Shizuoka Prefecture Tea Recycling Project

Shizuoka Prefecture, one of Japan's leading tea-producing regions, is facing difficulties in maintaining tea fields due to a recent decline in consumption and a shortage of tea farmers. At Cincom Agritech, we are facing these local issues head-on and building a recycling-oriented regional model centered on "tea recycling."

Surfing Lemon: Rebranding an Abandoned Tea Plantation

  • Abandoned tea fields have been reclaimed and converted to pesticide-free, wax-free lemon cultivation. These lemons are branded as "Surfing Lemons" primarily in Makinohara City, and currently around 70 farms are involved in production. Product development is also underway in collaboration with local restaurants and businesses.

Shizuoka Chacharo Association: Turning Tea Trees into Biochar

  • The tea trees that are removed during felling and pruning are carbonized and applied to the fields as biochar. The Shizuoka Tea Charcoal Association, which was established in 2024, is registered with the J-Credit Scheme, and a system is underway to return credit revenue to farmers.

Industrial catechins: Turning unused tea leaves into "used tea"

  • Catechin extracted from pruning tea and other teas is applied to textile products, taking advantage of its antibacterial and deodorizing effects. We are proposing new values for tea that go beyond just "drinking tea."

These three initiatives work together under the common vision of "Regeneration and circulation starting from tea fields." They support the creation of the region's future by reusing land, recycling wood resources, and rediscovering functionality.

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