Welcome to the Japan Plant Factory Association (JPFA) training program. Our aim is to nurture the next generation of experts in both academia and industry for the future of plant factories with artificial lighting (PFALs) and controlled-
environment agriculture. Our courses are taught by professionals from academia and industry who provide a
conceptual and technological framework to support practical applications in relevant fields.
Since 2010, we have organized various in-depth and practical on-site and online training sessions, including
introductory and advanced courses, in collaboration with Chiba University.
▶JPFA Interactive Onsite Business-Focused Course on Plant Factories with Artificial Lighting (PFALs)
The JPFA’s on-site training took place on Sept. 6-7, 2023 at the JPFA site in Chiba, Japan, just after the JPFA
International Symposium on Plant Factory on Sept. 4-5, 2023.
■Information PDF: Information on Interactive Onsite Business-Focused Course
The Course
Day 1 The exclusive excursion to the large-scale commercial PFALs
Day 2 Lectures, workshops, and discussion sessions
Pre-learning videos
To enhance participants’ understanding, the videos on PFAL business
management, 808 Factory case studies, and virtual tours are provided
in advance.
▶JPFA Offered the 1st Online "Strawberry” Course in English
The JPFA ran the first STRAWBERRY online training course in
English on Oct. 13- 31, 2022.
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▶JPFA Successfully Runs Its 3rd Online Course in English
The JPFA ran a training course in English online from July 15-Aug. 3, 2022.
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▶JPFA Successfully Runs Its 3rd Online Course in English
The JPFA ran a training course in English online from Feb. 25 to March 15 in 2022.
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▶JPFA Successfully Runs Its 2nd Online Course in English
The JPFA ran a new online training course in English from Feb.18-March 15 in 2021.
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▶JPFA Successfully Runs Its 1st Online Course in English
The JPFA offered its Introductory Training Course on Plant Factories with Artificial Lighting (PFALs) in English
online on Oct. 8 - Nov. 2 in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It was its first online training course in English and ended with a closing
ceremony to present three special awards for outstanding performance
--the Best Watcher, the Best Questioner, and the Best Networker.
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The JPFA has run workshops almost monthly since 2009 for the purpose of helping people concerned with plant
factories improve each other and share the latest information. The cumulative number of workshop participants
reached over 13,500 since 2010.
Beginning fiscal 2021, we are holding online workshops in a new fashion, having each workshop composed of a live
seminar and a question-and-answer session. We have also made new workshops free of charge for JPFA members in principle.
Registered participants in each new workshop are allowed to view its seminar's recorded video later during a specified period. The recording, however, does not contain the Q&A session.
▶JPFA’s 151st Workshop
Towards the Next Generation Plant Factory – The Latest Developments in the World – Automation, Plant Phenotyping Technologies, and More
The live online seminar was held on November 30, 2022.
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▶JPFA’s 148th Workshop
The Latest Developments of Plant Factories in Europe
The live online seminar was held on June 1, 2022.
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▶JPFA’s 145th Workshop
Production of Pharmaceutical, Functional and Other Materials at Plant Factories②
The live online seminar was held on Nov. 5, 2021.
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▶JPFA's 144th Workshop
Production of Pharmaceutical, Functional and Other Materials at Plant Factories①
The live online seminar was held on Oct. 15, 2021.
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▶First of New Workshops (JPFA's 142nd Workshop, Online)
The Latest Developments in the United States in the Fields of Greenhouse Horticulture and Plant Factories
with Artificial Lighting
The live online seminar was held on July 9, 2021.
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