{"id":1377,"date":"2025-11-22T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2026-01-23T00:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:13:51","slug":"1180","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/2025\/11\/22\/1180\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2025\u3000 Date City \u00d7 Chembe Village International Symposium 2025 Learning from Local Innovator Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The symposium is organized by the \u201cDate Pro\u201d project, implemented under the Cross\u2011ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP), 3rd period, \u201cBuilding a Platform to Realize New Ways of Learning and Working in the Post\u2011COVID\u201119 Era,\u201d of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI). The program is administered by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), <\/p>\n<p>This symposium is organized by the research project \u201cDate Pro.\u201d supported by Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI), Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP), the 3rd period of SIP (Funding agency: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)). And the project is led by Shinya Yamanaka of Muroran Institute of Technology.<br \/>\nThe symposium was held on October 25th and 26th at the Civic Activity Center in Kashima, Date City. The core keyword was \u201cNetworking.\u201d Innovators from Date and Malawi who are tackling various agricultural practices and challenges presented their unique initiatives. Through these presentations, we hope to spark new connections and envision a brighter future for the region\u2014highlighting how human networks can overcome difficulties and how new forms of collaboration can emerge.<br \/>\nFrom the project, we invited Nicholas Sikoya Chanza (Mr. Mantis) and J. B. Matewere (Mr. John) from Malawi, who presented on sustainable agriculture, the linkage between agriculture and tourism, and the activities of the local restaurant \u201cZATHU\u201d in Chembe Village. Project member Yasuko Kusakari also introduced \u201cThe Cape Maclear Story: Connecting Farmers and Tourism Beginning from a Local Restaurant.\u201d<br \/>\nDuring the Roundtable Discussion, the facilitator, Sato, shared a hopeful message: \u201cSomeday, I would love to see people creating menus that combine vegetables and seafood from Date, and many visitors coming to ZATHU saying they want to enjoy those dishes.\u201d<br \/>\nWeb site of Date Pro.\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/dtpro.jp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u3060\u3066\u30d7\u30ed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1377 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-01-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-01.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1378'>\n\t\t\t\tAt Muroran Institute of Technology\u3000from the left, Ishibashi, Mantis, Yamanaka, John,  and Kusakari\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-02-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-02.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1383'>\n\t\t\t\tSymposium Venue  Date City Civic Activity Center\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-03-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-03-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-03.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1382'>\n\t\t\t\tPresentation by Nicholas Sikoya Chanza\uff08Mantis\uff09\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-04-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-04-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-04.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1381'>\n\t\t\t\tPresentation by John Matewere\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-05-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-05-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-05.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1380'>\n\t\t\t\tPresentation by Yasuko Kusakari\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-06-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510-06.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1379'>\n\t\t\t\tFarm Visit in Date\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The symposium is organized by the \u201cDate Pro\u201d project, implemented under the Cross\u2011ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP), 3rd period, \u201cBuilding a Platform to Realize New Ways of Learning and Working in the Post\u2011COVID\u201119 Era,\u201d of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI). The program is administered by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), This symposium is organized<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1377"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1377"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1384,"href":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1377\/revisions\/1384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}