Hirata Corporation
Research and Development Headquarters
May 8, 2020

"Challenging the mystery of untapped plant genetic resources"
Hirata Corporation’s took the initiative to Joint Collaboration Project foraccess and development of plant genetic resources started with Indonesia
Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD)

Hirata Corporation (Research and Development Headquarters) and Indonesian Agency for Agricultural
Research and Development (IAARD) signed the agreement for sustainable use of plant genetic
resources and related traditional knowledge of the Republic of Indonesia, for functional food, cosmetics,
toiletries, and pharmaceutical development.
The Republic of Indonesia is located in the southern part of Southeast Asia and consists ofapproximately 13400 large and small islands. It is located in a tropical climate (dry season and rainyseason) that straddles the equator and is one of the mega-diversities (rich biological resources).
Indonesia also has a rich traditional knowledge related to plant genetic resources based on diverse
cultures and history. Hirata Corporation (Research and Development Headquarters) under joint
collaboration with Indonesian research institutes under the Ministry of Agriculture The Republic ofIndonesia will explore and develop bioactive in phytochemical compounds of endemic plants inIndonesia to be developed into new functional foods, cosmetics, toiletries, and pharmaceutical products
based on related traditional knowledge. Both side agreed to commercialize the results of the joint
collaboration in the global market especially the products of life sciences to be efficiently promoted thedevelopment of healthcare products and pharmaceuticals.
In April 2020, Hirata Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IAARD anational research agency of the Ministry of Agriculture of The Republic Indonesia. Since this agreement
includes access to the traditional knowledge in addition to the plant genetic resources in Indonesia, it
enables efficient identification utilizing Indonesian knowledge.
This research collaboration is using Indonesian plant genetic resources and technology developed byresearch centers and institutes of IAARD. Hirata will provide facilities for chemical compound analysis
and develop advanced innovative products that are accepted by the global market.

In compliance with national policy and regulation in Indonesia and according to international treaties
such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD, 1993) and the Nagoya Protocol (2010) for thesustainable use, conservation, fair and equitable sharing of the benefit from utilization of genetic
resources, the agreement includes technology transfer as non-monetary benefit-sharing, as well asmonetary benefit-sharing to Indonesia such as royalty distribution from the obtained results.
IAARD’s Commitment
IAARD engaged in various research and development for agriculture, with this MOU the disseminationof Indonesian agriculture technology will be widespread globally.
Hirata as the partner of the joint collaboration will have to commercialize the sustainable use of thematerial genetic endemic in Indonesia as sources of functional food, cosmetics, toiletries, andpharmaceutical development.
Research institutes that will be actively involved are ILETRI (Indonesian Legume and Tuber Researchinstitute), ISFCRI (Indonesian Sweetener and Fiber Crops Research Institute), Indonesian Citrus andSubtropical Fruit Research Institutes (ICSFRI) in Malang, East Java, Indonesian Ornamental Crops
Research Institute (IOCRI) in Cipanas, Indonesian Spice Medicinal Crops Research Institute (ISMCRI)
and Indonesian Center for Agricultural Postharvest Research and Development (ICAPRD) in Bogor,West Java. Six of the research institutes will dully their three years of preliminary research support
with the financially support from Hirata corporation.
Indonesia appreciates the Hirata trust and will expand this mutual collaboration to other related
agricultural research.

Contact information
Yasuhide Hiraga
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Technical Officer
Division Director, Research and Development Headquarters
Hirata Corporation
TEL : +81-96-272-0555