{"id":166226,"date":"2024-10-18T12:13:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T03:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=166226&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-10-18T12:13:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T03:13:16","slug":"kyushu-strawberry-export-expansion-discussed","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-strawberry-export-expansion-discussed\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu Strawberry Export Expansion Discussed in Kurume Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 17, a meeting was held in Kurume City to discuss expanding strawberry exports from northern Kyushu, especially targeting markets like Taiwan. Only a few farms, including Uruu Farm, which grows the popular &#8220;Amaou&#8221; strawberries, currently meet Taiwan\u2019s strict pesticide residue standards. Uruu Farm shared its method of using beneficial insects to reduce pesticide use, inspiring other farmers to adopt similar practices for export. The initiative aims to establish northern Kyushu as a major strawberry export hub to Asia. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=13808757&amp;ymd=2024-10-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-166219\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_strawberry-pack_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kyushu Strawberry Export Expansion Discussed in Kurume Meeting\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_strawberry-pack_2024_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_strawberry-pack_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_strawberry-pack_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_strawberry-pack_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 17, a meeting was held in Kurume City to discuss expanding strawberry exports from northern Kyushu&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":166223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-166226","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/166226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}