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NHK video : Cleaning up Farms

 

December 19, 2013

 

Decontaminating Fukushima: Cleaning up Farms

 

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/newsline/201312190500.html


Restrictions on food are slowly being lifted. But most farmers are waiting for the Gov’t to clean their lands.

Mostly top soil is being removed. People are not yet allowed to live where the fields are (they can only come during the day, eg. in Iitate)

 

Quality soil is where it all begins…Dilemma: How to remove radioactive substances but keep the nutrients?

“Not being able to farm… is like losing your life”

 

How to grow crops without top soil?


 Experiments in Iitate with binding properties of clay – cesium bound in clay float – but not suitable for heavy machinery – so hand-held tools are used over and over


Sharing their finding with locals and authorities

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