Introducing rice-duck farmingTakao Furuno of Furuno Farm, whose family is engaged in completely pesticide-free organic farming, was selected in 2000 by the Schwab Foundation in Switzerland as one of the ”most outstanding social entrepreneurs in the world.” We were curious to find out what kind of person he was, and went to visit him during our trip to Fukuoka. |
Spreading the technology at home and abroadHe installed fences around the paddy fields, and tried nets and various other things, but it didn’t work out, and he was completely at a loss. Then he came up with the idea of using electric fences. The effects were outstanding, and ”Integrated Duck and Rice Farming” took off. |
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