Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture through Soil Biological Diagnosis

Among the pressing crises humanity faces, the issue of soil degradation is particularly overlooked. According to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), approximately 1.7 billion people live in areas where crop yields are declining due to soil degradation. To address this problem, the introduction of sustainable soil management practices is urgently needed.

Joint Stock Company Soil Biosensor Research Group (SDB Lab) aims to realize sustainable agriculture by providing affordable and rapid soil health diagnostic technology to address the rapidly progressing issue of soil degradation.

Our soil health diagnostic technology has the following features:

• - Simplicity: Simply collect soil and send it with an application form; it requires minimal effort.

• - Low Cost: Offered at 3,000 yen per sample.

• - Speed: A clear report is delivered within one week.

We are expanding our business beyond just "soil health diagnostics" to include "quality evaluation and selection of soil improvement materials and compost," and further to "manufacturing and sales of equipment."

Our company supports April Dream, an initiative to make April 1st a day to share dreams. This press release is the dream of "Joint Stock Company Soil Biosensor Research Group (SDB Lab)."

https://soil-biosensor.jp/

Introduction

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) report (The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture 2025: SOLAW 2025), an estimated 673 million people experienced hunger in 2024, and many regions are facing severe and frequent food crises. With the global population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, agriculture is compelled to increase food production by 50%.

We confront this challenge and promote sustainable agriculture through soil health diagnostics.

Soil Health Diagnostic Technology Using Biosensors

Simply send soil samples with an application form; 3,000 yen per sample, with a clear report delivered within one week.

The information producers need is not based on traditional soil biological diagnostics, but on the soil's health status. Our tests accurately provide the information users truly need.

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Quality Evaluation and Selection of Soil Improvement Materials and Compost

We have expanded our scope to include the quality evaluation of compost and soil improvement materials, contributing to the selection of higher quality compost and soil improvement materials that suppress diseases.

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Manufacturing and Sales of Equipment

Regarding the manufacturing and sales of equipment, we filed a patent application on February 21, 2024, and after an operational test period of one and a half years, we commenced manufacturing and sales on September 17, 2025.

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Since its establishment in 2021, Joint Stock Company Soil Biosensor Research Group (SDB Lab) has been fully committed to realizing sustainable agriculture. Our mission is to protect soil health and build a better future.

"April Dream" is a project by PR TIMES to share the dreams that companies hope to achieve someday on April 1st. We are seriously aiming for the realization of this dream.