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Teruo Higa
Dr.Teruo Higa (比嘉 照夫 Higa Teruo, born December 28, 1941) is a professor at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, located to the south of the main Japanesearchipelago, and grew up there.[1] Following his graduation from the Department of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, he took his doctorate from the Agricultural Research Department of Kyushu UniversityGraduate School, eventually returning to join the teaching staff of the University of the Ryukyus as lecturer in 1970, becoming Assistant Professor two years later. He is currently Professor ofHorticulture, a post he has held since 1982. He pioneered the development of "EM technology".

Current positions held by Teruo Higa
• • • • • • Chairman, Executive Committee of the International Promotionof Nature Farming President, Asia-Pacific Natural Agriculture Network (APNAN) Director, International Nature Farming Research Center (INFRC) Technological Adviser, Japan Flower Association ScientificAdviser, Association for the Cleaning of Japan's Water Director and Head of the Okinawa Branch, Japan World Health Organization (WHO)

• Director, Earth Environment and Co-Existence Network (NPO) •Director, Flowers in City Development and Constructions Network (NPO) • Chairman, Evaluation Committee for the "National Contest of Flowers in City Development and Constructions" (Japan's Ministry ofAgriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport-advocated project) • Others, successive posts in national and prefectural committees

Books/publications by/onTeruo Higa
• (Japanese) Major publications Use of Microorganisms in Agriculture & Their Positive Effects on *Environmental Safety (Nobunkyo 1991) • (Japanese) EM Environmental Revolution (ChiefEditor; Sogo Unicom 1994) • (Japanese) EM Industrial Revolution (Chief Editor; Sogo Unicom 1997) • (Japanese) An Earth Saving Revolution: Solutions to Problems in Agriculture, the Environment and...