PROMOTING AGRIBUSINESS
ENSURING OPPORTUNITIES
IN EMERGING MARKETS
An agribusiness consulting firm
Tokyo Abuja Moscow Beijing Honolulu Denpasar
WHO WE ARE
Mideco Group Corporation with headquarters in Tokyo and Honolulu is a consulting
management firm that advises companies, institutional investors, and industry associations on
international market entry, public private partnership, and socially responsible investing strategy
across a diverse range of soft commodities, livestock, and bio fuels, to include value and supply
chain development in emerging markets.
OUR MISSION
TO PROMOTE FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN EMERGING MARKETS THROUGH SUSTAINABLE
AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WHILE CREATING MAXIMUM VALUE FOR BOTH INVESTORS AND
THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
YOUNG AND UNTAPPED
Africa is still young with much untapped potential and a range of
investment opportunities. The continent has a comparative
advantage in agricultural production.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
The process for acquiring land for sustainable agriculture can be relatively cumbersome, timeconsuming and elaborate for outside investors to handle. We forge successful public-private
partnership through principled negotiations with local authorities, and in some cases chieftaincy
which differs from each location, as local communities expect benefits that come with commercial
operations. Involving traditional authorities while observing local business protocols earlier in the
.negotiation process ensures maximum opportunities for all parties. Mideco Group has established
relationship with private, local, and government entities involved in land transactions ensuring
investors successfully navigate the process of farmland investments
ABANDONED MILLS
OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS TO REVIVE ABANDONED MILLS
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ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IS BECOMING A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF MANY FARM SECTORS
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THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR ORGANIC FOOD AND
DRINKS CONTINUES TO GROW AT A HEALTHY RATE
Countries with the most certification bodies
Country
2009
2008
2007
2005
Japan
59
60
55
69
U.S.A.
55
57
60
60
South Korea
32
32
33
1
Germany
31
29
32
31
China
29
27
32
26
Source: The Organic Standard
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In order for Japan to sustain stable imports, overseas farmland investments, and
maintaining good relationship with food exporters are vital to its food security.
Net Imports of Agricultural Products in Selected Countries,
2005
450
414
Unit: 100 million dollars
400
350
300
250
218
200
150
121
100
100
92
Germany
S. Korea
50
0
Japan
Source: FAOSTAT
UK
Russia
The last four decades have seen a significant decline in Japanese agriculture resulting in the country emerging as a net food
importer. According to MAFF, between 1960 and 2005 Japan’s food self-sufficiency ratio declined from 79 per cent to 41 per
cent, and the percentage of farmers over 65 years old have increased from 10 per cent to 60 per cent. In order to achieve
food security, Japan would have to maintain stable imports through overseas farmland investment.
Japan Wheat Self-Sufficiency Rate
7000
Production (1,000t)
6000
5,750
5,688
5,292
5,386
5,186
5000
4000
Imports
3000
Domestic Production
2000
1000
0
444
1995
688
875
910
881
2000
2005
2007
2008
我が国の輸入農産物の上位５品目の推移
Japan Top Five Imports
Source: Ministry of Finance
１９６０年 １９７０年
１９８０年 １９９０年
２０００年
２００８年
１位
小麦
Wheat
とうもろこし
Corn
とうもろこし
Corn
とうもろこし
Corn
豚肉
Pork
とうもろこし
Corn
２位
大豆
Soybean
大豆
Soybean
大豆
Soybean
牛肉
Beef
たばこ
Tobacco
豚肉
Pork
３位
粗糖
Unrefined
sugar
小麦
Wheat
小麦
Wheat
アルコール
飲料
Alcoholic
beverage
牛肉
Beef
たばこ
Tobacco
４位
とうもろこし
Corn
粗糖
Unrefined
Sugar
粗糖
Unrefined
Sugar
豚肉
Pork
生鮮・乾燥果実
Fresh and dried
fruit
小麦
Wheat
５位
牛筋
Fibrous
(beef) meat
グレーンソル
ガム
Grain
(Sorghum)
コーヒー豆
Coffee bean
たばこ
Tobacco
とうもろこし
Corn
大豆
Soybean
Source: Japan Ministry of Finance
MIDECO GROUP GLOBAL NETWORK
U.S. Office
Mideco Group Corporation
73-4156 Hulikoa Drive, Kailua-kona,
Hawaii 96740
Office: (808) 331-0758
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inquiry@midecogroup.com
Japan Office
Mideco Group Kabushiki Kaisha
5-25-1 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo,
Japan 105-0001
Tel: 0120-245-542
Fax: 03-3459-0286
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CIS Office
MidecoTSM Moscow, LLC
Krasnoprudnaya Street 13, 3130,
Moscow, 107140
Office: + 7 (985) 928-8401
Fax: + 7 (495) 620-3777
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Mideco Group Kabushiki Kaisha
No. 98, Jianguo Road, 12-B 03 Building 2,
Chaoyang District, Beijing
China 100025
Tel: 86-10-85896056 / 86-15011037107
Fax: 86-10-85896056
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Mideco Group Kabushiki Kaisha
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Kuta Utara-Denpasar,
Indonesia 80361
Phone : 62-361-764815
Fax: 62-361-764815
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