Taiwanese bananas supplied to Japan's Ibaraki school lunches doubled to 62,000: Gunma and Gifu are also interested

The Agricultural and Food Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture signed a "Memorandum of Cooperation on Strengthening Food and Cultural Exchange and Development" with Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan in 108. Kasama City and neighboring municipalities have purchased Taiwanese bananas as nutritious lunch ingredients for school children for five consecutive years. This year, the number has been expanded to 18 Municipalities and towns’ purchases have doubled compared with last year, reaching 62,000. Hu Zhongyi, director of the Agriculture and Food Administration, said today (23rd) that cities and towns in Ibaraki Prefecture plan to purchase Taiwanese pineapples as school lunch ingredients next year. The successful urban diplomacy between Taiwan and Ibaraki Prefecture has also allowed Neighboring prefectures such as Gunma and Gifu are willing to purchase Taiwanese bananas. The Agri-Food and Food Administration held a "Taiwan Banana Export and Marketing Press Conference" ...