JA Doo (Doo Agricultural Cooperative)

What JA Doo (Doo Agricultural Cooperative) does

JA Doo (道央農業協同組合, Doo Agricultural Cooperative) is a member-owned agricultural cooperative serving farmers and residents across four Hokkaido municipalities — Ebetsu (江別), Kitahiroshima (北広島), Eniwa (恵庭), and Chitose (千歳). Headquartered at 2-10-1 Shimamatsu-nakamachi, Eniwa City (postal code 061-1352), the cooperative was formed through a merger of regional cooperatives approximately 2000–2001, with a 25th-anniversary commemoration campaign referenced in 2025–2026. It operates under the nationwide JA Group umbrella, coordinated through JA Hokkaido Central Union and the Hokuren agricultural cooperative union. Its sole disclosed executive is Representative Director and President Imamura Takayoshi (今村 隆徳).

The cooperative delivers an integrated multi-vertical service portfolio: JA Bank (savings deposits, mortgage and lifestyle loans, JA Net Bank online platform), JA Kyosai (mutual aid and insurance), purchasing services for agricultural supplies, real estate plaza (不動産プラザ) brokerage, and direct sales of crops, livestock, and processed products through physical outlets (ゆめちからテラス), an e-commerce storefront (jadouou-ch on Taobao), and agricultural festivals. It also offers the daywork mobile application for farm labor matching, monthly and quarterly community magazines (どうおうstyle and どうおうSCOOP), and active Facebook and Instagram channels. Revenue is generated through subscription/recurring financial services, transaction-based purchasing and direct sales, and real estate fees; pricing for deposits, loans, and insurance is not publicly disclosed and is delivered through branch consultation.

Recent strategic activity reflects operational optimization rather than expansion. The cooperative consolidated branch operations in June 2019, closed the New Chitose Airport retail store in July 2021, abolished its registered financial services subsidiary on December 16, 2025, and renewed its website on April 23, 2026. Partnerships include the JA Hokkaido Central Union, Hokuren, a friendly-JA pact with JA Oigawa (since November 2016), cooperative arrangements with the four local municipal governments, a talent/labor pipeline collaboration with Rakuno Gakuen University, and a youth-division exchange with JA Mukawa. The cooperative has no disclosed funding rounds, no external parent or investment ownership, no proprietary AI or technology systems, and no publicly disclosed revenue figures.

Name

JA Doo (Doo Agricultural Cooperative)

Legal name

道央農業協同組合

Website

https://ja-douou.or.jp

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

JA Doo (Doo Agricultural Cooperative) is a member-owned Japanese agricultural cooperative serving farmers and residents across four Hokkaido municipalities (Ebetsu, Kitahiroshima, Eniwa, Chitose), delivering integrated banking, mutual aid insurance, agricultural purchasing, real estate, and direct farm product sales services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (11521)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Farmer Cooperatives & Co-op Retail (AFABAJAB)

Keywords

• Agricultural cooperative services
• Rural banking services
• Mutual aid insurance
• Agricultural supply purchasing
• Farm product sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Eniwa

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. JA Banking Services: Financial services including savings deposits, loans (housing loans, lifestyle loans), and various deposit products such as term deposits (定期貯金), pension-related savings, and campaign deposits. Operates extensive ATM network.
2. JA Mutual Aid (Insurance): Mutual aid and insurance products (JA共済) providing life and non-life insurance coverage to members.
3. Agricultural Product Sales: Sales of agricultural products including crops (農産物), livestock products (畜産物), and processed goods (加工品). Products sold through direct sales, online shop, and agricultural festivals.
4. Purchasing Services: Procurement services for agricultural supplies, materials, and equipment for member farmers.
5. Real Estate Services: Real estate plaza (不動産プラザ) providing property services to members and community.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JA Doo is a member-owned agricultural cooperative operating in the Hokkaido Douou region that delivers integrated services including JA Bank (savings, mortgage and lifestyle loans, deposits), JA Kyosai mutual aid/insurance, agricultural supply purchasing, a real estate plaza, and direct sales of member-produced agricultural crops, livestock products, and processed goods through physical outlets and an e-commerce shop.

