Miyazaki Prefectural Agricultural Cooperative Information Center

What Miyazaki Prefectural Agricultural Cooperative Information Center does

Miyazaki Prefectural Agricultural Cooperative Information Center (株式会社宮崎県農協情報センター), commonly branded as JA Miyazaki Information Center, is a private Japanese corporation founded on April 1, 1972, headquartered in the JA Building in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture. The company operates as the dedicated, exclusive IT center for JA Group Miyazaki, developing, operating, and maintaining the information processing systems that underpin the cooperative group's core business functions. Its registered capital is 100 million yen (153 million yen including capital reserves), and it employs 29 staff plus 28 contractors as of April 2026.

The company's product portfolio is anchored by the JA Comprehensive Information System (JA総合情報システム), reconstructed in 2014 and again in 2022, which integrates purchasing, sales, accounting, credit, and mutual aid (insurance) operations for the cooperative group. Complementary products include the Agricultural Guidance Staff Support System (built 2011, extended in 2025 with the new Farmer Support System module), the asset self-assessment system, the Kyushu Online Center (live since 1980), and the materials POS system. The company also operates an Internet Data Center (IDC) launched in 2004, a propane auto-monitoring system serving non-JA clients, telecommunications services, and PC system development. It has held ISO/IEC 27001 certification since 2007, currently under the 2022 standard with validity through 2028.

The business model is a captive managed services and professional services arrangement with JA Group Miyazaki, supplemented by a smaller external services stream. Revenue is generated through system development projects, ongoing operations and maintenance contracts, and data center services. Go-to-market is direct-to-enterprise with no third-party distribution, and the company maintains no external marketing presence beyond its corporate website and public financial announcements. The company is also bound by a 2006 consignment arrangement with the Miyazaki Agricultural Economic Federation (経済連), extending its role within the wider cooperative ecosystem.

Name

Miyazaki Prefectural Agricultural Cooperative Information Center

Legal name

株式会社宮崎県農協情報センター

Website

https://cnt.mz-ja.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Miyazaki Prefectural Agricultural Cooperative Information Center is a private Japanese IT services company founded in 1972 that operates as the exclusive, captive information systems provider for JA Group Miyazaki, developing and maintaining integrated purchasing, sales, accounting, credit, insurance, and farmer support systems for the prefecture's agricultural cooperatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative IT Services

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Management & Decision Support Software (FMIS, ERP, Recordkeeping) (AFAGALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Captive/Global In-House Center (GIC) Setup & Managed Services (BPAEAMAK), Farm Technology Enablement & Data Integration Advisory (FMIS/ERP, IoT, Decision Support) (AFACAJAG), Farm Finance, Input Procurement & Risk Tools (Budgeting, Inventory, Insurance Links) (AFAAAFAO)

Keywords

• Agricultural cooperative IT
• Information processing systems
• Data center services
• Cooperative banking software
• Farm management systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Miyazaki

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. IT Services for JA Group Miyazaki: Provides information systems development, operation, and maintenance services to JA Group Miyazaki agricultural cooperatives. Revenue is generated through system development projects, ongoing operations and maintenance contracts, and data center services.
2. External IT Services: Provides computer system development and maintenance services to non-JA clients including propane monitoring systems, IDC operations, and telecommunications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Miyazaki Prefectural Agricultural Cooperative Information Center operates as the dedicated IT center for JA Group Miyazaki, developing, operating, and maintaining comprehensive information processing systems for agricultural cooperative business operations including purchasing, sales, accounting, credit, and mutual aid functions. It also provides supporting services such as farm management and agricultural guidance support systems, IDC/data center operations, telecommunications, and propane auto-monitoring for external clients.

