Cassava harvest peaks in Japan as former office worker farms crop
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Kyoming Yajima, a 34-year-old farmer in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, is currently harvesting a peak yield of cassava, a root vegetable originally from South America.
Yajima left a corporate job three years ago to begin farming the crop, which is popular among foreign residents in the area. Cassava plants grow to 30 to 40 centimeters long and are known for being resistant to pests and relatively easy to cultivate.
Yajima cultivates cassava across 20 ares of farmland in three locations within the city. Despite some damage from recent heavy rains, this year's crop is growing well, and he expects to harvest approximately two tons. He primarily sells the cassava as fried potatoes at events and also supplies it to Brazilian restaurants and shops, hoping to establish cassava as a local specialty.