Product overview

JA道央 (Doo Agricultural Cooperative) is a unified agricultural cooperative offering financial services (JA Bank with savings, loans, and insurance), agricultural purchasing services, real estate services, and agricultural/livestock product sales. The cooperative operates through direct sales channels for farm products, publishes community magazines (どうおうstyle and どうおうSCOOP), and provides a daywork mobile app connecting workers with farm employment opportunities. Financial campaigns like the 縁⁺定期貯金 are also offered periodically.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JA Bank (JAバンク) Banking services including savings deposits, term deposits, mortgage loans, lifestyle loans, and online JA Net Bank access, available to cooperative members and the broader community across the Douou region.
• JA Kyosai (JA共済 / Mutual Aid and Insurance) Mutual aid and insurance products providing life and non-life coverage to cooperative members.
• Agricultural Purchasing Services (購買事業) Procurement of agricultural supplies, production materials, and equipment for cooperative member farmers.
• Real Estate Plaza (不動産プラザ) Real estate services and property management support for cooperative members and the local community.
• Agricultural and Livestock Products (農畜産物) Direct sales of crops, livestock products, and processed agricultural goods produced by cooperative member farmers, sold through physical direct sales outlets and online shop.
• daywork (1日農業バイトアプリ) Mobile application that matches workers seeking daily farm jobs with farmers and agricultural producers needing labor.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• JAグループ北海道 (JA Hokkaido Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2016Part of the broader JA Hokkaido network, working with JA Hokkaido Central Union (JA北海道中央会), Hokuren (ホクレン), and other regional JAs on agricultural policy, marketing, and cooperative development initiatives.
• ホクレン (Hokuren)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2016Agricultural cooperative union providing agricultural inputs, product marketing, and distribution services. JA Doo works with Hokuren on supply procurement and product sales, including participation in Hokuren-run events and the 'くるるの杜' facility.
• JA北海道中央会 (JA Hokkaido Central Union)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2016Central organization providing policy guidance, management support, and coordination among JA Hokkaido members. JA Doo participates in Central Union training programs and policy discussions.
• JA大井川 (JA Oigawa)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Friendly JA partnership established in November 2016, facilitated by the sister-city relationship between Eniwa City and Fujieda City in Shizuoka Prefecture. Includes agricultural product exchange, personnel exchange programs, and mutual cooperation initiatives planned from FY2017.
• Local Municipalities (江別市, 北広島市, 恵庭市, 千歳市)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Cooperative partnerships with local city governments for regional agricultural development, community events, and food education programs.
• 酪農学園大学 (Rakuno Gakuen University)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Collaboration with university for agricultural education, internship programs, and part-time worker recruitment initiatives to address agricultural labor shortages.
• JAむかわ青年部 (JA Mukawa Youth Division)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2016Youth division exchange partnership for joint activities including sports events, networking, and cultural exchange between regional youth organizations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JA Kitami (JAきたみらい): Hokkaido regional agricultural cooperative covering Kitami and surrounding municipalities. Mirrors JA Doo's structure of multi-service offerings (banking, insurance, agricultural procurement, direct sales) within a defined regional catchment.
• JA Sapporo: Adjacent Hokkaido agricultural cooperative offering JA Bank, mutual aid, purchasing, and direct farm sales. Most directly comparable peer in scale, service mix, and Hokkaido operating geography.

Regional players

• JA Oigawa: Shizuoka-based agricultural cooperative that is JA Doo's sister-city partner for product/personnel exchange. Mirrors JA Doo's multi-service cooperative model in a different Japanese region, useful for inter-regional cooperative comparison.
• JA Tokachi Obihiro: Larger Hokkaido agricultural cooperative in the Tokachi region with full banking, insurance, purchasing, and direct-to-consumer agricultural sales. Comparable cooperative model and service breadth; serves a different geographic region of Hokkaido.

Broad incumbents

• Hokuren (ホクレン農業協同組合連合会): The Hokkaido-wide federation handling agricultural input procurement, marketing, and distribution; JA Doo is a member-cooperative shareholder. Operates an analogous service layer to JA Doo's purchasing and agricultural sales businesses, but at prefecture scale.
• JA Bank (全国農業協同組合連合会 金融部門): The national banking umbrella for all JA cooperatives. Operates the JA Net Bank platform JA Doo uses; comparable as the brand and infrastructure that JA Doo's banking franchise sits within.
• JA共済連 (Zenkyoren): The national mutual aid arm of the JA cooperative system, providing the insurance products JA Doo distributes. Directly comparable insurance product set and customer base within the same cooperative ecosystem.
• JA Hokkaido Central Union (JA北海道中央会): The governing central body of all Hokkaido JAs; directly coordinates policy, training, and management support for JA Doo and sister cooperatives. Same agricultural cooperative model, broader geographic and functional scope across the prefecture.

Emerging players

• Land O'Lakes (WinField United): U.S. member-owned agricultural cooperative offering farm-input purchasing, marketing, and increasingly digital/financial services to farmer-members. Comparable member-owned cooperative model serving farmers with multi-line ag services.
• CHS Inc. U.S. farmer-owned cooperative providing ag inputs, marketing, and risk management. Comparable cooperative ownership and member-service model across crop, livestock, and energy segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ja.douou_official

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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