First JA-DX No-code App Development Contest Final Judging Held

Nihon Nogyo Shimbun Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: 2-3 Akihabara, Taito-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Kazushiro Tamiya) held the final judging of the 1st JA-DX No-code App Development Contest online on Friday, March 27, 2026. From the six works that passed the preliminary judging, Yuto Ueno of JA Shiga Chuo-kai was selected for the Grand Prize for his "Palette Management App."

### ■ Contest Overview This contest recognizes excellent initiatives by JA Group employees who have developed business improvement applications using the no-code tool "Click." The purpose is to widely share the challenges of employees who have achieved on-site DX with zero programming knowledge, and to accelerate digital talent development and business improvement across JAs nationwide.

Nihon Nogyo Shimbun has been supporting the acquisition of knowledge on how to use the no-code tool "Click" and app development through regularly held "Let's Create JA Apps in 2 Days! No-code Camps" (beginner and intermediate levels) since September 2023.

### ■ Application and Selection Process Number of submitted apps: 50 in total Application deadline: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Preliminary judging: Early March, judging conducted by 3 judges. A total of 6 works advanced to the final judging. Final judging: Friday, March 27, 2:00 PM (online)

### ■ Award-winning Works

🏆 Grand Prize (Prize: JA Town Gift Card worth 50,000 yen) "Palette Management App" (Entry No. 24) Developer: Yuto Ueno Affiliation: JA Shiga Chuo-kai App Overview: An app that digitizes the management of pallets routinely used in agricultural logistics. It resolves inefficiencies in loss and inventory work due to analog management, significantly reducing the burden on the field. It was highly evaluated for its contribution to solving challenges in JA's agricultural economic business.

🎖️ "Click" Award (Prize: Quo Card worth 30,000 yen from Asteria Canvas Co., Ltd.) "Integrated Employee DX Portal App" (Entry No. 3) Developer: Masayuki Harada Affiliation: JA Green Omi App Overview: A DX portal that integrates information and functions necessary for employees in their daily work into a single app. It has already started operating in practice and was highly evaluated for its implementation capability and completeness in the field.

🌟 Excellence Award (4 works) (Prize: JA Town Gift Card worth 10,000 yen) "JA Higashi Biwako 'Nashikko'" (Entry No. 11) / "Funeral Hall Reservation System" (Entry No. 21) Developer: Kazuhiko Doi, JA Higashi Biwako