14.(a) Campinas Farm

Japanese name: Campinas Tozan Farm

Brazilian name: Fazenda Monte de Este

Inland, it is known as Tozan Campinas Farm, but locally it is widely known by the population as Fazenda and Monte de Este, and is extremely famous among both domestic and foreign people. It takes 1 hour and 40 minutes by train from Sao Paulo to reach Campinas Station, which is about 12 km from here, and about 20 minutes by car, reaching the entrance to Tozan Farm. To begin with, the Campinas region belongs to the so-called old zone, which was the earliest to open up in the state of São Paulo, and is where the famous Terillarocha zone, which is known for its modest fertility, begins here. The farm is located on a gently undulating hill on a highland between 550 and 800 meters above sea level, and the average temperature is around 19 degrees, which is almost the same as the inland climate. The amount and distribution of rainfall is also perfect for farming. Due to its location, there is little risk of frost damage, making it ideal for farming. The center of the farm forms the highest point of the farm, and if you look from here you can see neat green cultivated land surrounded by virgin forest left here and there as far as the eye can see, and the Atibaiya River flowing west on the northern border of the farm. Combined with the scenic beauty of its basin, rapids create a beautiful panorama that leaves visitors in a state of ecstasy.

This farm, which was acquired by annexing an existing small coffee farm in 1929, has a total area of 3,700 hectares, and in addition to coffee, citrus fruits, and livestock, the farm also produces cotton, tung oil, corn, rice, and other miscellaneous crops, and has even expanded into a tree-planting business. 200,000 coffee trees produce 40,000 to 5,000 bales a year, and 40,000 citrus trees make it one of the best in Brazil.　Currently, there are still many young trees, so the annual production is only 40,000 to 50,000 boxes, but in a few years it will grow to 100,000 or more. A harvest of 150,000 boxes is expected. Until the outbreak of the current European War, it was exported directly to the European market and was well received, but now that exports have ceased, preparations are being made for processing, canning, building factories, and other things. The livestock is mainly cattle, divided into two parts: breeding cattle and fattening cattle, and the number of livestock kept has been increasing in recent years.

As such, our farm is one of the best in Brazil in terms of rationalized management and well-organized equipment, and is always recommended by Brazilian agricultural policy officials, and is often visited by foreign and foreign farmers to learn about Japanese agricultural technology. He plays a leading role in the domestic and foreign farms by introducing the farm and (in turn) providing practical teaching.

Here are some examples of how our farm is contributing to the Brazilian agricultural industry:

(1) Raising Ugandan bees: In 1931, Brazil’s National Institute of Biological Sciences imported the Ugandan bee (originally from Africa), which was the only weapon capable of exterminating the São Paulo coffee pest blocker, but it was difficult to overcome the burdens and difficulties of raising it. Although it had not spread to the general public, our farm was the first to try to breed it in captivity, and with the utmost care, we were able to get rid of Broca, which was causing great harm at will. It was extremely successful. At this point, the Brazilian Agricultural Association requested that the breeding progress be made public, and upon the recommendation of the Biological Research Institute, they began supplying seed bees for inland distribution, and even exported them overseas.

(2) Zebu breed winning a prize At the 7th All-Brazil Livestock Exhibition in 1938, the authentic Zebu breed Baron won the championship over the cattle from Minas, the home of cattle, and was awarded the President’s Cup. Then, in 1940, the Gandhi from our farm won the championship. This fact impressed experts in the Brazilian livestock industry as a great wonder. Originally, improving breeding cattle was not a project that could be completed overnight, but it has been eight years since we started raising Zebu cattle at our farm, and we have overcome numerous obstacles to achieve the honor we have today.

I would like to note the above case in particular because I believe that it is an outstanding example of how Japanese residents are contributing not only to the honor of the home country but also to the progress of Brazilian industry and to the friendship between Japan and Brazil through agriculture.