SynCom Agritech

What SynCom Agritech does

SynCom Agritech is a privately held Japanese organic agriculture startup founded in 2017 by CEO Eiji Yamamura (山村英司) and headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The company designs and operates end-to-end sustainable agricultural projects that connect demand-side buyers (apparel brands, local restaurants, end consumers) with production-side suppliers (smallholder farmers in India and Japan) and underutilized land (abandoned tea fields in Shizuoka). Its core operations span two anchor programs: (1) a B2B organic cotton contract cultivation project in Tamil Nadu, India, covering 600+ hectares across 300+ contract farming households with full traceability from seed through ginning, spinning, and sewing, certified to NPOP, GOTS, BCI, and OCS standards; and (2) a B2C/B2B agricultural revitalization project in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, which converts abandoned tea fields into lemon cultivation (the 'Naminori Lemon' / 'Wave-riding Lemon' brand of the Rinoka variety) and produces value-added tea products, biochar carbon credits via the Shizuoka Tea Charcoal Association (J-Credit-registered, 2024), and industrial catechin for fiber applications.

The company's product portfolio includes the Naminori Lemon fresh lemon brand (¥1,500 JPY per 1kg), Shizuoka Lemon Tea (¥1,000 JPY), Lemon Green Tea blending Makinohara 'Nozomi' tea (¥1,000 JPY), and a comparison gift set (¥2,000 JPY), all sold DTC through a Shopify storefront to Japanese consumers. Approximately 70 lemon-producing households in Shizuoka participate in the program, and the company sells into local restaurants and enterprises for collaborative product development. Pricing is publicly disclosed for consumer SKUs; B2B organic cotton contract pricing is not publicly disclosed.

SynCom Agritech generates revenue through three streams: (1) B2B organic cotton contract sales to Japanese apparel companies (started FY2022), with a named partner EASTMAN EXPORTS for joint exhibitions such as India Fashion & Lifestyle Show Tokyo 2026; (2) DTC agricultural product sales via Shopify e-commerce (one-time purchases of fresh lemons and tea); and (3) agricultural consulting and project implementation services, including tea field conversion and carbon credit programs. The company has operated in multiple countries — Japan, India, Vietnam (joint research with WASI since 2018), Russia, Liberia (agricultural support, 2020), and Ukraine (soil improvement, 2020). SynCom Agritech is founder-led with no disclosed institutional funding, no public listing, and no disclosed headcount.

Name

SynCom Agritech

Legal name

syncom-agritech

Website

https://syncom-agri.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SynCom Agritech is a Japanese organic agriculture startup that designs end-to-end sustainable farming projects, supplying B2B organic cotton from India to Japanese apparel brands and running a Shizuoka-based lemon cultivation and tea revitalization program with DTC e-commerce sales and J-Credit carbon offsets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Agriculture

NAICS

Cotton Farming (11192)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAGAFAA

Cotton Farming (Upland & Pima/ELS)

Agriculture & Food Production/Crop Farming/Fiber Crop Farming (Cotton, Flax, Hemp)

SECONDARYAFAGAFAD

Organic Fiber Crop Farming (Certified Cotton/Flax/Hemp)

Agriculture & Food Production/Crop Farming/Fiber Crop Farming (Cotton, Flax, Hemp)

SECONDARYBPAGALAL

Fair Trade & Ethical Supply Chains (Certification, Traceability, Producer Support)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

SECONDARYEUABABAD

Agroforestry & Perennial Cropping Systems

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Carbon & Climate Solutions (Carbon Markets, Offsets, CCS/CCUS)/Carbon Project Development & Origination (Nature-based & Tech-based)

SECONDARYBPALAEAH

Compost & Soil Amendment Product Manufacturing/Blending (Value-Added Organics)

Business & Public Services/Waste Management & Remediation Services/Organics & Composting Services (Food Waste, Yard Waste, Anaerobic Digestion)

Keywords

• Organic agriculture
• Organic cotton supply
• Contract farming services
• Agricultural consulting
• Specialty tea and citrus

Headquarters

HQ city

Tsukuba

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Product Sales: Direct sales of agricultural products including fresh lemons (波乗りレモン), lemon tea, and lemon green tea through their e-commerce platform. One-time purchase transactions for physical goods.
2. Organic Cotton Contract Cultivation: B2B contract farming model supplying organic cotton to apparel companies. Revenue generated from producing and supplying certified organic cotton原料 for sustainable fashion brands.
3. Agricultural Consulting and Project Services: Consulting and project implementation services for agricultural revitalization, including tea field conversion projects and carbon credit generation programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SynCom Agritech designs and operates organic agriculture projects end-to-end, supplying certified organic cotton to apparel companies via B2B contract cultivation in India (Tamil Nadu) and producing branded fresh lemons and tea products for Japanese consumers through its Shopify store. The company also runs agricultural revitalization projects in Shizuoka Prefecture, converting abandoned tea fields into lemon cultivation and generating carbon credits through biochar production.

