Message from CEO Benefits to Members The Plant Factory Association (JPFA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2010 Members can:

by the faculties of Chiba University with the support of Japanese governments. Our target 1. Attend various business forums 2. Participate in collaborations with Chiba University, member companies, and associated professionals is to offer a viable solution to current problems related to food, the environment, energy, and resource use through the development and dissemination of sustainable plant factory 3. Receive consultancy services at special discounted rates systems that could address the global challenges. The JPFA is pursuing economic rationality 4. Join networking, share information, and cooperate with other members through the plant factory projects while introducing new technologies. We sincerely hope 5. Attend workshops and joint conferences organized by JPFA, Chiba University and other international that you understand, participate in, and cooperate with our activities. organizations

Our Mission and Vision Notable Activities The mission and vision of the JPFA are to: develop and disseminate sustainable plant factory systems that 1. 2016: Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) International project; Promotion of global PFAL results in high-quality and high-yield production in an environmentally friendly manner; support industrial cluster by encouraging multidiscipline international business & R&D cooperation agroindustrialization through academic research; develop human resources by undertaking innovative 2. 2013-2015: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan (MAFF); Promotion of advanced agricultural science-based programs; encourage international business and R&D collaboration; collaborate technology for regional revitalization of food-production with the community to provide citizens with opportunities to enjoy growing plants; to educate current and 3. Organizing monthly workshops (100th anniversary event in July 2016), training courses, intensive lectures future generations on food and healthy living while creating employment opportunities. 4. International collaborations with companies and universities; international conferences, business matching events, project management

Membership Category

Category/Type Entry Fee Annual Fee Number of Units Entitlement

Special Organization(A) ¥10,000 ¥1,000,000 - Act as a leading company in the Plant Factory Consortium Member Organization(B) ¥10,000 ¥500,000 - Act as a member company in the Plant Factory Consortium

Regular Organization ¥10,000 ¥100,000 -

Member Individual ¥10,000 ¥20,000 -

Directors and Members CEO Toyoki Kozai, Japan Plant Factory Association Vice President Toru Maruo, Chiba University

Directors

Mitsubishi Plastics Agri Tsunehiro Abe Hirokazu Kiuchi Wagoen Co., Ltd. Dream Co., Ltd.

Atsuyuki Futono Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Kazuichi Mabuchi RaiseFarm Corp. Eiji Goto Chiba University Tatsuo Murota MIRAI CO., LTD. Activities Eri Hayashi E*Green Lab Inc. Katsumi Ohyama Minori Lab. Inc.

R&D Japan Greenhouse Makio Hayashi Syuichi Okamoto Iwatani Corporation Conducting research on sustainable plant factories and other projects in collaboration with companies and Horiculture Association Sumitomo Electric institutions Naoki Ikeguchi Tetsuo Sekiyama Chiba University Business and Technical Support Industries, Ltd. Co., Japan Greenhouse Providing various forms of business and technical support for plant factories and novel forms of agriculture Kiyotaka Irie Yutaka Shinohara Education Ltd Horiculture Association

-Organizing workshops, seminars and joint conferences Central Research Mieko Kasai DuPont Co., Ltd Kazuhiro Syouji Instritute of Electric -Offering training courses and study tours of onsite plant factories Power Industry Public Relations & Extension Program Japan Management Ichiro Kato Juris Catalyst Co., Ltd. Tatsuro Tanaka Managing model facilities using the most advanced technology, making sample products and information on Association plant factories publicly available, and disseminating technical survey results and research findings Masao Kikuchi Chiba University Satoru Tsukagoshi Chiba University Capacity-building Program Japan Plant Factory Hiroaki Kitakoshi Daisen Co., Ltd. Toshitaka Yamaguchi Human resource development and technology diffusion by internationally recognized experts and capacity Association building of top-quality engineers, researchers, and managers International Operations Auditor Narinobu Satachi, , Ltd. International relations, consulting and international project management Special Executive Advisor Hiroshi Komiyama, Chairman, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. List of Members and Supporting Members

AGP CORPORATION FutureLight. MIRAI CO., LTD. Sankyo Tateyama, Inc.

Agri vision co.,ltd Green lab inc. Mitsubishi Plastics Agri SANKYOFRONTIER CO., Dream Co., Ltd. LTD. Japan Plant Factory Association Agriconsulting Co., Ltd. H. IKEUCHI & Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. Sanwa Corporation. Supporting New Agro-industry Businesses through AI FACTORY CO., LTD. Hane Co., Ltd. Fudosan Co., Ltd. SEIDEN KOGYO Co., Ltd. Consultancy on R&D, Planning, Management and Marketing AIR WATER INC. HANMO CO.,LTD. MITSUI-SOKO HOLDINGS Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. CO., INC. HASHIMOTO SOGYO Ltd. MIYOSHI AGRI-TECH Shikoku Instrumentation CO., CO.,LTD. LTD. ASAHI KOGYOSHA Systems, Ltd. NEC Corporation CO.,LTD.

Asahi Techno Plant CO.,LTD. Hokurikukizai Co., Ltd. NEPON Inc. Shinshowa Corporation Be Eco Japan House Foods Corporation Nihon Advanced Agri Shinwa Farm Corporation Berg Earth co.,ltd. Hutchison Whampoa Japan NIHON WACON CO.,LTD. K.K. Limited Bridge Farm co., ltd. Illumitex, Inc. Nippon Medical & Chemical SNOW BRAND SEED Co., Instruments Co., Ltd. Ltd. CCS Inc. Inochio Group, Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd. Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. CHC System Co., Ltd. INTEC inc. NOMURA Agri Planning & Taikisha Ltd. Advisory Chemical materials Iwatani Corporation Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Taisei oncho co., ltd. Evaluation and REsearch BAse ( CEREBA ) Chubu Trading Co., Ltd. JAPAN DOME HOUSE Co., NTT FACILITIES, INC. Takenaka Corporation Ltd. CREO CO., LTD. JAPAN FOUNDATION Takii & Co., Ltd. ENGINEERING CO., LTD Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. JAPAN OPERATOR CO., Corporation Takiron Co., Ltd. LTD. Daisen Co., Ltd. Jardin Co., Ltd. Panasonic Corporation Eco Tatsuno Corporation Solutions Company Industry Co., JDC CORPORATION Philips Lighting B.V. TEPCO Energy Partner, Ltd. Incorporated DO-RO KENSETSU. JFE Civil Engineering & PLANET, INC. TOKITA SEED Construction Corp. Dr. Vegetable Japan CO.,Ltd. JMA Consultants Inc. PlantX Corp. STC Co., Ltd.

EarthInnovation Inc. CORPORATION Potato Kaitsuka Co. Ltd. Tozai Shirakawa Agricultural Cooperatives EKO Instruments Kewpie Corporation RaiseFarm Corp VEGETECH Co., Ltd.

E's Inc. MASARU Routrek Networks, Inc. ViVi INDUSTRIES,LTD. Fujifilm Corporation MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., SAKAKIBARA HEART Wagoen Co., Ltd. LTD. INSTITUTE Address: Chiba University, Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences Funabashi Joho-Bijinesu Meiko Co., Ltd. 6-2-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan 227-0882 College of Technology Japan Plant Factory Association (JPFA, a Nonprofit Organization) *As of November, 2016; More than 110 corporate members and around 100 individual members. Tel: +81(0)4-7137-8318 (Int’l Relations & Consulting) URL: http://npoplantfactory.org/english.html E-mail: [email protected]