Kyomaru-en (Universal Agriculture Farm)

Kyomaru-en in Hamamatsu is a pioneer of agriculture-welfare collaboration, employing people with disabilities since 1996. Under its 'universal agriculture' approach it designs tasks around each worker's abilities, building a farm business where anyone can work regardless of disability.

The farm has hired at least one person with a disability every year since 1996, breaking jobs into finely tuned, optimized tasks so everyone can experience success in what it calls 'universal agriculture', working with welfare bodies and local government.

An agricultural corporation selling hydroponically grown leafy greens; it links disability employment to productivity gains and has stayed profitable for over two decades.

Widely cited nationally as a flagship agriculture-welfare success, it demonstrates that employing people with disabilities can raise farm productivity and profitability.

Web articles and features that cover this case.

• Article京丸園が実践する「農福連携」の成功事例から見る未来 ↗agrijournal.jp
• Articleユニバーサル農業の始まりは「ガ・ガ・ガーン！」 福祉を意識しない農福連携の形 ↗agri.mynavi.jp