Aomori / Hirakawa agricultural corporation "Jinpachi Apple Farm" is currently developing a project to protect the apple industry.

We are currently looking for supporters through the crowdfunding site "CAMPFIRE" as a "project to connect the future of Aomori apples". Jinpachi Apple Farm, which was founded in November 2020 as a subsidiary of the apple wholesale business Margin Sun Apple, will tackle the challenges of the apple industry. The company name of "Jinpachi" is taken from Mr. Jinpachi Kasai, the founder of "Marujin", and the company also has a brand apple called "Jinpachi apple".

According to the "Statistical Data on Trends in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries" released by Aomori Prefecture, the number of apple farmers who had 17,301 management bodies in 2005 (Heisei 17) decreased by about 20% in 2015 (Heisei 27). , 13,757 It is said that it is a management entity. The background is the aging population and the shortage of successors. Mr. Hiroshi Kasai, the president of "Jinpachi Apple Farm", said, "Apple farmland is decreasing and abandoned cultivated land is increasing. Although it is difficult to count, the number of free farmland that cannot be abandoned cultivated land is increasing." speak.

According to Mr. Kasai, the market price of apples from Aomori is currently stable due to the increase in overseas exports, but it is unknown when disasters such as typhoons and hail damage will occur. "In order to pass on apples to the next generation, we will create opportunities for supporters to learn about the apple industry as if they were their own, and have them experience the apple farming work that is done throughout the year. It has become a thing. "

The support money will be used to purchase the apple chemical sprayer "Speed Sprayer", pesticides, and pruning tools. Return items to supporters include invitations to the closed SNS community, share owners of apple trees, eligibility to participate in online seminars, and if the support money is 30,000 yen or more, the group company "Minamida Onsen Hotel Apple" Prepare an accommodation voucher for "Land" (Hirakawa City) and an owner course for an apple tree.

Mr. Kasai said, "In order to protect the future of the apple industry, we in the wholesale industry cannot keep silent as bystanders. We thought that there was something we could do from the standpoint of delivering apples to consumers. Planning. I would like people who can sympathize with the region and future of Aomori to support us. "

The deadline for support is 23:59 on March 27th. The target amount is 1 million yen.