Agriculture-Welfare Collaboration
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What is agriculture-welfare collaboration?
Agriculture-welfare collaboration is an effort that links agriculture ("no") and welfare ("fuku"), providing people such as those with disabilities and the elderly with employment opportunities through agriculture.
By linking agriculture's shortage of workers with the welfare field's need for places for employment and social participation, it draws attention as a structure that solves the challenges of both sides.
The features and background of agriculture-welfare collaboration
Definition: a structure that brings welfare into the agricultural field and creates employment opportunities for socially vulnerable people
Background: the aging and labor shortage of farm workers, and rising demand for employment support in the welfare field
Feature: farm work ranges from light tasks to diverse duties, making it easy for people with disabilities and the elderly to take part
Benefits: securing personnel, social inclusion, regional revitalization, achieving sustainable agriculture
Trend: the government has also set up the "Agriculture-Welfare Collaboration Support Consortium," spreading it nationwide
Examples of Agriture's use of agriculture-welfare collaboration
Carrying out part of the dried-vegetable and powder-processing work in partnership with welfare facilities
Through agriculture-welfare collaboration, making use of non-standard vegetables and providing them as raw materials for OEM products
Making effective use of agricultural byproducts and building a joint business model with welfare workplaces
Commercializing dried vegetables made through agriculture-welfare collaboration as "sustainable gifts"
Related keywords
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FAQ
Q1. How is agriculture-welfare collaboration carried out?
A. It's common for farms and companies to partner with welfare facilities and outsource part of the farm work. There are national and local government support programs too.
Q2. What are the benefits of agriculture-welfare collaboration?
A. For the agriculture side, resolving the labor shortage; for the welfare side, expanding employment opportunities — it leads to the creation of social value for both.
Q3. Does Agriture engage in agriculture-welfare collaboration?
A. Yes. We build welfare facilities into part of the process for dried-vegetable processing and OEM products, achieving both regional circulation and social inclusion.
