" Lab. 