Environmentally Harmonious Agriculture and the Development of New Fertilizers and Technologies

「さらに、バイオスティミュラント分野では、５月に新製品の販売を開始したほか、当社独自のリモートセンシング及び土壌分析技術を活用した提案型営業モデルの構築を進めるなど、農業ソリューション事業の展開を加速しております。」

「Total R&D expenses for the fiscal year were ¥319 million.」

「At the same time, we made a full-scale entry into the increasingly prominent biostimulant field and are expanding sales nationwide. Going forward, we will accelerate market expansion by broadening our product lineup and strengthening promotional activities.」

「As a new initiative, we successfully launched biostimulant products that help crops withstand high temperatures and drought, and began new sales through locations nationwide in April 2025. Going forward, we will seek to expand adoption through large-scale promotional activities.」

「In the fertilizer industry, the government is promoting a shift away from dependence on imported raw materials toward fertilizers using domestic resources, with the aim of ensuring a stable fertilizer supply less susceptible to international conditions and achieving sustainable agricultural production. The company is also working to achieve sustainable agriculture by developing fertilizers using livestock and food-waste compost and phosphorus recovered from sewage, and selling soil reductive disinfection materials and other products to reduce the use of chemical pesticides. Total R&D expenses for the interim consolidated accounting period were ¥131 million. The company also states that there were no material changes in the status of the Group's research and development activities during the interim consolidated accounting period.」

「In the fertilizer business, market conditions reversed from the previous fiscal year's surge in fertilizer prices, and fertilizer prices declined twice, in June and November. Although market conditions remained challenging, including because the distribution inventory buildup caused by rush demand and other factors in the previous fiscal year had not been reduced as much as expected, the company focused on initiatives to achieve sustainable agriculture, including the use of domestic resources such as compost and recovered phosphorus.」

「Against this business environment, in the fertilizer business, the company focused on initiatives to achieve sustainable agriculture, including the use of domestic resources such as compost and recovered phosphoric acid, in addition to」

「In the fertilizer business, the company focused on initiatives to achieve sustainable agriculture, including the use of domestic resources such as compost and recovered phosphoric acid, in addition to」

「In the fertilizer business, to achieve sustainable agriculture, we are promoting paste two-stage fertilization technology that does not rely on plastic-coated fertilizers; developing and expanding sales of biostimulant products that use our technological capabilities to draw out the inherent potential of plants, including their yield and quality; utilizing underutilized resources; and launching compound fertilizers containing compost that contribute to resource recycling. In addition, despite the unusual raw-material conditions that have continued since last year, we continued to secure a certain level of raw-material and product inventories at all times, despite the associated inventory risk, in order to ensure a stable supply as one of Japan's leading fertilizer manufacturers, and continued to respond to rush demand in anticipation of price increases.」

「In the fertilizer business, to achieve sustainable agriculture, we are promoting paste two-stage fertilization technology that does not rely on plastic-coated fertilizers; developing and expanding sales of biostimulant products that use our technological capabilities to draw out the inherent potential of plants, including their yield and quality; utilizing underutilized resources; and launching compound fertilizers containing compost that contribute to resource recycling. Total R&D expenses for the cumulative second quarter were ¥133 million. The company also states that there were no material changes in the status of the Group's research and development activities during the cumulative second quarter.」

「In the fertilizer business, to achieve sustainable agriculture, we are promoting paste two-stage fertilization technology that does not rely on plastic-coated fertilizers; developing and expanding sales of biostimulant products that use our technological capabilities to draw out the inherent potential of plants, including their yield and quality; utilizing underutilized resources; and launching compound fertilizers containing compost that contribute to resource recycling.」

「To meet diversifying needs and contribute to the development of Japanese agriculture, our Group is developing and expanding sales of new biostimulant materials that use our technological expertise to draw out plants’ inherent potential in terms of yield and quality, expanding sales of functional fertilizers that reduce farmers’ fertilization workload, including Otegaru-kun Super, a liquid fertilizer for paddy rice applied through irrigation, and promoting paste two-stage fertilization techniques that ensure stable productivity even in environments with substantial weather fluctuations.」

「Total R&D expenses for the cumulative second quarter were ¥138 million. The company also states that there were no material changes in the status of the Group's research and development activities during the cumulative second quarter.」

「To meet diversifying needs and contribute to the development of Japanese agriculture, our Group is developing and expanding sales of functional fertilizers that reduce the fertilization workload for farmers, including Otegaru-kun Super, a liquid fertilizer for paddy rice applied through irrigation, using our technological expertise. We are also working to establish paddy-rice fertilization techniques using paste fertilizer to ensure stable productivity even in environments with substantial weather fluctuations.」

「Total R&D expenses for the cumulative third quarter were ¥199 million. The company also states that there were no material changes in the status of the Group's research and development activities during the cumulative third quarter.」

「Total R&D expenses for the cumulative second quarter were ¥130 million. The company also states that there were no material changes in the status of the Group's research and development activities during the cumulative second quarter.」

「Total R&D expenses for the three-month period of the current fiscal year were ¥64 million. There were no material changes in the status of the group’s R&D activities during the three-month period of the current fiscal year.」

「Total R&D expenses for the fiscal year were ¥276 million.」

「Total R&D expenses for the cumulative second quarter were ¥137 million. The company also states that there were no material changes in the status of the Group's research and development activities during the cumulative second quarter.」

「Total R&D expenses for the cumulative first quarter were ¥68 million. The company also states that there were no material changes in the status of the Group's research and development activities during the cumulative first quarter.」

「Total R&D expenses for the fiscal year were ¥282 million.」

「Total R&D expenses for the cumulative third quarter were ¥199 million. The company also states that there were no material changes in the status of the Group's research and development activities during the cumulative third quarter.」

「Total R&D expenses for the cumulative second quarter were ¥132 million. The company also states that there were no material changes in the status of the Group's research and development activities during the cumulative second quarter.」

「There were no material changes in the status of the Group’s research and development activities during the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」

「To establish environmentally sustainable agriculture, which is of significant importance, we are developing new products and technologies focused on the following themes: (1) research into the high-value-added use of organic fertilizers for crops; (2) research into the effective use of soil microorganisms; (3) development of crop cultivation systems; (4) development of novel functional fertilizers and fertilization technologies; (5) effective use of underutilized resources; (6) rationalization of fertilization and cultivation based on soil diagnosis; and (7) development of new products and cultivation systems through industry-academia-government collaborative research.」

「There were no material changes in the status of the Group’s research and development activities during the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」

「To establish environmentally sustainable agriculture, which is of significant importance, we are developing new products and technologies focused on the following themes.」

「To establish environmentally sustainable agriculture, which is of significant importance, we are developing new products and technologies focused on the following themes: (1) research into the high-value-added use of organic fertilizers for crops; (2) research into the effective use of soil microorganisms; (3) development of crop cultivation systems; (4) development of novel functional fertilizers and fertilization technologies; (5) effective use of underutilized resources; (6) rationalization of fertilization and cultivation based on soil diagnosis; and (7) development of new products and cultivation systems through industry-academia-government collaborative research.」