We are thrilled to announce that ARI has been awarded the “Grand Prize” in the General Category of the 15th Kubota-Mainichi Earth Future Award.
This award honors organizations and individuals tackling the 21st-century global challenges of “Food,” “Water,” and the “Environment.”

Osamu Arakawa, the Director of ARI, explains why nurturing rural leaders is so important:
“According to research by UNEP, the peasant food web—small-scale farming villages spreading organically like a spider’s web—supports 70% of the world’s population by using limited resources: only 25% of the world’s farmland, 10% of fossil fuels, and 20% of agricultural water.
None of us can survive without the producers who create our food and a healthy environment. The true foundation of our society lies in these small farming villages—what we call Satoyama. This is why empowering grassroots leaders who work in these rural areas is of paramount importance.”

🎥 Online Livestream Announcement
Commemorative Report Meeting Date & Time: Feb 14 (Sat) 14:00–16:30 (JST)
Stream URL: https://youtube.com/live/Esh_i9X7f8Y

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