Product overview

SynCom Agritech is an organic agriculture startup that connects 'buyers,' 'products,' and 'places' to create sustainable businesses in organic farming. The product portfolio includes the Naminori Lemon brand (fresh lemons from Shizuoka Prefecture) and value-added tea products (Shizuoka Lemon Tea, Lemon Green Tea, and a comparison set). The company also operates agricultural development projects including organic cotton cultivation in India and tea farm conversion initiatives in Shizuoka.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 波乗りレモン: A lemon brand cultivated in Makinohara Plateau area of Shizuoka Prefecture, including cities of Makinohara, Kikugawa, Kakegawa, Omaezaki, Shimada, and Fuji. Produced without anti-fungal agents or wax, featuring the Rinoka (りのか) variety.
• 静岡茶炭の会

Products and services

• Naminori Lemon Rinoka (波乗りレモン【りのか】1kg)

Quantifiable outcome

• 300 contract farming households supported in India with improved income opportunities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EASTMAN EXPORTScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2026Joint partnership for India Fashion & Lifestyle Show Tokyo 2026 (January 28-30). SynCom Agritech provides organic cotton supply while EASTMAN EXPORTS brings garment manufacturing capabilities. Combined expertise enables complete sustainable apparel supply chain from Indian organic cotton cultivation through Japanese design and production.
• Ginning, Spinning, and Sewing Factories (India)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership network with Indian manufacturing facilities for processing organic cotton from raw cotton through ginning, spinning, and sewing. Enables full end-to-end supply chain management and complete product traceability from seed to finished garment.
• WASI (Vietnam National Agricultural Sciences Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint research partnership with Vietnam state-run research institute WASI started in 2018. Collaboration on agricultural technology and research initiatives.
• Local Restaurants and Enterprises (Shizuoka)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerProduct development partnerships with local restaurants and enterprises in Shizuoka Prefecture for 波乗りレモン brand utilization. Includes collaborative product development and local distribution support.
• Apparel Brands (Major Japanese Companies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerB2B partnerships with major Japanese apparel companies for organic cotton supply. Started in fiscal year 2022 for original T-shirt material supply and ESG strategy-based product development support. Multiple enterprise customers.
• Shizuoka Tea Charcoal Association (静岡茶炭の会)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation established in 2024 for converting tea tree prunings into biochar. Registered with J-Credit system for carbon credit generation. Enables farmers to receive credit revenue while improving soil health.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Chetna Organic: Indian organic cotton cooperative working with smallholder farmers across multiple states. Closely comparable to SynCom's Tamil Nadu organic cotton contract farming model, with similar farmer-network structure and GOTS/OCS-aligned certification focus.
• Pratibha Syntex: Integrated Indian textile manufacturer producing organic and fair-trade cotton from farm to finished garment. Comparable to SynCom's seed-to-sewing vertical integration model and B2B apparel supply positioning.
• SÖKTAŞ: Turkish organic cotton fabric producer with GOTS-certified manufacturing and traceable supply chain. Comparable as a vertically integrated, certified organic cotton supplier serving global apparel brands.
• MAGRABI Organic Cotton: Egyptian organic cotton grower and supplier with multi-decade focus on certified, traceable cotton. Comparable to SynCom's certified organic cotton cultivation and B2B supply model.

Emerging players

• CottonConnect: Sustainable cotton supply chain solutions provider working with brands and farmers in India and other origins. Comparable because it operates at the same intersection of smallholder farmer networks, certification, and apparel brand demand.
• Organic Cotton Accelerator: Multi-stakeholder organization focused on scaling organic cotton supply from farmers to brands. Comparable contextually as a coordinator of farmer networks and certification standards that SynCom operates within.

Broad incumbents

• Ito En: Japan's largest tea company with strong ESG positioning and integrated agricultural supply chains. Comparable to SynCom's Shizuoka tea/lemon revitalization and DTC branded beverage play, though at vastly larger scale.
• Cargill Cotton: Global commodity cotton merchandiser within Cargill's agricultural supply chain. Comparable at the industry level as a large-scale cotton supplier, though SynCom's organic/traceable niche is non-overlapping in customer type.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global merchandiser of cotton and other agricultural commodities. Represents the broader incumbent landscape against which SynCom's organic cotton business competes for brand attention and supply contracts.
• Marubeni: Japanese sogo shosha with textile and cotton trading operations. Comparable as a Japanese-headquartered player in the cotton supply chain, and a potential partnership or competitive channel for SynCom's apparel business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/syncom_agritech
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SynComAgritch
• Instagraminstagram.com/naminorilemon_makinohara
• Facebookfacebook.com/syncomagritech
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/syncom-agritech-co-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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