The hunting circle "Levyakut" made by Tokushima University students plans to make sausages using deer meat exterminated in Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture, and solicits activity funds through crowdfunding to raise funds from supporters on the Internet. I started.

 In Tokushima prefecture, wild birds and beasts cause agricultural and forestry feeding damage of more than 1 million yen annually, and most of the damage is caused by deer and wild boar.For this reason, Tokushima Prefecture has named the meat of wild birds and beasts that have been exterminated such as deer "Jibie" and is promoting its use as meat, but only a few percent of the total extermination is used. Only.The circle planned product development with the aim of effective utilization centered on Yuko Takahashi, the chairman = 1st year of the Graduate School of Science and Education, Tokushima University.

 According to Tokushima University, sausages are made from deer meat captured by members of the Circle and the Nishiiya District Hunting Association in Miyoshi City, with the addition of Tokushima Prefecture's specialty citrus sudachi and condiments.The processing will be handled by a contractor in Kyoto City, and it is planned to be completed by the end of FY2017.

 Crowdfunding used "Otsucle" operated by the general incorporated association "University Support Organization" established by Tokushima University.The target amount is 50 yen, and the recruitment amount is 1 to 5,000 yen per unit. We are recruiting until November 5th.The plan is to donate all the activity costs other than the prototypes that the members bring out, but if the target amount is not reached, the activity will be cancelled.

 The prototype will be on sale at the university festival on November 11th and 4th.If the target amount is achieved by crowdfunding, it will be sold by university purchase, and if it is well received, it will be considered for commercialization.

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