Hokkaido is set to launch decarbonization efforts in the agricultural sector that will reduce greenhouse gases contained in cow manure and burps through joint research.
The prefectural government will establish an industry-government-academia consultative body on Thursday to conduct the research.
Hokkaido -- whose agricultural output was the highest among the nation's prefectures in 2020 at 1.27 trillion yen -- aims to play a leading role in decarbonization as a domestic food supplier.
