Creating "Profitable Agriculture" for 2100 with Data. Penguin Labs, Tamamura Town, Gunma Prefecture, Launch Demonstration Project to Turn Climate Change Risks into Strengths
Penguin Labs, in collaboration with Tamamura Town, Gunma Prefecture, has launched a demonstration project to transform climate change risks into strengths in agriculture. Utilizing its proprietary data platform "TWINZ Plus" and a "Future Value Simulator," the project aims to support optimal crop selection and cultivation adapted to local conditions until 2100 and attract businesses.
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Penguin Labs LLC (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Shimpei Akatsuka, hereinafter "Penguin Labs") has been selected for the "FY2026 Gunma Agri x NETSUGEN Co-creation Demonstration Project" hosted by Gunma Prefecture. We are pleased to announce that in this project, in collaboration with Tamamura Town, Gunma Prefecture, and the Chubu Agricultural Office, we will commence a demonstration of a "Future Value Simulator" that supports optimal crop selection and cultivation adapted to local conditions until 2100, centered around our unique data platform "TWINZ Plus."
Gunma Prefecture aims to solve agricultural issues through collaboration with the private sector (open innovation) and foster sustainable agricultural management entities.
## Background and Objectives: From Experience to Agriculture Based on "Scientific Evidence"
Currently, many agricultural regions are facing accelerating climate change risks. In Tamamura Town, establishing unique and strong local specialties and providing concrete support measures for companies considering entry into agriculture are urgent tasks. However, relying solely on "individual experience" for crop selection and investment decisions with a view decades ahead poses significant risks for producers and companies.
In this project, we will utilize "TWINZ Plus," an agricultural decision-making support platform developed by Penguin Labs. We aim not only to perceive climate change as a risk but also to transform it into a "proactive strength" based on data, realizing strong agriculture that can continue to generate income for the next 100 years.
## Two Pillars of This Demonstration Project
This project will address the following two challenges:
1. Formulation of guidelines for Tamamura Town's unique "next-generation brand crops" (internal regional development)
Content: Using future climate prediction data at 1km mesh intervals, we will identify "crops that will truly survive" until 2100, which are resistant to Tamamura Town's unique weather conditions (karakkaze wind, intense heat) and can maintain profitability.
Deliverables: A "Next-Generation Brand Crop Selection Report" based on scientific evidence will be formulated to minimize investment risks for producers.
2. Development of an "Investment Decision Simulator App" (external corporate attraction)
Content: We will develop a digital tool that allows companies considering entry to immediately perform revenue and expenditure prediction simulations according to future climate risks.
Utilization: This will be used as a "scientifically persuasive weapon" that other municipalities do not possess for attracting companies to areas such as Tamamura Town's Goryo and Iikura districts, improving the success rate of attracting excellent companies.
## The Ultimate Data Platform "TWINZ Plus": Integrating Global Perspective and Field-Level Analysis
The core of this demonstration is "TWINZ Plus," an agricultural and climate data integration platform developed by Penguin Labs.
"TWINZ Plus" is a world-leading advanced data engine that combines a "bird's eye view" (wide-area weather/satellite data) that surveys the entire globe like Google DeepMind's "Alpha Earth" with an "insect's eye view" that analyzes Japanese farmlands down to individual field polygons.
In this project, this vast dataset will be optimized for Tamamura Town's regional characteristics and elevated to an application layer for decision-making.
## Key Features of the "Future Value Simulator (Prototype)" for Tamamura Town
High-precision analysis results supplied by "TWINZ Plus"
Gunma Prefecture aims to solve agricultural issues through collaboration with the private sector (open innovation) and foster sustainable agricultural management entities.
## Background and Objectives: From Experience to Agriculture Based on "Scientific Evidence"
Currently, many agricultural regions are facing accelerating climate change risks. In Tamamura Town, establishing unique and strong local specialties and providing concrete support measures for companies considering entry into agriculture are urgent tasks. However, relying solely on "individual experience" for crop selection and investment decisions with a view decades ahead poses significant risks for producers and companies.
In this project, we will utilize "TWINZ Plus," an agricultural decision-making support platform developed by Penguin Labs. We aim not only to perceive climate change as a risk but also to transform it into a "proactive strength" based on data, realizing strong agriculture that can continue to generate income for the next 100 years.
## Two Pillars of This Demonstration Project
This project will address the following two challenges:
1. Formulation of guidelines for Tamamura Town's unique "next-generation brand crops" (internal regional development)
Content: Using future climate prediction data at 1km mesh intervals, we will identify "crops that will truly survive" until 2100, which are resistant to Tamamura Town's unique weather conditions (karakkaze wind, intense heat) and can maintain profitability.
Deliverables: A "Next-Generation Brand Crop Selection Report" based on scientific evidence will be formulated to minimize investment risks for producers.
2. Development of an "Investment Decision Simulator App" (external corporate attraction)
Content: We will develop a digital tool that allows companies considering entry to immediately perform revenue and expenditure prediction simulations according to future climate risks.
Utilization: This will be used as a "scientifically persuasive weapon" that other municipalities do not possess for attracting companies to areas such as Tamamura Town's Goryo and Iikura districts, improving the success rate of attracting excellent companies.
## The Ultimate Data Platform "TWINZ Plus": Integrating Global Perspective and Field-Level Analysis
The core of this demonstration is "TWINZ Plus," an agricultural and climate data integration platform developed by Penguin Labs.
"TWINZ Plus" is a world-leading advanced data engine that combines a "bird's eye view" (wide-area weather/satellite data) that surveys the entire globe like Google DeepMind's "Alpha Earth" with an "insect's eye view" that analyzes Japanese farmlands down to individual field polygons.
In this project, this vast dataset will be optimized for Tamamura Town's regional characteristics and elevated to an application layer for decision-making.
## Key Features of the "Future Value Simulator (Prototype)" for Tamamura Town
High-precision analysis results supplied by "TWINZ Plus"