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Mar 14,2025: Opening of 18 hectares of Japanese pear cultivation area, one of the largest in Japan, aiming to increase the scale and efficiency of fruit tree production
August 30,2024: Solutions to the “Can't Carry Crisis” All Japan Line of our group established a “sustainable logistics system for agricultural products”
July 12,2024: Fama-mura Strawberry Farm determined its varieties for first sale in Nov.2025
May 23,2024: Large-scale strawberry cultivation with high efficiency of "Royal Queen" in Inashiki City, Ibaraki Prefecture for harvest in December 2025
May 8, 2024: One of the largest high density planting apple orchards in Japan was established with about 55 ha
March 27, 2024: Promote "Joint Transportation and Delivery" by converting nationwide fruit and vegetable centers to relay transportation center
March 7, 2024: Farmind held an event aimed at strengthening the sales of "Taiwan Pineapple" with the Taiwan Ministry of Agriculture
January 25, 2024: Farmind President and CEO, Tatsuo Horiuchi, delivered a speech at the "Gunma Prefecture Agriculture & Food Business Exchange Meeting"
December 15, 2023: Farmind and Sumitomo Corporation conclude business partnership agreement in fruits and vegetables business
Promoting agricultural production to contribute toward sustainable fruits and vegetables supply
October 13, 2023: "Collaborative Agreement on Education Support" with Kasumigaura City and the City Board of Education
Third-year elementary school students from Kasumigaura City experience farming at a pear orchard
September 25, 2023: Energy-saving effort for a future decarbonized society
Electricity consumption reduction in the ripening process by approximately 25%
September 8, 2023: Farmind President & CEO Tatsuo Horiuchi received the Asia Fruit Award 2023 Impact Award
July 19, 2023: Farmind, Kasumigaura City and the Kasumigaura City Board of Education sign a "Collaborative Agreement on Educational Support"
July 7, 2023: Commencement of commercial production of highland bananas in the Philippines
～Completion ceremony for major facilities～
May 18, 2023: Farmind, Cheongdo-gun and Nature Farm have signed MOU for mutual cooperation in sales promotion, with the aim of further expanding the market for "Oyatsu Jukugaki"
May 11, 2023: Farmind President and CEO, Tatsuo Horiuchi, delivered a speech on "Efforts toward cold chain network establishment"
Mar 16, 2023: Japan Broadcasting Corporation（NHK）introduced Farmind's Banana ripening processing technology
Mar 15, 2023: Speech at the "Miyazaki Agricultural Distribution DX Promotion Council Training Meeting" to solve "2024 Logistics Issues"
Mar 7, 2023: Vice Chairman Mr. Chen, vice chairman of Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan R.O.C visited KASUMI Food Square for inspecting the 2023 first shipment of Taiwan Pineapple
Feb 24, 2023: "Amaka Carrot" won the Gold Award at "Vegetable Sommelier Summit"
Feb 21, 2023: Speech at the "Miyazaki Agricultural Distribution DX Promotion Council Training Meeting" to solve "2024 Logistics Issues"
Nov 21, 2022: Farmind President and CEO, Tatsuo Horiuchi, attended the completion ceremony of RD&D Cold Logistics' Dalin Center ～Connects Japan and Taiwan through a cold chain～
Nov 8, 2022: Farmind President and CEO, Tatsuo Horiuchi, had an interview with Governor of Ibaraki Prefecture, Kazuhiko Oigawa, and discussed about the agriculture innovation through large scaled and efficient tree fruit production
July 4, 2022: PFC Nagano Corpotation started its operations
April 22, 2022: Farmind President and CEO, Tatsuo Horiuchi, delivered a speech at the 394th Food Management Forum
January 6, 2022: Farmind Corporation, National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, and The Norinchukin Bank three parties Conclusion of Capital Alliance Agreements
November 5, 2021: Farmind President and CEO, Tatsuo Horiuchi, received the 54th Food Industry Distinguished Service Award
August 27, 2021: Conclude Business Alliance with National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations
August 12, 2021: Farmind's contribution was appeared in the August 2021 issue of the AFC Forum
June 11, 2021: Make Hokkaido Sanchoku Center Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary
June 01, 2021: Farmind Makes Fresh Carriers Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary
May 17, 2021: Equity Participation of HIBIYA-KADAN group and the transfer of the flower business to the subsidiary
April 12, 2021: Farmind concluded LOI for the procurement of Taiwan's pineapples with Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan R.O.C.
April 08, 2021: Farmind was featured in Sankei Kid's News
April 01, 2021: Farmind mergers with the subsidiary JWM Asia Japan
January 1, 2021: Establishment of Farmind Yachiyo Center
September 10, 2020: Farmind will be introduced in NHK General
July 1, 2020: Entry into apple production business through a joint venture with Nihon Agri, Inc
June 4, 2020: Farmind was published in Sankei Kids' News
March 6, 2020: Farmind received an interview regarding the product "Annie" of KANTSU Co. Ltd
March 4, 2020: Farmind was introduced on "Oshietemorau mae to ato" (TV show) by MBS.
March 2, 2020: Farmind gave a speech at the Research Conference sponsored by the Nagano Fruit Tree Research Association's Chushin Branch
December 13, 2019: Farmind gave a lecture as a guest speaker at the Faculty of Law of Chuo University
November 6, 2019: Farmind has signed MoU on the acquisition of stakes of JWM Asia Japan
September 5, 2019: We received an interview regarding Fujita Electric's WATCH LOGGER.
September 5, 2019: We received an interview on the banana business from TBS Asahi Chan!
August 26, 2019: Farmind will be introduced on TV Osaka's "Outing discovery variety Kagaku de Muchamitas!"
August 26, 2019: Farmind Sapporo Center was introduced on the NHK Sapporo Broadcasting Station "Hot News Hokkaido"
July 16, 2019: Speech at Global Cold Chain Summit 2019 (Qingdao City, China) and announcement of appointment as vice chairman of China Federation of Logistics Associations and Cold Chain Logistics Associations
May 7, 2019: Farmind has been posted on the Yomiuri Shimbun Online " YOL2018-19 : A company that energizes the future of Japan."
April 9, 2019: Farmind interviews have been posted on TrendMap
March 5, 2019: Notice of Completion of Construction of Expansion Cut Fruit Area at Fukuoka Center
March 5, 2019: "Supermarket Trade Show 2019" report page opened
March 4, 2019: An interview was posted on the Cow Television "President's Office 101"
February 25, 2019: User community sites for any foods "Shokusenden.com" was completely renewed.
February 1, 2019: Farmind will exhibit at the Supermarket Trade Show 2019 ~Accelerating the fruit and vegetables business + New proposals ~
January 9, 2019: English website opened
November 5, 2018: Speech was given at the Autumn Special Seminar hosted by Nourin-Research.
October 25, 2018: Farmind, New Initiatives with JA and Producers
October 15, 2018: Speech was given at the Yushan Forum, an international forum held in Taiwan
October 2, 2018: Farmind concludes a basic agreement with Cheongdo District of Korea on mutual cooperation in promoting and expanding sales of Cheongdo persimmons (sold as "Oyatsu-juku-gaki").