Provide Environmentally Friendly Products and Services
Philosophy
Before an agricultural chemical can be used, it must be registered with the government after proving that it meets safety standards through various tests from the perspectives of farmers, crops, consumers, and the environment.
We promote vigorously researching new safety evaluations expected to be useful under the theme of "Efficient Creation of Highly Safe Agricultural Chemicals.” For example, we conduct research to select Highly Safe Agricultural Chemicals through in silico (in the computer) evaluations and in vitro (in the test tube) safety evaluations using cultured cells. Through these efforts, we aim to predict the effects of new agricultural chemicals on humans and the environment from the very early stages of their development.
Low-carbon products
AXEEV
Our flagship product, AXEEV, is a herbicide for field crops that can be used for the world's major crops, such as soybean, wheat, and corn. AXEEV was developed with the target that has better efficacy at one-tenth the dosage compared to conventional herbicides with the same mode of action.
Nowadays, AXEEV is selling well in the United States, Australia, Argentina, and other countries.
Demand for AXEEV is expected to increase as a low-carbon product that not only reduces environmental impact by reducing the amount of chemicals used but is also highly energy-efficient during manufacturing and transportation.
MAMETSUBU
MAMETSUBU is a water-surface application formulation for paddy rice developed by our company. The size of ordinary granules is about 0.8 to 1.2 mm, and when applied to paddy fields, they sink to the bottom of the water and the active ingredients gradually dissolve out of the granules. On the other hand, MAMETSUBU has larger granules (3 to 8 mm in diameter), which float on the surface of the water and disintegrate in a short time when spread in the paddy field, allowing the active ingredients to spread throughout the paddy field.
Conventional herbicides for paddy rice required 1 kg to 3 kg per 10 a. However, MAMETSUBU requires only 250g per 10a, about one-fourth to one-eighth the amount of conventional products, thus reducing the environmental burden by reducing the energy for spraying and transportation.
Microbial pesticides “KUMIAI ECO Series”
Microbial pesticides are agricultural chemicals that have been refined to function as pesticides by finding usable substances from bacteria and filamentous fungi that exist in nature and using proprietary culture and formulation technologies.
In 2003, we began selling ECOHOPE, our first microbial agricultural chemical, as a rice seed disinfectant. Subsequently, we launched ECOHOPE DJ, which can be stored at room temperature and has expanded the range of diseases to which it can be applied and improved the stability of its effects, and ECOSHOT, a horticultural fungicide with extremely low staining on fruit and excellent storage properties. Special cultivation that reduces the use of agricultural chemicals and fertilizers to 50% or less and environmentally friendly IPM (Integrated Pest and Weed Management) have been attracting attention recently. Our "KUMIAI ECO Series" is chosen by farmers practicing special cultivation and IPM because it conforms to the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS) for organic agricultural products and is not counted in the number of active ingredients.