News Release
June 24, 2019
Earthside Group
Spread Co., Ltd.

Spread’s Partner and a Member of JXTG Group J Leaf
Starts Construction of “Techno Farm Narita,”
One of Japan’s Largest Automated Vertical Farms
Spread Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto, Japan; CEO: Shinji Inada, hereinafter“Spread”), a member of Earthside Group, confirmed that its partner and JXTG Group
member J Leaf Corporation (HQ: Chiba, Japan; President: Jun Uehara, hereinafter“J Leaf” ), started construction of the automated vertical farm “Techno Farm Narita”
on June 24th, using the next generation food production system Techno FarmTM,developed by Spread.
The first automated vertical farm to employ Techno FarmTM is “Techno FarmKeihanna,” located in Kizugawa, Kyoto. It was built by Spread and started shippingin November 2018. While looking at the possibility of expanding its vertical farming
business based on the same system, Spread decided to partner with J Leaf, withwhich it shares common business purposes and values.
Techno Farm Narita, which is able to produce 30000 heads of lettuce per day,is estimated to be one of the largest vertical farms to utilize automation in Japan.
The reduction in the number of personnel enables an improved hygienic
environment and helps the standardization of labor processes. In addition, the farm
has increased the number of growing racks to 28, thereby achieving higher yields
per square meter compared to Spread’s existing models*. By incorporating highlevel environmental control technologies, LED lighting designed specifically forvertical farming and cultivation data management via IoT technology, Techno Farm
Narita aims to realize efficient and stable production.
To achieve a sustainable model for agriculture, Spread will continue topursue further technological innovation by deepening its cooperation andcollaboration in various fields.
*Comparison with Spread’s existing vertical farms (Kameoka Plant, Techno Farm Keihanna)

News Release

Conceptual image of Techno Farm Narita

Shinto groundbreaking ceremony◆Specification of Techno Farm Narita
Name

Techno Farm Narita

Location

2700-72, Koike, Shibayama-machi
Sanbu-gun, Chiba, Japan

Facility type

Indoor vertical farm using artificial
lighting

Site area

Approximately 8,000 ㎡

Building structure

Steel construction, 2 floors

Products

Leaf lettuce

Production capability

30,000 heads (3 tons) of lettuce/day

Groundbreaking
Building completion

June 24, 2019
December, 2020 (planned)◆J Leaf Corporation
President: Jun Uehara

Established: July 2018

Capital: 80 million yen

Location: 2700-72, Koike, Shibayama-machi Sanbu-gun, Chiba,
Japan (site of JX ANCI Narita Plant)

Business Activities: Production and sale of indoor vertically farmed products

News Release◆Spread Co., Ltd.
CEO

: Shinji Inada

Established: January 2006

Capital: 87.4 million yen

Location: Kyoto Research Park#8, 90 Chudojiawata-cho,
Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Business Activities: Vertical farming operation, management and sales of theproducts◆Techno Farm™

Techno Farm™ is a next generation food production system created by Spread basedon over 10 years of operating experience and technological innovation in vertical
farming. Joint development with Japanese technology companies for innovations
such as automated cultivation, environmental control technologies, specialized LED
lighting and IoT will reduce environmental burden and operational costs.
URL : www.technofarm.com/en【Contact Information】
Okai (Mr.) / Ando(Ms.)
Corporate Communication Department, Earthside group
E-mail : info@earthside.com
TEL: +81-50-3852-0561（Direct） +81-75-316-6020（Head Office)URL: www.spread.co.jp/en