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Beer Yeast Helps Save Labor, Water Use in Growing Rice; Govt Hopes to Make Method Common Practice

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By Kenichi Sumitomo / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

13:26 JST, January 31, 2026

KASUKABE, Saitama — A new rice cultivation method using the power of beer yeast is attracting attention because it eliminates the need to keep the rice fields flooded.

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