Japanese strawberry growers combat effects of typhoon
date:Dec 24, 2019
The Tochigi Prefecture (Kantō region) on Honshu is the biggest strawberry producer in Japan. Now, farmers there are working at a fever pitch to prepare for the Christmas season. And there is much work to do: When Typhoon No. 19 hit in October, it flooded the Omoi River that runs through Kanuma, one of the main production areas. Some greenhouses were covered in sediment, but the farmers are giving it their all.

According to the Kamitsuga agricultural cooperative, which has jurisdiction over the

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