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AgVenture Lab is operated by experts in a variety of areas including agriculture, technologies and collaboration with startup companies. The personnel at the Lab will fully promote efforts for solving social issues through the operation of AgVenture Lab!

Members

Hiroaki Shiraishi

COO

CVC

Favorite produce:dried persimmons

Takeshi Munemasa

from Norinchukin

CVC

Favorite produce:pear(Shinkansen)

Yuichi Kobayashi

from Norinchukin

CVC, Research (overseas)

Favorite produce:garlic

Noriaki Shimada

from Norinchukin

Development of Apps, DX Promotion

Favorite produce:Kodaira blueberry

Jin Saito

from Norinchukin

General Management

Favorite produce:eggplant

Daisaku Himeno

from Norinchukin

General Management

Favorite produce:peach

Kenichi Katsuhara

from Norinchukin

CVC, Research (overseas)

Favorite produce:Japanese onion

Hiroshi Shinohara

Corporate Liaison

Favorite produce:rice(Milky Queen)

Kensuke Funaki

from Norinchukin

General Management

Favorite produce:rice

Shohei Morinaga

from Norinchukin

Development of Apps

Favorite produce:mandarin orange

Kanae Sasaki

from Norinchukin

Publicity & Events

Favorite produce:Tsuyahime, fava bean

Anna Sasaki

from Norinchukin

Education Business, Business Development

Favorite produce:bamboo shoot

Kenjiro Kato

Operation of Lab

Favorite produce:mango

Jiseki Kobayashi

from Norinchukin

Accelerator Program, Development of Apps

Favorite produce:pistachio

Kasumi Oshima

from JA-ZENCHU

Education Business, Corporate Liaison

Favorite produce:Japanese radish

Takuya Waragai

from Norinchukin

Development of Apps

Favorite produce:shiitake mushroom

Hiroyuki Ooka

from Norinchukin

Accelerator Program, Corporate Liaison

Favorite produce:spinach, cabbage, peach

Ruri Kawahara

from ZEN-NOH

Publicity & Events

Favorite produce:Japanese yam

Hiroki Kawabata

from Norinchukin

CVC

Favorite produce:dried potato

Xining Wang

Education Business, DX Promotion

Favorite produce:maize

Reika Goto

from Norinchukin

Publicity & Events, Business Development

Favorite produce:avocado

Yuko Kiso

Corporate Liaison, Accelerator Program

Favorite produce:spring cabbage

Mayumi Yamanaka

Operation of Lab, Accelerator Program

Favorite produce:wood cauliflower fungus

Yoko Hosono

from ZEN-NOH

Corporate Liaison, Education Business

Favorite produce:garland chrysanthemum

Ayano Terada

Publicity & Events

Favorite produce:mandarin orange

Takeshi Ue

DX Promotion, Business Development

Favorite produce:pepper, wasabi

Takayuki Shibaya

from Norinchukin

Accelerator Program

Favorite produce:green soybeans

Yoshiaki Ishii

from Norinchukin

Accelerator Program, Education Business

Favorite produce:green onion, onion

Kana Koga

from Norinchukin

Publicity & Events

Favorite produce:rice

Ryou Yamazi

from Norinchukin

Development of Apps

Favorite produce:wasabi

Takahiro Maegawa

DX Promotion, Business Development

Favorite produce:Hassaku

Yuudai Tanaka

from ZEN-NOH

Corporate Liaison, Accelerator Program

Favorite produce:soy

Taiki Hino

from Norinchukin

CVC

Favorite produce:Anredera cordifolia

Yu Hashimoto

from Norinchukin

Development of Apps

Favorite produce:melon

Saya Koyama

from Norinchukin

CVC

Favorite produce:Beni Madonna

Tsuyoshi Fuyama

DX Promotion, Business Development

Favorite produce:milk

Yusuke Shiikawa

from ZBS

Development of Apps

Favorite produce:Akita Komachi

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
Narutoshi Ochiai
AgVenture Lab plays an important role as a bridge for communication between farmers, entrepreneurs, and the JA Group, all of whom have different business domains and languages to which they are committed on a daily basis. In addition, there are more than 10 million stakeholders in AgVenture Lab if the members of the JA Group are included. The Lab aims to be a presence trusted by these people and a hub where those who have technologies, such as entrepreneurs, would consider their technologies, which would be used for agriculture, would be revealed to the world by coming to AgVenture Lab.

[Background]

Joined the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (called as Zen-Noh) in 1985. Mainly in the Livestock Production Division, he has served as Executive Vice President of Zen-Noh Grain Corporation, Director of the Zen-Noh Institute of Animal Health, and Director of the Public Relations Division at Zen-Noh Headquarters, and currently serves as Executive Director of AgVenture Lab and Counselor of the Zen-Noh since 2020.