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Welcome Mako Irisumi, our summer research assistant!
Meros is geared up and ready for our new summer research assistant Mako Irisumi. Welcome! Mako is an undergraduate student at Wellesley College in the US, with a major in Computer Science and also a student researcher this past year…
Meros is growing! Welcome Sachika Onaka Adcock as a full-time research analyst!
Meros is thrilled to welcome Sachika Onaka Adcock as a full-time research analyst! Sachika originally joined our team as a full-time intern in fall of 2023. Her background and interest in global markets and food systems and environmental science were…
The Year of the Dragon has arrived!
Wishing all our partners, clients and friends a prosperous and opportunity-filled Year of the Dragon as we start the Lunar New Year season throughout Asia!
Meros Calendar: Where can we meet this winter?
Meros has a packed schedule in the next weeks attending key industry events in Europe and Japan. We will be meeting with partners and friends and always looking to connect with others interested in innovation and business growth in the…
What are the hot topics in Japanese foodtech closing out 2023?
As 2023 draws to an end, three major foodtech topics Meros followed this year: the growing interest in circular economy, sustainability and Japan’s emerging cultivated meat sector, were all still front and center at the annual Foodtech Japan, Drink Japan…
A festive fall welcome to our newest research assistant Sachika Onaka Adcock!
A big welcome to our newest full-time fall research assistant, Sachika Onaka Adcock! Sachika is a recent graduate of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia where she studied Physiology and Earth Sciences. Sachika spent her childhood between Australia and Himeji in…
Come join Meros at the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit, Singapore, October 31- Nov 2, 2023
We are incredibly pleased to be partnering with the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit in Singapore, to be held October 31 – Nov 2, 2023. Our goal is help bring more perspectives and voices from Japan’s food and agriculture innovation scene…
Meros Calendar: Where can we meet this fall?
Meros will be busy attending some of the most exciting events in the region this season and looking to connect with others interested in innovation, sustainability and business growth in food, agriculture and ocean businesses. Connect with us if you’ll…
Improving seafood freshness at the port markets of Phu Quoc, Vietnam with Japanese seafood technology pilot
For three weeks in July and August, Meros senior analyst Hiroki Seki dove into the Vietnamese seafood industry, moving from Phu Quoc Island, the largest island in Vietnam and a part of Kien Giang province, to Rach Gia, the capital…
Meros welcomes Daijiro Hata as our newest full-time research analyst!
Meros has a new team member! Welcome, Daijiro Hata! Daijiro joined us this summer and is already jumping into projects, visiting expos and attending farms demos in his home prefecture of Shiga. Daijiro has a degree in Natural Sciences from…
Our summer research assistant has arrived – welcome Kana Ueno!
Our newest summer assistant has arrived and is already hard at work. Welcome, Kana Ueno! Kana is an undergraduate student at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland where she is majoring in Sustainable Development Studies. While she grew up in…
Meros back from conducting successful food safety seminars for Kenyan peanut processors
Meros just returned from a week in Kenya as part of the JICA SHEP program to work with local consultants to conduct a series of training programs to support entrepreneurs in the peanut butter processing industry. The Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment…
“The State of Biodiversity: Challenges, Solutions and Possibilities” – 2nd Webinar of the J-IIN Natural Capital Series (April 20,2023)
The second session of the Japan Impact Investment Network (J-IIN)’s Natural Capital Series will be held on Thursday, April 20, starting at 18:00 (JST). “The State of Biodiversity: Challenges, Solutions and Possibilities” will feature panelists who are active in cutting…
2023 Guide on Sustainable Management for Food Companies released by MAFF and available now
For the past two years, Meros’ Chisa Ogura has been a member of the expert advisory panel for research commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) to support ESG investment in the Japanese food industry. The research…
Off to Colombia to support improving rice cultivation technology
After three years postponed by COVID19, Meros finally kicked off a long-awaited project in Colombia! Meros is supporting the Japanese agricultural innovator Noshou Navi, together with the backing of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to transfer knowledge related to Japanese…