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[Media coverage] CEO Kojima interviewed as a social entrepreneur taking on business challenges

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CEO Rei Kojima was interviewed for the 18th installment of “Social Dreamers 100 PROJECT,” an interview series featuring social entrepreneurs who aim to create a sustainable future. As the head of OYAOYA, a Kyoto-based brand of Japanese-grown, additive-free dried vegetables, Kojima speaks about the problem of vegetable waste, his passion for agriculture, and his dreams for the future.

CEO Rei Kojima was interviewed for the 18th installment of “Social Dreamers 100 PROJECT,” a series interviewing social entrepreneurs who take on business challenges with the aim of creating a sustainable future.

For the 18th installment,Rei Kojima, CEO of Agriture Inc.,joined us to share his story.

Kojima runsa company that manufactures and sells OYAOYA, a Kyoto-based brand of Japanese-grown, additive-free dried vegetables.

・ What is the true root cause behind the problem of vegetable waste?
・ What passion for agriculture has running the brand instilled in him?
・ What is Kojima’s dream?

Kojima, who started a company as a student and has traveled the world, offers a perspective full of points worth nodding along to. The piece will make you think about the present and future of agriculture, so please read it through to the end!

Read the interview here

“Social Dreamers 100 PROJECT” works to deliver the voices of challengers who make an impact on society. Through interviews with Japanese social entrepreneurs around the world, it continues to share examples of tackling social issues through business and to inspire more people to take that first step into action.

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小島 怜's avatar Rei Kojima Agriture CEO

CEO of Agriture Inc. Runs a contract processing and OEM business centered on dried vegetables and dried fruit. In partnership with farmers within Kyoto Prefecture, he pursues “sustainable food distribution” through the use of non-standard vegetables and support for sixth-industrialization. Drawing on extensive hands-on experience at manufacturing sites, he provides support that walks alongside every business considering OEM—from product planning and prototyping to small-lot handling, packaging design, and sales-channel development.

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