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"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 edge biodiversity initiatives and will discuss the potential of impact investment in the field of […]

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  • #Biodiversity
  • #impact investing
  • #J-IIN
  • #Team Meros
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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 itself was conducted by Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting and was supported by a panel […]

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  • #agribusiness
  • #ESG investing
  • #food industry
  • #Japan
  • #MAFF
  • #Team Meros
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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 rice planting techniques to farmers in Colombia. We are also exploring the possibility of developing […]

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  • #agri-tech
  • #Colombia
  • #rice
  • #Team Meros
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“Increasing Investments in Natural Capital” - Launch event of the new 2023 J-IIN Natural Capital Webinar Series (March 9, 2023)

We are pleased to announce a new 2023 webinar series from the Japan Impact Investment Network (J-IIN) around the theme of Natural Capital. The series will have five events, each with experienced international practitioners and time for discussion. The first session, “Increasing Investments in Natural Capital”, will be held on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at […]

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  • #Events
  • #impact investing
  • #J-IIN
  • #Meros
  • #natural capital
Company News

A big welcome to Meros' new winter research assistant, Zhou Yunkai!

Zhou Yunkai, who goes by Shu in Japan, is a third-year student at Keio University studying economics. He is on a one-year exchange from his home university of Beijing Foreign Studies University and is taking this semester to work full-time at Meros.  Shu wastes no time and has been accompanying our team to meetings at […]

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Happy Lunar New Year from our team!

As we take our first few hops into the Year of the Rabbit this week, Meros wishes all our partners, clients and friends an excellent year. We can't wait to see what the year brings and what new adventures and synergies we can explore. Reach out - we look forward to connecting (or reconnecting!)

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On stage! Plug and Play Japan's Food and Beverage accelerator showcases its first cohort

Meros was thrilled to be invited to the final pitch event of Plug and Play Japan's Food and Beverage accelerator program, with Meros’ managing director Chisa Ogura on stage as a commentator. Plug and Play Japan is a subsidiary of Plug and Play Tech Center, the global innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley. The 10 […]

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  • #agritech
  • #food tech
  • #Japan
  • #start-ups
Company News

Welcome Yoko Iino, Meros' first ever Fall Research Assistant!

For the first time in Meros history we are welcoming a Fall Research Assistant, Yoko Iino! Yoko has a degree in Agriculture from Meiji University and spent a year studying at Srinakharinwirot University in Thailand, where she also was an agricultural volunteer working in a Hmong hill tribe village. She is now is close to […]

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Meros welcomes Sonali Chauhan, our newest research analyst!

Meros is excited to welcome Sonali Chauhan as the newest member of our team.  Sonali joined us last month and is already deeply involved in a variety of Meros projects. She has a Ph.D. in agriculture development studies from the University of Tokyo and a background in botany. Over the past decade, her projects have […]

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It's On! The first Agri-food Tech Impact Pitch Event with AgFunder SIJ Impact Fund!

It's on! Aug 3rd! The first Agri-food Tech Impact Pitch Event organized by our colleagues at AgFunder and SDG Impact Japan together with Norinchukin's AgVenture Lab incubator. In May we celebrated the Tokyo launch of the the AgFunder SIJ Impact Fund, Japan's first ever agrifood tech investment fund with an impact investing focus..We are excited […]

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  • #AgFunder SIJ Impact Fund
  • #agri-tech
  • #agtech
  • #food tech
  • #impact investing
Market Trends

Meros Fieldwork: Japanese premium fruit struggles to stay on top in an increasingly innovative Hong Kong market

After years of aiming at a one trillion yen export goal, in 2021, for the first time, Japanese agricultural, forestry and fishery products’ export value finally exceeded one trillion yen ($9.09 billion USD). Export Value of Japanese Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products (2017-2021) Hong Kong has long been a core market for Japan’s food and […]

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  • #export
  • #fruit
  • #Hong Kong
  • #Japan
  • #marketing
  • #Meros in the Field
Company News

Welcome back, Kana! Second-year summer assistant!

Summer is here and that means....Kana is back!  Kana Yamada is back for her second year as a summer research assistant. Kana just finished her third year at Wellesley College in the US, where she is a political science and music major, and has returned here to her hometown of Tokyo to continue her work […]

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  • #Green Food System Strategy
  • #Meros
  • #sustainability
  • #Team Meros