コメ、果物など１９７５品種対象　海外持ち出し禁止第１弾―農水省

　農林水産省は９日、改正種苗法の施行に伴い、北海道のコメ「ゆめぴりか」や長野県のブドウ「ナガノパープル」など、計１９７５品種の苗木や種子の国外持ち出しが禁止になると発表した。日本で開発された優良品種の海外流出を防ぎ、農産物のブランド価値を高める狙い。規制品種の公示は今回が第１弾となる。
　農産物の新品種の海外流出防止を目的とした改正種苗法が今月１日に一部施行され、種苗の開発者が希望すれば国外への持ち出しを制限できるようになった。（2021/04/09-08:42）

Japan's agriculture ministry said Friday that the transfer abroad of seeds and saplings of 1,975 plant varieties will be banned if so requested by their developers under a revised law.
   They are the first group of items subject to the regulation under the revised plant variety protection and seed law, which partially went into effect on April 1. The regulation is aimed at raising the brand value of high-quality farm products developed in Japan by preventing them from being taken abroad.
   The plant varieties in the first batch are those that have already been registered with the government's protection system and those that are now being examined for the registration. The regulation is set to take effect on Saturday for the already-registered varieties.
   Rice varieties on the protection list include Yumepirika," developed in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, "Seiten no Hekireki" in the northeastern prefecture of Aomori, "Datemasayume" in Miyagi Prefecture, also northeastern Japan, and "Shinnosuke" in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.
   Among fruit varieties on the list are the "Nagano Purple" grape in the central prefecture of Nagano, "Ruby Roman," a grape brand in Ishikawa Prefecture, also central Japan, the "Hatsuotome" peach in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima, and the "Skyberry" and "Amao" strawberries, grown in the eastern prefecture of Tochigi and the southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka, respectively.