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Sizuko Simoo, 61, is a woman rice and egg farmer in Saihouji area, Maizuru City, Northern Kyoto prefecture. Together with her husband, Seichi, 60, her son, 30 and his wife, 28, she works on a 5.5 hectare rice field and raises 2,350 chickens for egg production. Of these, 350 are floor-reared while 2,000 are kept in cages.