NPO Taishi (Agri-Welfare, Hokuto)
Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan · Operator: NPO法人大志
Overview
An NPO founded in 2021 and based in Hokuto, Yamanashi, working on agriculture, welfare, and education. It advances agri-welfare linking employment for welfare-service users with shipping support for small farms.
Citizen participation
An agri-welfare initiative in which users of disability-welfare services take part in farm work, supporting small farms' shipping and joint shipping, under the aim of creating places where anyone can challenge and shine.
Operating model
An NPO combining shipping-opportunity creation for small farms with employment for welfare-service users, under a 'triple-benefit' of environmental conservation, agri-welfare, and joint shipping.
Impact
By integrating environmental conservation, welfare employment, and farmer support, it is a practical example of building an inclusive society that links small-scale upland farming and welfare.
Land tenure
Works in cooperation with multiple farms and plots; the specific land-tenure form is not stated.
Crops
- vegetables
Scale
山梨県北杜市・韮崎市・南アルプス市・甲府市・甲斐市で活動。小規模農家の出荷支援と福祉サービス利用者の就労を結ぶ。
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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