Fuji (apple) the exclusion of other varieties and Japan's apple imports remain low. Aomori Prefecture, home to the Fuji apple, is the best known apple growing region of Japan. Of the roughly 900,000 tons of Japanese apples produced annually, 500,000 tons come from Aomori. Outside Japan, the popularity of Fuji apples continues to grow. In 2016 and 2017, Fuji apples accounted for nearly 70% of China's 43 million tons grown. Since their introduction into the U.S. market in the 1980s, Fuji apples have gained popularity with American consumers — as of 2016, Fuji apples ranked number 3 on the US Apple Association's
Braeburn Schools British National Curriculum. This same year, Braeburn entered into an agreement with the University of Warwick to provide training for local teachers in the form of a Bachelor of Philosophy (Education) through a Continuing Professional Development programme. The first 13 students started in 1997, graduating in 2000. This new programme allowed Braeburn to staff Braeside School with local Kenyan teachers who were well-versed with the British National Curriculum. Also in 1996, Braeside High School came into existence, also culminating in IGCSE examinations done through the CIE. Braeburn’s interest in Tanzania came about in 1999 through the acquisition of a small