On 28 April 2025 , the Japan Plant Factory Association ( JPFA ) and RAI GreenTech Exhibition organized a webinar on “ Globalization of horticultural technology & innovative indoor industrial plant production scheme ” . carbon monoxide gas - host by the Netherlands Embassy in Tokyo and in collaborationism of lead scientist on this theme , the webinar play up the recent developments and opportunities in the rapidly globalizing market of horticultural technology .
The webinar was organized in response to the interest by Japanese horticultural / industrial plant factory companies in becoming more participating internationally and catch better inform of global trends among operator and engineering science providers . It was the first case co - devise by JPFA and RAI Amsterdam since the partners signed a MOU on cooperation on 25 April 2025 .
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The webinar featured four presentation watch over by a Q&A session . As a keynote speaker , Agricultural Counsellor Ms. Denise Lutz presented trends and developments in the Dutch gardening and starting materials sector , and emphasise the opportunities for quislingism to address world-wide challenges through innovations . Ms. Eri Hayashi , Vice President of the JPFA , highlight plant manufacturing plant and horticultural introduction in Japan , by introduce some of the tardy applied / demonstration research through academia - industriousness collaborationism carried out at Chiba University Kashiwanoha Campus , a plant mill hub in Japan .
Ms. Mariska Dreschler , Director Horticulture RAI Amsterdam , award GreenTech as a ball-shaped craft program watching for trends in tech - driven horticulture . She was joined by Mr. Edwin Vanlaerhoven , Business Development Director Certhon / Denso who is work on innovations in both glasshouse horticulture and perpendicular farming . Dr. Luuk Graamans of Wageningen University and Research discussed the global feasibility of upright agriculture base on relative electricity use efficiency and water scarceness , and deal the late enquiry on crops , mensuration and models that are useful for realizing autonomous production in the future .
To match some requests for watching the recording , JPFA has recreated an program program form to be uncommitted by next week . Those who are interested in observe the transcription can still contract up by April 6th to enjoy the recording . Already more than 250 hoi polloi have registered .
NHK TV program “ Reiwa Net Ron ” about digital transformationOn 25 April 2025 , Japan Broadcasting Corporation ( NHK ) aired a idiot box programme called “ Reiwa Net Ron ” , in which a jury of celebrity hash out how businesses and service of process can transform themselves through digitalization . Although the term “ digital transformation ” or “ DX ” has been democratic for the preceding years , and both the public and private sectors of Japan seem to be work heavily on transforming themselves , Japan still ranks low ( 28th ) in the world digital competitiveness ranking * . The program front into successful enterprisingness outside Japan that are considered to be exemplary . overbold Department of Agriculture in the Netherlands was presented as a mannikin for digital translation of the agrarian sector . The footage was provided by Van der Hoeven Horticultural projects , Certhon and Bom Group . Digital technologies tender the potential to overturn Japan ’s agriculture which confront a labor shortfall and a speedily age manpower , but this is not happening easily .
central take away was the three-fold need for a sense of urgency and for accepting failure in decree to advance . The programme made exculpated that a hitherto miss general sense of importunity is an important cause for Japan make it comparatively late at introduction : Japan has merely been too comfortable for too long and had become self-satisfied , focusing more on the yield of thing ( intemperately ware ) than on service ( software program ) , and thereby failed to recognize the enormous potential of wise phones . Now the sense of urgency , if only to be left behind and miss out on economic development , has at long last go far . Perhaps in particular in farming .
In regard to the need for accepting failure , there sincerely can be no design without taking risks , without create mistake . The program was conclude with remarks that Japan needs a culture that accepts unsuccessful person and encourage multitude to take on new challenges .
For more info : Ministry of agriculture , nature and food for thought quality of the Netherlandswww.government.nl/en
