Sato Kensetsu Enters Smart Agriculture, Regenerating "Unmanageable Farmland" with Construction Technology

To the Press

March 26, 2026

Sato Kensetsu Co., Ltd.

Sato Kensetsu Co., Ltd. (Location: 225-5 Katsumada, Shōō-chō, Katsuta-gun, Okayama Prefecture; Representative Director: Kimiyasu Sato) has newly entered the smart agriculture sector, leveraging the technical expertise, heavy machinery mobility, and process management know-how cultivated in its construction business.

Due to the deepening aging of agricultural workers and a shortage of successors, maintenance and management in the pre-farming stage, such as wildlife damage control and strenuous summer weeding, have become major challenges in the region. Sato Kensetsu will first address its own farmland management challenges with civil engineering technology and then return that know-how to local farmers, promoting an "agricultural infrastructure maintenance type" business that protects farmland throughout the entire region.

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【Background of the Business】

In the current agricultural landscape, not only is there an increase in abandoned cultivated land, but active farmers are also reaching their limits in terms of maintenance and management. There are cases where, even with subsidies for wildlife damage control, elderly farmers find it difficult to install stakes or nets. Summer slope mowing poses life-threatening risks, and irregularly shaped or poorly drained farmlands are often left unreclaimed due to cost constraints. Sato Kensetsu has positioned these areas of agricultural civil engineering as its core business and decided to enter the sector as a partner to enhance the sustainability of local agriculture.

【Business Overview】

Sato Kensetsu has commenced experimental cultivation on approximately 4,000㎡ of farmland in Shōō-chō, Okayama Prefecture. The company plans to expand its cultivated area to 12,000㎡ in the next fiscal year. Initially, on its own farmland, in collaboration with Misora LLC, Sato Kensetsu will establish an efficient management system utilizing construction industry know-how. Based on successful cases such as labor-saving management and efficient installation of wildlife fences, the company will progressively expand its collaboration areas while responding to the farmland management needs of local residents.

■Farmland Maintenance and Infrastructure Development through Construction Technology

Responding to the urgent plea, "We have the materials, but we can't install them," civil engineering professionals will reliably carry out the installation work. Furthermore, by managing processes according to the order status of its own employees and partner companies, and systematically undertaking strenuous summer weeding, the company will protect the overall landscape and safety of the region. Utilizing construction heavy machinery, it will also undertake the restoration and regeneration of abandoned cultivated land, which is difficult to achieve manually.

■Standardization through Data-Driven Agriculture

By utilizing the cultivation management system "xarvio®," the company will eliminate reliance on individual expertise and establish a system where anyone can manage with professional precision. It aims for stable production through process management cultivated in the construction industry, while maximizing operational efficiency through automated fertilization and pesticide spraying using drones.

■Creation of a Local Circular Economy

Harvested agricultural products (rice) will be used for employee welfare and in the company's own food and beverage division. Through the process of preparing, cultivating, and providing farmland in-house, the company will build a local production for local consumption model that supports the "food" of Shōō-chō.

【Future Policy】

Sato Kensetsu will expand its activities as an "agricultural infrastructure doctor" based in Shōō-chō, Katsuta-gun, Okayama Prefecture. By accumulating its own track record in farmland management and working hand-in-hand with local farmers, the company will regenerate abandoned cultivated land from a negative legacy into a regional asset.

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