Regional Circulation
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What is regional circulation?
Regional circulation is the idea of achieving a sustainable economy and society by consuming and reusing, within a region, the resources, ingredients, and energy produced there.
As a way to reduce the environmental burden of transport and to support local farming and industry, it is drawing attention; in Japan the Ministry of the Environment promotes it as the "Regional Circular and Ecological Sphere."
Features and background of regional circulation
Definition: a system that completes production, consumption, and reuse within a region
Background: a response to the environmental burden of globalization and to regional economic decline
Features: local production for local consumption, resource reuse, and adoption of renewable energy
Benefits: environmental conservation, revitalization of the local economy, and higher food self-sufficiency
Related: circulation built on region-specific ingredients such as Kyoto and heirloom vegetables is a prime example
How Agriture puts regional circulation to use
Drying off-spec vegetables and partnering with local farmers to open new sales channels
Developing OEM products from local heirloom vegetables (such asKujo green onion、Shogoin turnip)
Upcycling agricultural byproducts into food ingredients and novelties
Proposing a "rolling stock model" in which dried vegetables for disaster stockpiling are produced and consumed locally
Related keywords
Local Production for Local Consumption
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FAQ
Q1. How does regional circulation differ from the circular economy?
A. The circular economy is a global concept of resource circulation, while regional circulation is a system focused on the regional level.
Q2. Why is regional circulation important?
A. Because, on top of lowering the environmental burden, it supports local agriculture and industry and ties directly into sustainable community building.
Q3. How is Agriture involved in regional circulation?
A. By partnering with farmers and local governments and developing OEM foods from off-spec and heirloom vegetables, we advance a circular business within regions.
