Strawberries growing on raised benches inside an ICHIGO greenhouse in India Strawberry cultivation in the field

Connecting Japanese Agriculture with India

Agriculture × ANY = Happy

Building a sustainable society for the next generation

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Our Products

We bring Japanese agritech to India — from soil science and robotics to premium cultivation — building an integrated platform that connects production all the way to distribution.

Tsuzuki Technology

A scientific approach to soil regeneration

✓ Proven in the field

  • Highly resistant to climate change, pests, and diseases
  • Higher yields
  • Better taste
  • Fewer chemicals and lower CO₂ emissions
  • Reduce and reuse waste
  • Saves farmland for food production
  • Tree-planting to retain water and lower temperatures
  1. Reduce chemicals, CO₂ emissions
  2. Reduce & reuse wastes
  3. Save farmland to produce food
  4. Plant trees to retain water and lower temperatures
Comparison of chemical fertiliser, a commercial organic fertiliser and the Tsuzuki method
Carrots harvested from a Tsuzuki-managed field

Average: 3.5t / 1000m²

Max field, Tsuzuki: 15t / 1000m²

ICHIGO

Maharashtra

ICHIGO is expanding strawberry cultivation through two major partnerships, taking on both greenhouse and open-field production.

  • With HiMedia, we have launched full-scale strawberry production.
  • Under a partnership with the City of Pune, we were invited to develop Ambegaon as a new strawberry-growing region, where planting began this year.
ICHIGO strawberry cultivation in greenhouse and open field
MoU signing between HiMedia and M2Labo BharatTeam inspecting vertical growing towersField survey with local partners

Mobile Mover

Smart mobility robotics for the farm, developed with Suzuki Motor Corporation

Agricultural robotics that bring Japan's precision-farming know-how to Indian fields.

Mobile Mover working between orchard rows

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Our Services

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Connecting Nippon with Bharat

We have built trust with leading companies and government agencies in both countries, and we leverage these relationships to foster collaboration and drive positive change. Let's come together to create a brighter future and strengthen the friendship between our two great nations.

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Import / Export between Nippon and Bharat

We believe there is huge potential for Japanese agricultural produce to be marketed and cultivated in India — and strong demand for Indian products in Japan. Through our network of trusted farmers, we deliver food that is fresh, sustainable, and of the highest quality.

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AgriTech Consultation

Japan's agricultural sector has driven innovation in precision farming, shaped by two realities: limited farmland and an ageing population with a shrinking labor force. M2Labo's expertise in Japanese agritech helps Indian farmers boost yields and reduce cost per acre.

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Our Mission

As an agricultural think tank, our work is to create and design businesses that solve social issues, with agriculture at the center.

We believe agriculture is a vital social-infrastructure industry. By reconnecting the many functions of agriculture and society, we create the conditions for real solutions — and for happiness — to emerge.

Agriculture × ANY = HAPPY — an equation expressing the power of agriculture and its role in society, in both Bharat (India) and Nippon (Japan).

M2Labo was born in Shizuoka, Japan, when CEO Kato was raising her children. Seeking to solve social issues, she found that the root of nearly all of them is that people have drifted away from agriculture. Today we are reconnecting agriculture with the industries that have grown distant from it. We call the place where we connect them “Smart Village Labo,” and we are opening these Labos in both Nippon (Japan) and Bharat (India).

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M2Labo Company Profile

M2Labo Japan was established in 2009 by Yuriko Kato, who also serves as CEO of M2Labo Bharat.

  1. 2009 M2Labo Japan founded in Shizuoka, Japan
  2. 2017 Vegibus Japan founded by CEO Yuriko Kato
  3. 2018 Glocal Design School Co., Ltd. founded
  4. 2020 CEO Yuriko Kato appointed Independent Director, Suzuki Motor Corporation
  5. 2021 Gender Equality Challenger Award, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
  6. 2022 Signed a joint development agreement with Suzuki Motor Corporation to create the "Mobile Mover" business
  7. 2024.7 Suzuki Motor Corporation became a shareholder
  8. 2024.9 M2Labo Bharat incorporation completed

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Our Team

CEO

Yuriko Kato

CEO, M2Labo Japan · CEO, Vegibus · MSc, Cranfield University · BSc, University of Tokyo

COO / CFO

Devang Oza

Director, Global Acceleration Partners LLP · MMS (Finance), University of Mumbai

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Contact Us

For general enquiries, send us a message below or email contact@m2-labo.in. For careers and applications, please visit our Career page or write to hr_info@m2-labo.in.

General enquiries: contact@m2-labo.in
Careers / Recruitment: hr_info@m2-labo.in
+91 89289 39482