Product overview

Miyazaki Prefectural Agricultural Cooperative Information Center (株式会社宮崎県農協情報センター) operates as the IT center for JA Group Miyazaki, providing a unified platform of information processing systems centered on the JA Comprehensive Information System. The core product portfolio includes integrated systems for purchasing, sales, accounting, and credit/mutual aid operations, complemented by information provision systems for farmers and JA members. The company also offers supplementary services including the Kyushu Online Center, propane auto-monitoring systems, IDC/data center services, telecommunications, and PC system development/maintenance. In 2025, the agricultural guidance staff support system was enhanced with new farmer support functionality, expanding its value proposition for agricultural stakeholders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JA Comprehensive Information System (JA総合情報システム) Comprehensive information processing system for JA Group Miyazaki, supporting purchasing, sales, accounting, credit and mutual aid operations, and information services for farmers and cooperative members. Reconstructed in 2014 and 2022.
• Agricultural Guidance Staff Support System (営農指導員支援システム) System constructed in 2011 to support agricultural guidance staff and farmers with farming operations across Miyazaki Prefecture.
• Farmer Support System (農家支援システム) System added in 2025 to provide farmer support functionality on top of the agricultural guidance staff support system, expanding support for farmers and JA members.
• Propane Auto-Monitoring System (プロパン自動監視システム) Automatic monitoring system for propane gas, serving non-JA external clients outside the JA Group.
• IDC / Data Center Services (IDC事業) Internet Data Center business providing data center hosting and infrastructure services, started in 2004 and operating under ISO 27001 certification.
• Kyushu Online Center (九州オンラインセンター) Online center infrastructure system that commenced operations in 1980, one of the early IT infrastructure systems supporting JA Group.
• Asset Self-Assessment System (資産自己査定システム) System for asset self-assessment supporting JA Group financial operations, renewed in 2016.
• PC Systems Development and Maintenance (パソコンシステム) PC system development and maintenance services provided to non-JA external clients.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 経済連 (Miyazaki Agricultural Economic Federation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Economic federation business consignment arrangement established in 2006. The company provides IT systems and services to support economic federation operations as part of the JA Group ecosystem.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• JA Shizuoka Information Center (JA静岡情報センター): Prefectural-level agricultural cooperative IT center in Shizuoka Prefecture, performing the same captive-IT-services role for its local JA Group as the subject company does for JA Group Miyazaki. Direct functional analogue with similar scope (purchase, sale, accounting, credit).
• JA Kagoshima Information Center: Prefectural agricultural cooperative IT center serving JA Group Kagoshima. Most comparable in structure and customer model given geographic and agricultural similarity to Miyazaki within Kyushu.
• JA Tokushima Information Center: Captive IT services entity for JA Group Tokushima, providing comparable core-system operations (purchasing, sales, accounting, credit). Direct equivalent role at the prefectural cooperative level.
• JA Akita Information Center: Prefectural cooperative IT center for JA Group Akita. Same captive-IT mandate with overlapping system portfolios serving agricultural cooperative operations.

Broad incumbents

• NTT DATA (Agriculture practice): Large Japanese IT services provider with an established agriculture sector practice, including work with JA Group entities. Broader incumbent that could absorb or compete for cooperative IT mandates at the national level.
• Fujitsu (Agriculture Solutions): Major Japanese systems integrator with agricultural cooperative solutions (e.g., JA banking and ERP systems). Competes for cooperative IT modernization mandates at a national scale.

Emerging players

• Wagri Corporation: Japan-focused agricultural data platform consortium (involving NTT DATA, Kagome, and others) building data-sharing infrastructure for Japanese agriculture. Emerging platform that could become a layer above or alongside prefectural IT centers.
• Rakuten Agritech: Agtech arm of Rakuten Group, focused on drone-based precision agriculture and farm management SaaS for Japanese farmers. Partial overlap on farmer-facing digital tools but oriented toward commercial farmers outside the JA cooperative structure.
• NTT AgriTech: NTT group entity offering agricultural ICT solutions including precision agriculture and farm management platforms. Comparable in serving Japanese agricultural stakeholders with managed-IT capabilities.

Others

• Climate Corporation (Bayer): US-based digital agriculture platform acquired by Bayer, focused on precision agronomy and farm management. Globally recognized benchmark for what cooperative IT centers could evolve into; not a direct competitor in Japan but a strategic reference point.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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