抄録
Meal supply and delivery services in close partnerships with medical and welfare businesses are considered to be social enterprises by nature. Registered dietitians working at these sites provide health-related information, conduct nutritional management, as well as R&D and scientific verification of therapeutic and nursing-care food. However, the partnerships with agriculture have not yet deepened, and the agriculture business only provides cut vegetables to the medical and welfare businesses. Easing of regulations may be necessary to allow therapeutic food delivery by hospitals, and to improve safety and efficiency of school lunches.
JA-led welfare businesses with an eye to activating the community are expected to be improved by working hand-in-hand with Welfare Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives in rural areas. On the other hand, Co-op is expected to expand the welfare businesses of day-care services or special elderly nursing homes, and to integrate them with meal supply and delivery services in urban areas.
