MOONSHOT Project

Reducing Methane from Cows Will Save the Planet and the Food Crisis

Realization of a new livestock production system
to reduce methane by 80 % through complete control
of the bovine rumen microbiome

Shared research institutes

Hokkaido University / National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) / University of Tokyo / National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) / Nagoya University / ZEN-NOH / National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) / Obihiro University / Hokkaido Research Organization

External collaborators

Japan Science Feed Association / Fuso Corporation



The Moonshot Program for agriculture, forestry and fisheries