Timey ＜215A＞ announced on the 9th that it has signed a business alliance agreement with the Nagano Prefecture Agricultural Cooperative Association Central Association (hereafter, JA Nagano Central Association).

Within Nagano prefecture, the number of core agricultural workers mainly engaged in self-employed farming is approximately 0.055 million as of 2020, of which the number of people aged 65 and over is about 0.04 million, accounting for 70% or more, and aging and labor shortages have become issues. In this partnership, we will first secure manpower at JA co-selection centers, collection and shipping sites, etc. by utilizing the skimabite service “Timey” at apple sorting sites, etc. that reach peak harvest in the fall. Furthermore, by introducing “Timey” to farmers who are union members, the JA Nagano Central Association acts as a window, aiming to resolve labor shortages for each farmer, and both the company and the JA Nagano Central Association will build a system that makes it easy to use “Timey” while providing support to each farmer.

By utilizing the knowledge and know-how it has cultivated so far and cooperates with the JA Nagano Central Association, the company will not only contribute to resolving labor shortages in the agricultural sector in Nagano Prefecture, but will also contribute to future increases in the farming population.