On December 7-8, 2021, the “Tokyo Nutrition Summit” (an international conference on food issues hosted by the host country of the Olympic Games. As part of FAO’s (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) activities for the “Tokyo Nutrition Summit” a discussion event was held online on November 18, 2010, with the theme of using technologies and ideas from the Japanese private sector for measures to improve nutrition around the world.
The event was attended by local governments, universities, and private companies from Kenya, Ghana, and Vietnam in Africa to discuss how to use the technologies and know-how of Japanese private companies to improve nutrition in these countries.
In the first half of the session, four Japanese companies made presentations. Ascentia Holdings was selected as one of the companies and proposed to establish a “micro franchise” using the technology and know-how of Japanese companies.
This project, named TOKYO8, is characterized by the following points.
⮚Be a great help for small-scale farmers.
⮚Restore the health of the soil
⮚Leads to a better harvest.
⮚Easy to use. No preparation.
⮚Be available at a very low cost.
⮚Be able to be produced anywhere in your country.
⮚Be a low-tech solution.
⮚Create jobs.
⮚Provide training to all levels participating in the project.
