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Hiroshi Shinohara
ラボ運営・全体総括
Operation of Lab,General Management
Favorite produce：rice（Milky Queen）
Takeshi Ue
DX Promotion, Business Development
Favorite produce：pepper, wasabi
Satoru Funabashi
Operation of Lab
Accelerator Program, Corporate Liaison
Favorite produce：Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
Takahiro Kanematsu
from ZEN-NOH
Accelerator Program
Favorite produce：rice for sake
Yuko Hiratsuka
Operation of Lab
Education Business
Favorite produce：peach
Yuichi Kobayashi
from Norinchukin
CVC, Research (overseas)
Favorite produce：garlic
Noriaki Shimada
from Norinchukin
Development of Apps, DX Promotion
Favorite produce：Kodaira blueberry
Kenichi Katsuhara
from Norinchukin
CVC, Research (overseas)
Favorite produce：Japanese onion
Kensuke Funaki
教育事業
Education Business, DX Promotion
Favorite produce：rice
Kanae Sasaki
Operation of Lab,Education Business
教育事業
Favorite produce：Tsuyahime, fava bean
Anna Sasaki
教育事業
Education Business, Business Development
Favorite produce：bamboo shoot
Kenjiro Kato
Operation of Lab
Favorite produce：mango
Takuya Waragai
from Norinchukin
Development of Apps
Favorite produce：shiitake mushroom
Hiroyuki Ooka
Accelerator Program, Corporate Liaison
外部連携
Favorite produce：spinach, cabbage, peach
Xining Wang
Education Business, DX Promotion
Favorite produce：maize
Reika Goto
広報PR・事業開発
Public Relations, Business Development
Favorite produce：apple
Yuko Kubota
Operation of Lab,Collaboration with Universities
Favorite produce：spring cabbage
Yoko Hosono
from ZEN-NOH
Public Relations, Education Business
Favorite produce：garland chrysanthemum
Kana Koga
Public Relations
Favorite produce：rice
Tsuyoshi Fuyama
DX Promotion, Business Development
Favorite produce：milk
Chihiro Osada
Accelerator Program
Favorite produce：sweet potato（silk suite）
Hirofumi Takano
from Norinchukin
Development of Apps
Favorite produce：tomato
Takuya Sakamoto
Incubation Program
Favorite produce：yuzu
Saori Hatakeyama
Incubation Program
Favorite produce：kale
Masaki Arai
from Norinchukin
Development of Apps
Favorite produce：Fukaya green onion
Akiko Matsumoto
Accelerator Program
Favorite produce：sweet potato
Rei Akiyama
Accelerator Program
Favorite produce：konjac,melon
Greeting
Greetings from the CEO and Executive Director
CEO
Koki Ogino
AgVenture Lab is a place where like-minded people gather to promptly identify agricultural and social issues and persistently try to solve them. With diverse people gathering here, including farmers, entrepreneurs, and engineers, the Lab will seek technologies and ideas that are in the small seed phase, sprout them, and make the agricultural business more attractive.
[Background]
Joined The Norinchukin Bank in 1990. Engaged in system development of securities and data warehouse, and IT risk management. Studied Internet Business at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2000. After serving as Executive Officer and General Manager of Digital Innovation Division, he has served as CEO of AgVenture Lab since 2019 and Special Counselor of The Norinchukin Bank since 2021.
Executive Director
Youichi Koenuma
Five years have passed since the AgVenture Lab was established, and the progress we have made so far is gradually beginning to bear fruit. From this point on, it is important for the JA Group as a whole to achieve concrete results and grow together with our stakeholders. Furthermore, we aim to continue to be an organization that supports ambitious efforts to address social issues facing "food," "agriculture," and "life," and to pursue their potential in order to make society as a whole more vibrant.
[Background]
In 1988, he joined the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives and was assigned to the Rice Department. Thereafter, he was engaged in administrative operations such as planning, human resources, and public relations. He has served as Deputy General Manager of the Iwate Prefectural Headquarters and General Manager of the Audit Department at the head office, and since 2024 has served as Executive Director of AgVenture Lab and Counselor of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives.
