Keio University

FeED - Forge Ecosystems, through Education and Design

Published: June 08, 2026
KGRI

Summary

This research is an interdisciplinary initiative that aims to forge sustainable and creative regional communities by connecting agriculture, food, logistics, creative industries, and education under the philosophy of "building regional ecosystems through education and design." The FeED project focuses on data-driven agricultural education and community-based workforce development, transforming tacit knowledge of experienced farmers into structured, digitally accessible learning content that enables new entrants to acquire cultivation skills efficiently. In FY2026, the project will advance from the foundation-building phase to system development and proof-of-concept demonstration, accelerating the digital transformation of agricultural education and regional workforce development.

Project Members

Principal Investigator

Atsushi Shinjo

ProfessorFaculty of Environment and Information StudiesProject Management

Haruyuki Yamashita

Project ProfessorGraduate School of Media and GovernanceAdvancing Research on Food Logistics and Distribution

Hiroyuki Nobutomo

Project Associate ProfessorGraduate School of Media and GovernanceAdvancing research on workforce development and the model kit industry