＜Revolutionizing Agriculture in Japan from Aichi, Japan Organic rice of world standard for children! Takahito Deguchi Farm, Organic Rice Expansion Challenge Fund Raised in First Day! ～Aiming to improve the health of future generations and Japan's food self-sufficiency rate

Takahito Deguchi Farm (Representative: Takahito Deguchi/Tsuyohiro Yamashita), an organic rice farm in Mihama-cho, Aichi Prefecture, has launched a project to expand production of organically grown rice. The most popular return in terms of amount was "Koshihikari 5kg x 12 bags" of organic rice delivered every month. The project continues to address various issues in Japanese agriculture while aiming to improve children's health and Japan's food self-sufficiency rate.

URL: https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/779315

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■Current Status of Organic Agriculture in the World and Japan

Generally, Japanese crops are considered to be of "high quality," but as the following data shows, Japan is actually a backward country in the field of organic farming, as it uses considerably more agricultural chemicals than anywhere else in the world.

We are seriously trying to change the current state of Japanese agriculture, starting locally in Aichi Prefecture.

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Europe: 40-50% organic produce

South Korea: Introducing organic food to school lunches is underway.

　　　　Seoul City will provide organic school lunch free of charge to about 1,300 schools from 2021.

Japan:

　- Only 0.5% of the land is planted in organic agriculture.

　- Japan: Japan ranks first or second in the world in the amount of pesticides used (China ranks first).

　- More than 99% of agricultural products use pesticides

　- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has set a target to increase the area of organic farming to 25% (1 million hectares) by 2050.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, "Circumstances Surrounding Organic Agriculture" (July 2022)

https://www.maff.go.jp/j/seisan/kankyo/yuuki/attach/pdf/meguji-full.pdf

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, "Circumstances Surrounding Organic Agriculture" (July 2022)

Challenges Facing Japanese Agriculture

Currently, Japanese agriculture is facing the following challenges.

Lack of farmers due to the aging of farmers

Increased abandonment of cultivated land

Concerns about health hazards and environmental destruction caused by the use of pesticides and herbicides

Decline in food self-sufficiency

Our Commitment to Organic Farming

We believe that if the soil is healthy, crops will grow healthily, which will lead to the health of the people who eat them.

To cultivate healthy soil, we mix lactic acid bacteria and other microorganisms in the rice paddies to activate useful bacteria in the soil.

We also do not use pesticides or herbicides, so we are committed to sustainable farming that is friendly to both people and the natural environment, where diverse organisms such as tadpoles and killifish can live.

At Deguchi Takahito Farm, the following year-long rice cultivation process is carefully practiced:

1. soil preparation: rice straw and rice stubble after harvesting are plowed into the rice field and sprayed with microorganisms

2. seedling preparation: no pesticides are used, and hot water at 60 degrees Celsius is used for disinfection

3. plowing: healthy seedlings are planted

Weeding: Careful weeding using hand-pushed weeders or by hand

Hand-pushed weeder

Weeding device:

In organic farming, herbicides cannot be used, so it is a battle against weeds.

After rice planting, when weeds are not yet visible in the rice paddies, hand-pushed weeders and riding weeders are run repeatedly to weed the rice so that the weeds do not overwhelm the rice plants.

Even then, weeds still grow, so we carefully weed the fields by hand.

Organic rice "only one rice in the world" production volume trends:

2023: 4 tons (crop area: 1.5 hectares)

2024: 6 tons (planted on an area of 2 hectares)

2025: 30 tons (planted on 10 hectares)

Careful weeding by hand

Contributing to the local community: For the future of children

Deguchi Takahito Farm donates rice and other agricultural products and vegetable seedlings to local nursery schools and children's cafeterias, with the hope that local children will be able to enjoy safe and delicious rice as in the past.

We donate organically grown rice and produce to the following facilities

Attaka Club (children's cafeteria)

Family Base (children's cafeteria)

FURUFURU KITCHEN (student cafeteria/children's cafeteria)

Mihama Town Nudo Nursery School

Mihama Town Noma Nursery School

Mihama Town Uenoma Nursery School

Mihama Town municipal Kawawa nursery school

Mihama Town-run Okuda nursery school

Commemorative photo with the Mayor of Mihama Town

Commemorative photo of nursery donation

Crowdfunding Details

URL ： https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/779315

Project name: "For future children!

　　　　　　　　　 We want to make all rice in Japan organic."

Period ： September 6, 2024 (Fri) - October 20, 2024 (Sun)

Target Amount ： 1.5 million yen (Achieved on September 7)

Use ： Purchase of agricultural machinery (tractors, rice transplanters, combine harvesters, etc.)

　　　　　　　　 Renting farmland

Returns: Organic rice, vegetable sets, paddy field ownership, etc.

The most popular return items (in terms of value):

Organic rice delivered every month "Koshihikari 5kg x 12 bags" (limited to 10 people / no stock)

You will receive 5 kg of Koshihikari rice from Takahito Deguchi's farm once a month for a year (12 times). This rice is grown without using any pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or herbicides during the growing season.

The most popular return item

A vision for the future:

Takahito Deguchi Farm would like to realize the following three things. We ask for your support.

1. to make school lunches organic, which children eat every day

2. to prevent the decline of agriculture in Japan, where the population is aging, and to revitalize the local community through attractive agriculture,

　 2. prevent the decline of aging Japanese agriculture, revitalize local communities through attractive agriculture, and become an agricultural corporation that can promote employment for young people

3. to make all rice in Japan organic

Organization: Takahito Deguchi Farm Co.

Representative ： Takahito Deguchi / Takehiro Yamashita

Location ： 〈Office〉 2F Della Dora Meieki, 2-23-21 Nakono, Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi

　　　　　　　 <Farm> Mihama-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi Pref.

Business ： Production and sales of rice and vegetables through organic farming

Home Page： http://www.degupy.com/

Inquiry: http://www.degupy.com/company.html#cContact