Under the supervision of Associate Professor Naito of Tokushima University Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, the "Farming Instruments Team" consisting of five third-year students from the Research Course at Ikeda High School, measured the shapes and weights of 556 traditional farming instruments that are essential to the "Nishi-Awa Steep Slope Land Agriculture System," a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System, and compared and analyzed their characteristics. The report summarizing the results won the top prize in the group category of the 20th "Learning from Local Traditional Culture" Contest.
This contest was started in 2004 by Kokugakuin University, an authority on folklore and history research, with the aim of encouraging high school students to conduct local studies during comprehensive learning time. This year, the 20th time the contest has been held, there were 24 applications from all over the country, and the Ikeda High School students were selected to win the top prize in the group category.
Associate Professor Naito works with the Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO), Slow Food® Nioppn and others to preserve and promote Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, helping high school students deepen their understanding of the local environment and agriculture.
Associate Professor Naito and Graduate Students from His Laboratory
Supervise Field Surveys by Students from Ikeda High School (February 1st, 2023)
