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Meiji University’s Advanced Plant Factory Research Center (“the Center”) is currently conducting joint research with Japanese companies. The joint research results with Fuso Chemical Co., Ltd. and Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. will be disclosed at Horti Asia 2024, a trade fair for horticulture, floriculture products and technology to be held in Bangkok, Thailand.


[Exhibition content]
・Development of new technology for plant growth control (Fuso Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.)
- Joint research results with MIURA Noboru, Associate Professor of the School of Science and Technology (deputy director of the Advanced Plant Factory Research Center)
・Plant factory system with high productivity (Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.)
- Joint research results with IKEDA Takashi, Professor of the School of Agriculture (director of the Advanced Plant Factory Research Center)

In the above joint research with experiments that are carried out using the equipment and facilities of the Center, research activities are conducted in order to generate higher synergy effects by mutually utilizing the know-how and business base cultivated so far with companies.

In the future, the Center aims to develop various solutions in plant factories by strengthening cooperation not only with domestic companies but also with overseas companies and institutions.

[The Advanced Plant Factory Research Center]

The Advanced Plant Factory Research Center was built using subsidies provided through the Subsidy Project for Advanced Plant Factory Research Facility Development sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. The development project was implemented with the aim of popularizing and expanding “plant factories” that can achieve more efficient agricultural production and ensure a stable food supply by serving as hubs of research development, technological promotion, and human resource development. A total of eight organizations with corporate status in Japan (including Meiji University) were selected for the project. The Meiji University plant factory will serve as one of these eight hubs for R&D and personnel training throughout Japan.

[Outline of the exhibiting event]
・Name: Horti Asia 2024
・Sponsored by: DLG International GmbH & VNU Exhibitions Asia Pacific Co., Ltd.
・Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 to Friday, May 24 10:00 to 18:00 (Thai time)
・City: Bangkok, Thailand
・Venue: Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center (BITEC)
・Exhibits: Greenhouses and automatic control, seeds, seedlings, soil nutrition, fruit, postharvest technology, urban agriculture and others.