Yachimata City is a large agricultural area in Chiba Prefecture, and various vegetables are produced. It boasts the second largest production volume of watermelons in Japan and is widely popular. Yachimata watermelon is a large ball and is produced as a watermelon specializing in flavor. Carrots are also the second largest producer of carrots after Hokkaido. It seems that it is sold as carrot juice at antenna shops in the city. In addition, the sweet potato has a deep connection with Chiba, and Konyo Aoki, a Dutch scholar, conducted trial cultivation in Chiba to save starvation. Beni Azuma Sweet Potatoes and Beni Haruka Sweet Potatoes are popular varieties that are trusted. The sweetness increases when heated, so it is delicious when roasted sweet potato.
Cultivation of watermelons in Chiba Prefecture began in 1933 in what is now Tomisato City, and in 1936, the name of Tomisato Watermelons became known throughout the country as a result of presenting watermelons to the Imperial Family. It is said that the cultivation of goober, which is the raw material for Jimami-dofu, a famous local dish of Okinawa and Kagoshima that is loved by everyone, began around 1896 when it was cultivated in the former Hijikai Ward (Yachimata City). there is The soil around Yachimata City is said to be optimal for cultivating peanuts, and peanut cultivation developed rapidly from the end of the Meiji period, and by the early Taisho period, it seems to have become a special production area. In 1949, the planted area of peanuts accounted for about 80% of the total cultivated land in the Yachimata district, boasting the highest production in Japan. Around this time, “Yachimata peanuts” became known nationwide. Currently, Yachimata boasts the highest yield of peanuts in Japan, and through improvements in quality and processing methods, Yachimata’s peanuts are praised as the best in Japan. In addition, the amount of watermelon harvested is the highest in the country, and the harvest of sweet potatoes is also one of the best in the country.
Blessed with fertile land, Yachimata City has long been a part of the suburban agriculture as an area where agriculture has flourished for a long time. However, it seems that the number of successors to farming is decreasing and the number of abandoned farmlands is increasing as the population ages. Yachimata City Agricultural Next-Generation Human Resources Investment Fund Subsidy Guidelines: June 3, 2015, Notice No. 120, Yachimata City Youth Farming Benefits Subsidy Guidelines (2013 Public Notice No. 55) are all revised. (Purpose), Article 1, This outline is for young farmers in the early stages of farming whose management is unstable (hereinafter referred to as “young farmers”). No. (referred to as “rules” in Article 13, paragraph 2)) and this guideline, within the scope of the budget, agricultural next-generation human resources investment funds (hereinafter referred to as “funds”) or management development support funds (hereinafter referred to as The purpose of this grant is to motivate young people to work in agriculture in the city and to encourage them to become involved in farming after they start farming. (Partial revision [Notification No. 213 of 2017])(Issuance requirements) etc. It is also a region where the government focuses on acquiring, training and farming human resources.