Farmers reap benefits from smartphone apps

Farmers reap benefits from smartphone apps

HIKONE, Japan - Photo taken in September 2013 shows Shoichi Fukuhara, president of agricultural entity Fukuhara Farm in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture.

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