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Name Affiliation Title Shohei Kashiwagi Deputy Director, Brazil Office
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Date: (Seminar) November 15, 2025, (Tour) November 16, 2025
Organized by JICA
Name of venue (pavilion name): Outside the venue
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Name Affiliation Title Akihiro Miyazaki Director, JICA Brazil Ivan Crespo Professor, Federal University of Paraná Professor Keiichi Alberto Otobata Tomeas General Agricultural Cooperative (CAMTA) Makoto Nagasawa President and CEO, Frutta Frutta, Inc. Embrapa Researcher
*Organizations cooperating in tour inspections are listed below.
Tomeas General Agricultural Cooperative (CAMTA) / Konagano Farm / PARA-IZO Farm / Tomeas Association for the Promotion of Culture and Agriculture (ACTA)
Background and Objectives
In conjunction with COP30, the Japanese government established the Japan Pavilion, a public relations space to disseminate information on Japan’s outstanding technologies and initiatives under the theme of “Solutions to The World.
In conjunction with this event, JICA Brazil held a seminar and tour on Tomeas-style agroforestry (SAFTA), the result of many years of cooperation in Tomeas, a Japanese settlement near the host city of Belém, as an official side event. Japanese immigration to Tomeas began in 1929, and agriculture developed with pepper cultivation. After the 1970s, when the area was affected by disease, agroforestry (SAF), in which pepper and fruit trees are planted together, was introduced, and JICA, through the establishment of an agricultural experiment station and support for processing facilities, has been working to develop a sustainable agricultural model, called SAFTA is highly regarded in Brazil and abroad as a successful example of family farming in harmony with the restoration of degraded land and forest conservation. Sharing practical knowledge from the region (SAFTA) on the international stage of COP30 is expected to demonstrate Japan’s contribution to addressing climate change and to arouse interest in the SAFTA agricultural value chain in harmony with forests. It was also expected to arouse interest in the SAFTA agricultural value chain in harmony with forests.
Contents
Seminar on SAFTA (Sistema Agroflorestal Tomé-Açu), a Tomé-Açu-style agroforestry system developed by Japanese farmers in the Tomé-Açu region of Pará. Presentations were made on how agroforestry practices contribute to combating climate change, conserving biodiversity, and strengthening local economies, and representatives from universities, research institutions, private companies, and agricultural cooperatives gathered to discuss the technical, economic, and environmental value of SAFTA. On the following day, a Tomeas tour was held to visit two farmers practicing SAFTA, a juice processing plant, and a migration museum (about 70 participants).
SAFTA Seminar
SAFTA Tour: Explanation of the SAFTA Methodology at the Komagano Farm
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