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Have you ever heard the term fair trade? Translated literally it means "fair trade." It is an effort to pay fair compensation to producers in developing countries and support their improved livelihoods and sustainable farming practices. The items covered by fair trade include coffee...

We want to be a presence like a greengrocer, connecting farmers and you, the consumer. The brand name OYAOYA—adding a Kyoto-style "o" to "yaoya" (greengrocer) and letting the presence of "yasai" (vegetables) waft through—holds such a thought. Nice to meet you. We are Agriture, which operates OYAOYA...

注目を集める「Z世代」。彼らは単なる若者層ではなく、人口規模の大きさと情報発信力の強さから、社会や経済における影響力を急速に拡大しています。インターネットやスマートフォンを当たり前に使いこなし、SNSを通じて瞬時に情報を共有する彼らの行動様...

There are more chances to hear the term fair trade. You spot products with a certification mark at supermarkets and cafés, or see it featured in companies' sustainability reports—it is steadily spreading in Japan too. This article covers the basic definition of fair trade...

The coffee or chocolate you casually pick up every day. That one cup, that one piece, may be supporting the life of someone working hard on the other side of the globe. Have you heard the term fair trade? This effort, meaning "fair, equitable trade," is tied to our consumption...

The coffee and chocolate we consume daily. Behind them are producers in far-off countries. But whether those producers are earning fair compensation is hard for us consumers to see. Fair trade certification is such an "unseen..."

ベジタリアンとは、主に植物性の食品を中心に食べ、動物の肉や魚を避ける人のことを指します。一口にベジタリアンといっても、そのスタイルはさまざまで、どの食品を摂るかは個人の考え方や選択によって異なります。食生活を変える理由も、健康や環境への...

When you hear “a sustainable life,” you might picture eco bags or recycling, but one of the things with particularly great influence in our daily lives is the choice of “food.” Among these, what deserves attention is Kyoto vegetables, the heirloom vegetables of Kyoto. Kyoto vegetables are rooted in the spirit of “local production for local consumption”...

「フェアトレード」という言葉を耳にする機会が増えてきました。コーヒーやチョコレート、衣料品など、多様な商品にフェアトレードのラベルが付いているのを見かけることがあります。しかし、本当に「フェアトレード」と呼べる製品とはどのようなものなの...

山形県産りんごが美味しい理由は気候にある 山形県は東北を代表する果樹の産地です。りんごはもちろん、さくらんぼやラ・フランスでも全国に名を知られています。なぜ一つの県でこれほど多彩な果物が育つのか。その答えは、山形特有の地形と気候に隠れてい...

The Ministry of the Environment announced that food loss generated within Japan in FY2023 (fiscal 2023) was about 4.64 million tons. This is an 80,000-ton reduction from the previous fiscal year (FY2022) figure of about 4.72 million tons, and a steady improving trend continues. However, reaching the government's FY2030 target still requires a large...

March 25, 2026

Hello, everyone. I’m Kojima of Agriture Inc. We work to transform unused resources—non-standard vegetables and surplus harvest—into new food raw materials through drying and powdering. Working daily to give new value to vegetables, across generations...

As companies work toward realizing a sustainable society, novelty goods too are increasingly required to reduce environmental impact and be sustainable. Among these, dried vegetables are sometimes used as a new kind of novelty that can contribute to the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)...

With about 40% of the food produced worldwide being discarded, “upcycle foods” are drawing attention as a new solution that turns that waste into value. This article explains the idea of upcycling—breathing new life into ingredients and byproducts destined for disposal—and the Kyoto-born dried vegetable brand “OY...

健康経営という言葉を最近よく耳にするようになりました。これは単なる福利厚生の一環ではなく、企業の成長戦略として注目されている考え方です。 健康経営とは、従業員の健康管理を経営的な視点から考え、戦略的に実践する経営手法のことを指します。米国...

食事の際に野菜から食べる「ベジファースト」という食べ方をご存知でしょうか？最近では「野菜の先食い」とも呼ばれ、健康志向の高い人たちの間で実践されています。 野菜を最初に食べるだけで、血糖値の急上昇を抑えたり、食生活の見直しに役立つが期待で...

長い歴史を持つ日本の食文化において、出汁は料理の基礎であり、繊細な旨味を生み出す重要な要素です。鰹節や昆布などの動物性・海藻由来の出汁は、和食の基本。料理全体に豊かな風味を加える役割を果たしています。 しかし、食文化の多様化や食のグローバ...