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Itoen Joins Cabinet Office Moonshot R&D Program, Begins Environmental Technology Research — Developing and Verifying Soil-Microbe-Based Technology to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Farmland
Itoen, Tohoku Univ. and NARO launch Moonshot R&D using soil microbes in tea fields to cut N₂O emissions.
2026.06.05環境研究･技術内閣府ムーンショット型研究開発事業に参画し、環境技術の研究開発を開始～農地分野の温室効果ガス排出抑制に向け、土壌微生物を活用した技術の開発･検証～
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The numbers
Moonshot Goal 4 target year: 2050
R&D start year: 2026
What they said
“We have begun R&D on microbial materials using tea fields as the demonstration site, starting in 2026.”
茶園を実証フィールドとした微生物資材の研究開発を2026年より開始しました。
“The aim is to achieve zero CO₂ emissions in agriculture, forestry and fisheries by 2050.”
2050年までに農林水産業のCO₂ゼロエミッション化の実現を目指す。
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