Akaisaien Co.

Akaisaien uses new ideas to rejuvenate regional agriculture and society!

Agriculture

Area Taira・Akai
Industrial Parks-

Products & Services

Other

Processing

Food, etc.

Related Fields

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Energy / Environmental Recycling

Company Overview

Yeah-round production and sale of tomatoes grown in nutriculture environments (nutrients dissolved in a liquid solution). Our two greenhouses offer a combined total cultivation area of 1.5 ha. By enacting advanced smart-agriculture practices and incorporating the use of AI, we work to grow high value-added tomatoes. We also promote a business plan that supports SDGs and strengthens awareness of a circular economy. We have been granted GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) certification, and work to take in workers who have returned to the area, and those who have moved here from other areas.

Primary Products / Services

●Production and sale of agricultural products
●Processing and sale of agricultural products
●Analysis, development, and consulting for matters concerning production, processing, and sales of agricultural products

IP & Licenses, etc.

Intellectual Property
●Registered Trademark: No. 5922183
Certifications / Licenses
●JGAP Registration No. 070000037
Awards / Commendations
●Winner of the fiscal 2015 Association of Agricultural Electrification
Grand Prize
●Winner of the 2020 Iwaki City Agriculture & Forestry Award
●Winner of the 2020 61st Fukushima Prefecture Agriculture Awards Special Award for Reconstruction & Revitalization

Company Strengths & Characteristics

・Reputation for production of flavorful tomatoes. ・Reduced reliance of greenhouse facilities on fossil fuels thanks to renovations made with engineering knowledge.
・Focus on circular economy through use of cascading nutriculture and heat generated by burning rice husks left over from local agriculture.
・Additionally, combustion temperatures are kept at levels which produce charcoal to be used to grow other vegetables.
・Promotion of SDGs through JGAP certification.
・Working with local government, we promote agriculture by hosting student tours, offering lectures, and accepting student interns.
・Efforts to advance agriculture through collaboration between industry, academia and government.

Future Prospects & Areas of Interest

We strive to establish agricultural technologies that can manage the climate change we face in today’s time. We also strive to improve techniques to raise output per area to combat the expected future global food shortage. Additionally, as production is an energy-intensive process, it is our policy to work to create energy which fully utilizes residue left behind in agricultural processes. Furthermore, we are building a strong management foundation to support a circular economy, by utilizing the waste products of other ndustries and creating a system to turn one area’s trash into treasure for others.