Project introduction
University Social Responsibility of NIU
Practicing Satoyama Initiative·Establishing Sustainable Rural Communities (2020-2022)
This project gathers diverse students and professors in the university with their professionalism in eco-sustainability, management, agricultural technique, and smart technologies, along with the advantage of having a strong bond with local industries after all the years. The purpose is to develop series of courses regarding eco-friendly agriculture. By setting the ecological agriculture as the core value, carrying the goals of “Life on Land ”, “Quality Education”, and “Responsible Consumption and Production” from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by United Nation, this project brings students into the local community and agro-tourism areas to explore the problems and sollutions. Besides, it also invites figures in the business line to share their implementation of ecological agriculture and eco-friendly farming, in order to produce featured outcomes containing the spirit of Satoyama (里山).
