Japan’s farmers battle nuclear scare FEATURE 03/31/2011

Japan’s farmers battle nuclear scare

FEATURE

03/31/2011
NIHONMATSU — Farmers are facing the bitter aftermath of Japan’s nuclear emergency, which could see crops left to rot over a vast swathe of the country’s agricultural heartland.

Growing national and international unease about the spread of radioactivity from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has led to bans on the sale of produce from four prefectures.

Farmers working the soil in Fukushima say they are bracing for the economic impact of the boycott, which has seen their vegetables pulled from shelves nationwide and a host of countries halting imports..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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