Sustainable Raw-Material Sourcing Through Support for Overseas Sesame Producers and Diversification of Sourcing Regions

「At the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (ＴＩＣＡＤ ９), held at Pacifico Yokohama in August 2025, the Company signed a letter of intent (ＬＯＩ) concerning a partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (ＩＦＡＤ), Olam Agri and ＭＣアグリアライアンス, aimed at improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Nigeria. To date, the Company has supported improvements in yields and quality on approximately 2,000 farms covering approximately 2,000 hectares in Nigeria through cultivation guidance provided by dispatched agricultural engineers.」

「The Group believes that increasing the value added of sesame will contribute to the sustainability and stability of sesame producers. Under the medium-term management plan “ＯＮＥ Ｋａｄｏｙａ,” we have therefore identified increasing the value of each sesame seed through premium product development and new businesses as a priority area. We are also diversifying the regions from which we purchase sesame raw materials to ensure stable procurement.」

「In cooperation with local suppliers and others, we provide sesame-producing farmers in South America, including Paraguay, and Africa, including Tanzania and Nigeria, with cultivation guidance and support for improving sesame quality. We are working to provide sustainable support to sesame producers through increased harvests and improved profitability resulting from higher quality. We are also diversifying the regions from which we purchase sesame raw materials to ensure stable procurement.」