Entered into a Capital and Business Alliance with Plant form Inc.
Vuteq has entered into a capital and business alliance with Plant form Inc. (hereinafter “Plant form”).
Plant form is an industry-leading startup that was the first in Japan to successfully develop and operate a plant factory-style, large-scale Aquaponics system.
Through this partnership, we will further accelerate the sustainability-focused management that Vuteq advocates,
while also working to create new value in response to social challenges such as reducing environmental impact and ensuring food sustainability.
Going forward, we will leverage the strengths of both companies to the fullest and further advance our efforts toward the realization of a sustainable society.
●The mechanism of Aquaponics
Aquaponics refers to a circular agricultural system that combines aquaculture and hydroponics.
In an Aquaponics mechanism, bacteria break down the waste produced by the farmed fish into nutrients for the plants, which then use these nutrients to grow.
In this mechanism, plants act as natural water purifiers, and the purified water is returned to the fish tanks, creating a circular farming method.
This system, often described as a microcosm of nature, does not waste or replace water and requires no pesticides or chemical fertilizers; agriculture,
embodying sustainability and being the gentlest on the Earth.
It is, in essence, organic farming using water alone.
It is considered the ultimate form of eco-friendly In the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allows products grown using aquaponics to be certified as organic.
●Plant form Inc.
Address：1-1863, Kamimaejima, Nagaokashi, Niigata
Representative：Representative Director CEO Yuji Yamamoto
Establishment：July 24, 2018
Business Details
・Planning, Design, and Construction of Aquaponics Facilities
・Operational Support Services (farming guidance, marketing support, and sales of supplies and feed)
・Vegetable Production and Sales (Brand Name: FISH VEGGIES—Vegetables Grown by Fish)
・Production and Sale of Caviar via Closed-System Land-Based Aquaculture
（Nagaoka Caviar, Ginjo Caviar, Wine-Flavored Caviar, etc.）
・Restaurant Business（Fermented and Aged Italian Cuisine・NAGAOKA SASATEI）
Company Website; https://www.plantform.co.jp/
