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2014年、Spencer Leungによって、タイをスタートに「GO Organics」が立ち上がりました。
彼は、オーガニック企業で地域の生産者や消費者と繋がる中で、アジアにおける農業の課題に直面し危機感を募らせ、IT企業やオーガニック企業での管理職を経て、事業を立ち上げたのが始まりです。

2015年に日本での活動を開始し、現在に至ります。
日本での活動は、田畑へ赴き、生産者の声を聴き、生産者と消費者を直接繋げることから。
当時、まだ「オーガニック」「有機農業」といった言葉が浸透しておらず、時代の先を行く生産者さん達は周りから「雑草をそのままにする変な農家、迷惑な農家」という目で見られていた時代。
消費者も「オーガニック野菜は高い、”意識が高い人”が購入するもの」というイメージを持たれていたり。
まだ現在もその傾向は残っていると感じます。

10年が経ち、日本の農業はどのように変化したのでしょうか？
基幹系農業従事者の約7割が65歳以上で、平均年齢は約69歳と高まっています。
オーガニックや環境に良い農業への関心・理解が進み、促進する活動も増えているのは嬉しいことです。
実際、2015年頃は日本の耕地面積のうち、約0.2%前後が有機農業だった状況が2023年頃には約0.6%に拡大しています。（農林水産省情報参考）
しかしながら、生産量は全体の約0.4%程度という状況です。
欧州の国々に比べると、まだまだ低い。
農林水産省は2050年に有機農業用の農地を全体の約25%に増やす、そして化学農薬の使用量を50%削減する目標を掲げています。

それを実現するためには、日本における農業の課題を知ることから。

In 2014, GO Organics was founded by Spencer Leung, starting in Thailand.
While working in the organic industry and connecting with local producers and consumers, he became deeply aware of the challenges facing agriculture in Asia and developed a strong sense of urgency. After gaining management experience at IT companies and organic businesses, he went on to launch GO Organics.

In 2015, we began its activities in Japan, which continue to this day.
Its work in Japan started by visiting farms, listening directly to farmers’ voices, and creating direct connections between farmers and consumers.

At the time, terms like “organic” and “organic farming” were not yet widely recognized. Farmers who were ahead of their time were often seen by those around them as “strange farmers who leave weeds untouched” or even as “nuisances.”
Consumers, too, tended to view organic vegetables as expensive and something only “highly conscious” people would buy. I feel that some of these perceptions still persist today.

Ten years have passed—how has Japanese agriculture changed?
Approximately 70% of core agricultural workers are now aged 65 or older, and the average age has risen to around 69. On a positive note, interest in and understanding of organic and environmentally friendly farming have grown, and more initiatives to promote them are emerging.

In fact, around 2015, only about 0.2% of Japan’s total cultivated land was used for organic farming. By around 2023, this figure had increased to approximately 0.6% (based on information from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries). However, organic production still accounts for only about 0.4% of total agricultural output. Compared to European countries, this remains quite low.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has set goals to increase organically farmed land to about 25% of total farmland by 2050 and to reduce the use of chemical pesticides by 50%.
To achieve these goals, we must first understand the challenges facing agriculture in Japan.

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Through the activities of GO Organics, we hope to help create lives that are healthy in both mind and body, enabling each person to cherish their own vision of a “rich and fulfilling life,” and to pass this on to future generations.

We look forward to working with you.

GO Organics Japan
Miho Tanaka