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Koichi Takahashi

CEO, Japan Food Ecology Center

Koichi Takahashi is a leader in solving food loss problems in Japan.

He is also a veterinarian, and has won the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Prize for a mechanism to produce liquid lactic acid fermented feed from food waste by a new technique, and started Japan Food Ecology Center, INC. He also started food recycling facilities in Japan and is president of “The All Japan Food Recycling Network” organisation. He gave a lecture at the “High Level Political Forum” held in the United Nations headquarters in New York last year.

Koichi Takahashi is speaking at the following WCEF2018 session:

Mon 22 October at 14:30 : Circular Food Systems in Cities

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Project

WCEF2018

The World Circular Economy Forum presents the world’s best circular economy solutions and brings together key circular economy thinkers and doers from around the world.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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