 国内農業は、近い将来のTPP11や日欧EPAの発効による影響が懸念され、また農業現場での高齢化、後継者不足が深刻となっています。一方、若い担い手による大規模農家、法人経営者の割合も増加しており、さらに政府の農業強化策も具体的に実行されつつあります。
アグロ カネショウは、農家のみなさまと様々な取り組みを行っております。1951年の創業以来、地道に農家密着型で技術普及を中心とした営業活動と製品開発を継続して実践しています。
2015年1月に開始した「土壌分析および診断サービス」は、昨年の年間受託数が約3000件と毎年増加し、広く農家のみなさんの期待に応えられるようになってきました。「カネショウファーム」は課題を抱える産地の農家のみなさんの圃場で、当社の培ってきた病害防除剤の知識と経験、ならびに土壌分析を用いて一緒に課題解決ならびに目標の達成を試みる取り組みです。さらに本年からは「（国際認証規格である）グローバルGAPの認証取得支援サービス」も開始しています。より多くの担い手農家や農業生産法人のみなさまのお役に立ちたいと考えております。
福島工場の操業停止以降、生産拠点の分散と製品の安定供給が大きな課題でありましたが、2013年の茨城工場新設に続き、2018年11月山口県防府市に山口工場を完成させ、事業基盤の強化とリスク低減を一気に解決し、さらに西日本各地への物流拠点としてよりスムーズな製品供給を目指しております。
また、海外拠点（ベルギー、韓国）を充実させ、国内で培った農薬の技術普及力を展開、浸透させ、着実な事業拡大を目指しております。
当社は100年企業に向けて、「Lead The Way 2025 (先陣を切って進む)」のスローガンの下、これからも皆様のご期待に応えてまいります。 Agriculture in Japan is facing challenges. In addition to concerns about the impact of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CP TPP) and the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EU-Japan EPA), both of which will come into force in the near future, the aging of growers, the lack of successors, and labor shortages have become serious issues. Moreover, systems and structures for providing instructions and information about agricultural technologies, including pest control, seem to be weakening in general. On the other hand, the ratio of large-scale farms run by younger generations and farming corporations has been increasing and the Japanese government has started implementing concrete measures to enhance the competitiveness of Japan’s agriculture.
AGRO-KANESHO is pursuing various initiatives with growers. Since the establishment of AGRO-KANESHO in 1951, we have adhered to a persistent, grower-centric approach in both sales activities and product development, centering on diffusion of technologies. The soil analysis and diagnosis services we launched in January 2015 are clearly meeting the expectations of numerous farmers, as indicated by the significant increase in the number of contracts received each year. We received about 3,000 contracts for these services last year. KANESHO Farm is an initiative in which we work with them at their farms to resolve their issues and achieve targets by deploying our accumulated knowledge and experience in agrochemicals and applying soil analysis for their benefit. In 2018, we launched a new service to support growers in their efforts to gain GLOBAL GAP (GLOBAL Good Agricultural Practices) certification. We are committed to increasing our usefulness to more farmers and farming corporations.
Since the halting of operation of the Fukushima Plant as our main production site due to the nuclear disaster in 2011, decentralization of production sites and ensuring stable supply of products have been major current issues for us. Following the establishment of the Ibaraki Plant in 2013, construction of a new plant in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, completed in November 2018, is expected to lead to resolution of the issues, including the reduction of risks, while strengthening the business foundation. Moreover, the new plant will serve as a logistics center in west Japan to achieve smooth product supply.
Furthermore, we are developing our overseas subsidiaries in Belgium and South Korea in order to offer agrochemical technology cultivated in Japan in overseas markets with a view to sound expansion of our business overseas.
Inspired by our “Lead The Way 2025” slogan, we are resolved to continue meeting your expectations as we advance toward our centenary.
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