Launched Domestic Coffee Ownership System (From 500 JPY/Month)
Hamasato Co., Ltd. announced 'a cup of support project', an initiative to support rare domestic coffee farmers in Wakayama for 500 JPY/month as part of April Dream.
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Our company agrees with April Dream, an initiative to make April 1st a day to share dreams. This press release is a dream of Hamasato Co., Ltd.
Hamasato Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Wakayama Prefecture, Representative: Minamura) has started a new initiative, "a cup of support project," to support domestic coffee producers.
[Image: Coffee cherries grown in Wakayama]
■ Background
While coffee is an essential part of daily life for us Japanese, "domestic coffee" produced in Japan is extremely rare, with its distribution volume said to be less than 1% of the global total.
Under such circumstances, in Wakayama, a region with a warm climate, an environment suitable for fruit tree cultivation, and deep-rooted fermentation culture, there are farmers taking on the challenge of growing domestic coffee.
However, coffee is a crop that requires years from planting seedlings to harvesting and selling. Additionally, since domestic production methods have not been established, there is a challenge of a high hurdle to building a stable production system.
[Image: High-sugar, fully ripe coffee cherries]
■ Project Overview
"A cup of support project" is a system where consumers support the period until the coffee can be harvested and sold with a "daily cup's worth" of support. Supporters can back coffee cultivation and farm maintenance through a monthly contribution of 500 yen (about the price of one cup of coffee).
Supporters are not just backers; they can watch the growth process together as "one of the owners of the coffee farm."
[Image: Wakayama coffee farmer, mido farm]
■ Benefits for Supporters
We offer various benefits for supporters to feel the progress and results of the cultivation.
- Monthly delivery of cultivation reports
- Provision of ornamental coffee seedlings
- Harvested co...
Hamasato Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Wakayama Prefecture, Representative: Minamura) has started a new initiative, "a cup of support project," to support domestic coffee producers.
[Image: Coffee cherries grown in Wakayama]
■ Background
While coffee is an essential part of daily life for us Japanese, "domestic coffee" produced in Japan is extremely rare, with its distribution volume said to be less than 1% of the global total.
Under such circumstances, in Wakayama, a region with a warm climate, an environment suitable for fruit tree cultivation, and deep-rooted fermentation culture, there are farmers taking on the challenge of growing domestic coffee.
However, coffee is a crop that requires years from planting seedlings to harvesting and selling. Additionally, since domestic production methods have not been established, there is a challenge of a high hurdle to building a stable production system.
[Image: High-sugar, fully ripe coffee cherries]
■ Project Overview
"A cup of support project" is a system where consumers support the period until the coffee can be harvested and sold with a "daily cup's worth" of support. Supporters can back coffee cultivation and farm maintenance through a monthly contribution of 500 yen (about the price of one cup of coffee).
Supporters are not just backers; they can watch the growth process together as "one of the owners of the coffee farm."
[Image: Wakayama coffee farmer, mido farm]
■ Benefits for Supporters
We offer various benefits for supporters to feel the progress and results of the cultivation.
- Monthly delivery of cultivation reports
- Provision of ornamental coffee seedlings
- Harvested co...