Implementing body: Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.

1. FY2012 demonstration experiments: Fresh produce information (Overview) ○ The social importance related to safety and securityof fresh agricultural products is growing rapidly since the Great East Japan Earthquake.There are such issues as inadequacies and inconsistency of information codes and formats from the production through the distribution stage and the difficulty of the coordination between multiple farm management systems in the realization of a traceability system that includes information related to safety and security.In order to solve these problems, take advantage of the Information Circulation and Sharing Platform common API as a mechanism of secondary use of fresh agricultural products information. ○ For this reason, create data standards required for distribution and coordination of data that are generated in each stage of producers, distributors and retailers, and consumers, and to demonstrate the mechanism that achieves fresh produce traceability by cooperating with GAP-certified farms (*) targeting fresh agricultural products (fruits, vegetables, etc.) produced at such farms. * Farms that are certified by prefectural governments and Japan Good Agricultural Practice Association(Japan Good Agricultural Practice ) and the like for their food safety and environmental protection efforts Farms Implementing body: Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Cooperation body: ･Japan Good Agricultural Practice Association ･ Six farms in the following regions Hirosaki City / Tsuruta Town (Aomori Prefecture), Iwaki City (Fukushima Prefecture), Omitama City (Ibaraki Prefecture), Asahi City, Katori City (Chiba Prefecture)　　　　　　　 ･ Distributors (Daiei, Nomura Farm, etc.) Distributors / Retailers Consumers Cultivation information, Evaluation information Traceability System Cultivation information Evaluation information from consumers, etc. Impact prediction from radioactivity information to crops [Data dealt in this demonstration (Examples)] (1) Cultivation information 　Radiation level of production area, items, pesticide administered, fertilizers, farm fields, etc. (2) Quality information 　Grade, sugar content, etc. (3) Distribution information 　Location information, site name, arrival time, shipment time, etc. (4) Evaluation information 　Taste evaluation, appearance evaluation, comments, etc. Distribution information Evaluation information Evaluation information Cultivation information Quality information Information Circulation and Sharing PlatformCommon API GAP-certified Farm (Vegetables) Distributors (Wholesalers / Retailers) Consumers Use Farm management system - Production place / producer information - Pesticide / fertilizer history information - Radioactivity information, etc. Vegetables + identifier accessory (Printed and packed on packaging) Consumers Distributors (Wholesalers / Retailers) Identifier issuance Fruit + identifier accessory (Printed and packed on packaging) Distributors (Wholesalers / Retailers) Consumers • Farm management system • - Production place / producer information • - Pesticide / fertilizer history information • Radioactivity information, etc. Use GAP-certified Farm (Fruit)

2. FY2012 demonstration experiments: Fresh produce information (Applications) [Consumer Screen] Traceability system, including information relating to safety and security, etc. To the purchaser of vegetables/fruits: Information of the vegetables/fruits you purchased Farm name: Nomura wago Farm Farm field: Nomura wago Farm Product name: Tomato Variety: Frutika Grade: A Sugar content: 8～10 degrees Ship date: March 7,2013 From the producer: Eat tomatoes for your beauty!! Please tell us what you think of the vegetables/fruits that you bought, and this website. Enter your comment You can check the cultivation history and sales channel of the vegetables/fruits you bought. Actual use of fertilizers Show information by reading the affixed QR code label on a handheld device Actual use of pesticides Radioactivity information of the cultivation farm Information such as the distribution channel until purchase Radioactivity information of the cultivation location and agricultural product Pesticide use record Distribution channel Farm name: Nomura wago Farm Product name: Tomato Variety: Furutika Farm field: Nomura wago Farm The distribution channel from shipment to sales. The record of the pesticides used. Crop name applied: Tomato Farm field name: Nomura wago Farm Farm field code: Farm field A Area: 20a Lot number: Niisato, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture Day of use: 2012/08/01 Pesticide name, name of component contained: Arubarin granule water-soluble chemicals Dilution ratio, usage: 100 Usage period criteria: Pest/weed name: Mealybug class Usage: Note: Worker name: Name of person in charge: Shipping Location: Nomura wago Farm Ship date and time: 2013/03/07 00:00 Radioactivity information of cultivation location and agricultural product Pass/fail decision of the reference value of radioactive materials in the food: Pass Reference value of radioactive materials in the food by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: (Bq/Kg): 100 Test results of radioactivity amount of the tomato from this farm (Bq/kg - representative sample) (Sample measurement (sum of Cs134 and Cs137)): Not detected (Detection limit 10Bq/kg) Radioactivity amount of the tomato from this farm, estimate (Bq/kg) (Amount of radioactivity of soil x Cs transition coefficient): Not detected If no radioactive amount is detected from the soil (nutrient solution), the estimate also appears as not detected Amount of radioactivity in the soil/nutrient solution of the farm field Reference value (Bq/kg) (Soil (soil cultivation): Radioactivity measurements of the maximum radiation dose of the farm field) (Nutrient solution (hydroponic cultivation, etc.): Radioactivity measurements of raw water): Not detected (Amount of radioactivity measurement (sum of Cs134 and Cs137)) (Detection limit) Soil: 40Bq/kg Nutrient solution: 2Bq/kg) Cs transition coefficient of tomatoes (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries): 0.00070 Radiation dose of the farm field (μSv / h): 005 Japan GAP Association Radioactivity inspection program List of farms that passed inspection: Arrival Location: Wago Co., Ltd. Arrival date and time: 2013/03/0718:38 Shipment Location: Wago Co., Ltd. Ship date and time: 2013/03/0811:20 Crop name applied: Tomato Farm field name: Nomura wago Farm Farm field code: Farm field A Area: 20a Lot number: 　 Niisato, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture Day of use: 2012/08/29 Pesticide name, name of component contained: Nissan tomato-tone Dilution ratio, usage: 100 Usage period criteria: Pest/weed name: Usage: Note: Worker name: Name of person in charge: Arrival Location: Maruetsu Kinshicho store Arrival date: 2013/03/0907:21 Sold at Location: Maruetsu Kinshicho store Sale date: 2013/03/0914:48 Back [Achievements and Issues] ○ Based on the common API specification, succeeded in building and implementing APIs and data standards (vocabulary, etc.) in the agricultural products area, and verified their effectiveness for the utilization of the traceability system that includes safety and security information. ○ Agriculture-related organizations are studying whether to introduce the demonstration experiment results. Moreover, cooperation measures related to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan and Agriculture ICT are being studied.