{"id":170685,"date":"2025-04-25T10:41:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T01:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=170685&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-04-25T10:41:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T01:41:27","slug":"fukuoka-subsidizes-tech-save-amaou-strawberry","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-subsidizes-tech-save-amaou-strawberry\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Subsidizes Tech to Save Amaou Strawberry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture will subsidize up to two-thirds of costs for labor-saving farming equipment to counter declining production of Amaou strawberries, Japan\u2019s top-priced variety for 20 years. Aging farmers and reduced cultivation have led to an 18% drop in shipments over five years. The \u00a5150 million program aims to support efficient methods like elevated growing systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legal protections for the variety expired in January, raising concerns over unauthorized cultivation outside the prefecture. Officials are now relying on trademarks and seedling controls to protect the brand amid rising competition from other regions. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp\/uploaded\/attachment\/245344.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-170675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_strawberry_2025_WEB-1.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka Subsidizes Tech to Save Amaou Strawberry\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_strawberry_2025_WEB-1.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_strawberry_2025_WEB-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_strawberry_2025_WEB-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_strawberry_2025_WEB-1.jpeg?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>Fukuoka Prefecture will subsidize up to two-thirds of costs for labor-saving farming equipment to counter&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":170679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-170685","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/170685","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=170685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}