[Kochi Prefecture x Association of Hyperdisciplinarity Agri-Tech Forum] Business using unused local resources in circulation / September 16, 2020 (Wed.)

A panel discussion, "Business Using Unused Resources Circulated by Local Resources," will be held within the "Kochi Prefecture x Hyperdisciplinary Society Agri-Tech Forum" to be held on September 16, 2020 (Wednesday) in collaboration with Kochi Prefecture and Rivanes.

Various unused resources are generated in the production and processing of agricultural products. These resources remain unutilized due to cost, but through the collaboration of technology and businesses, some of them have become resources and new businesses have been born. In this session, Mr. Yamashita of Kochi Agricultural Cooperative will talk about the current issues regarding yuzu juice residue, one of the unutilized resources generated in the prefecture, and Mr. Sakai of Farmen Station, who grows high-yield rice in fallow rice fields to produce functional ethanol, will discuss the commercialization of ethanol made from apple juice residue in partnership with Farmen Station. Mr. Sakai from Farmen Station, who grows high-yield rice in fallow fields to produce functional ethanol, and Mr. Toriumi from East Japan Railway Company, who worked with Farmen Station to produce ethanol from apple juice residue and commercialize it, will discuss the possibility of utilizing unused resources.

The Forum aims to create highly unique demonstration projects in Kochi's rich natural environment through collaboration between startup companies and researchers with advanced technological seeds and businesses and entrepreneurs in Kochi Prefecture.

We are currently accepting applications for audience participation, so please join us!
The information is available on the convention website (see below).

Businesses utilizing unutilized resources that are circulating local resources

Date and Time: September 16, 2020 (Wednesday) 16:00-16:50
Venue: (Kochi Prefecture venue) Chiyori Machi Terrace, Chiyoterra Hall (Kochi Prefecture venue)2-1-37 Chiyori-cho, Kochi-shi, Kochi)
*Online participation is also available. URL for viewing will be sent to those who have registered.

<Speakers

Kochi Agricultural Cooperative, Agricultural Marketing Division
Agriculture and Livestock Department, Agricultural Products Marketing Division, Senior Manager
Tsukasa Yamashita
In October 1998, it was merged into Tosa Aki Agricultural Cooperative Association, and on January 1, 2019, two federations of 12 JAs were merged into Kochi Agricultural Cooperative Association. Kochi Prefecture boasts the largest production of yuzu in Japan, and 7,000 to 8,000 tons of yuzu balls (raw material) for processing are brought to JA plants annually. He is involved in the marketing of yuzu for processing, and aims to promote the commercialization of its juice, peel, seeds, and other products.

Furmen Station Co.
Representative Director
Rina Sakai
The company is developing a regional recycling system to produce ethanol and distillation lees from unused resources. Rice-derived organic ethanol and distillation lees are sold to major cosmetics manufacturers as raw materials for cosmetics and sundries, and original products are planned and sold to major select stores. The company is developing a small-scale, self-sustainable regional recycling system with zero waste, both domestically and internationally. Currently, rice is the raw material, but in the future, the company aims to create a platform for value-added products by using a variety of raw materials.

East Japan Railway Company
Business Development Group, New Business and Regional Revitalization Division, Business Creation Headquarters
Taro Toriumi
Born in Tachikawa City, Tokyo, he joined East Japan Railway Company in 2003. After working as a station attendant and conductor in Yamagata Prefecture, he joined the International Division, where he was involved in overseas railroad projects such as the Indian High Speed Rail, etc. From 2018, at the Business Creation Division, he has been in charge of promoting collaboration with startup companies in the JR East Startup Program, food recycling and biogas power generation projects with the JFE Engineering Group, and a partnership with the German next-generation indoor vertical farming startup Infarm. He is also in charge of the food recycling and biogas power generation business with the JFE Engineering Group, and the partnership with Infarm, a next-generation indoor vertical farming startup in Germany.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Representative Director, Group CEO
Yukihiro Maru
D. in Applied Biotechnology from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo. 2002, while still a graduate student, he founded LIBANES with only undergraduate and graduate students in science and engineering. In 2002, while still in graduate school, he founded LIVERNESS, a business that offers "delivery laboratory classes in cutting-edge science" for the first time in Japan. He operates a "knowledge manufacturing business" that creates new knowledge by combining technologies and management resources that lie dormant in universities and local communities. As the instigator of one of Asia's largest venture ecosystems, he works to solve global-scale social issues by discovering deep tech from around the world. He is also an innovator involved in the launch of numerous deep tech ventures, including Euglena.

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Date and Time: Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 13:00-17:30
Place:
(Kochi venue) Chiyori Machi Terrace, Chiyoterra Hall (Kochi venue)2-1-37 Chiyori-cho, Kochi-shi, Kochi)
*Online participation is also available. URL for viewing will be sent to those who have registered.
Organized by: Kochi Prefecture
Operated by: LIVERNESS Co.
Supported by: Kochi Bank, Kochi Agricultural Cooperative Central Association, Kochi Shinkin Bank, Shikoku Bank, The Shoko Chukin Bank, Japan Finance Corporation, Hata Shinkin Bank, Kochi Industrial Promotion Center, Kochi Prefectural University Collaboration Council
WEB SITE:https://hic.lne.st/conference/kochi-agri/

<Contact us
Regional Development Division, Liverness Corporation (Attn: Kishimoto)
Phone: 03-5227-4198
E-mail:[email protected]