Month: November 2025

From November 4th to 16th, 2025, Tetsu Sato travel to Malawi.
Proceeded with the discussions on further collaboration in the construction of three new Chirundu units. Visited the SCM farm and the agroforestry farm and held meetings to discuss current issues and future developments. Held a meeting regarding the terminal evaluation and requested the cooperation of stakeholders. Held a meeting with the University of Malawi to discuss the collaborative structure after the SCM project is completed.

From September 18th to November 23rd, Placid Mpeketula from the University of Malawi was accepted as a short-term foreign researcher at the Tokyo University of Agriculture.
Through discussions and collaborative research with Japanese researchers, he conducted a detailed analysis of the results of empirical research on soil improvement processes and mechanisms and leverage point analysis, and prepared a paper for submission to an international academic journal.

From September 18th to November 23rd, Nicholas Sikoya Chanza from Sustainable Cape Maclear (CBO) in Chembe village was accepted as a short-term foreign researcher at the Tokyo University of Agriculture.
He learned multifaceted techniques from Japan’s leading examples of agroforestry, forest seed production and tree planting, and environmentally friendly agriculture.
Through collaborative research, he built a foundation for utilizing these techniques on the ground in Malawi. During his stay, he visited Miyagi Prefecture, Date City in Hokkaido, and Nagano University, and other places, and conducted collaborative research on Japan’s leading examples of various techniques and methods of collaboration with community stakeholders.

October: Presentation at Muroran Institute of Technology International Symposium, Date City, Hokkaido

November: Participated in Nagano University’s “Seed Project” tree planting festival in Miyagi Prefecture