【Interview】Toyama Prefecture “Fufufu” the rice variety resistant to high temperatures
Channel: CCCA
Date: 2021-06-18

This is an interview with Mr. Yuichiro Kojima, from the Breeding Section of the Agricultural Research Institute, regarding wet-land rice which has already experienced climate change impacts in the field of agriculture.
Toyama Prefecture originally developed a rice variety named “Fufufu” having resistance to high temperatures. Fufufu made its debut in the fall of 2018 after 15 years of research and development. Under standards of cultivation and distribution stipulated in the farmers registration system, high-quality, environmentally friendly and delicious rice is produced.

[Three main characteristics of the new variety “Fufufu”]
- Tolerance to high temperatures (over 30°C by experiments) rarely having chalky grains
- Resistance to wind and rain thanks to its 15cm-lower plant height than that of Koshihikari
- Resistance to rice blast fungus

There have been growing issues such as surplus of rice and aging of the farming community. While establishing the original brand of rice of Toyama Prefecture, as Mr. Kojima mentioned, collaboration over the boundaries may be required to achieve the perfect “ideal variety”.