Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. (OC Global) has made capital participation in PT. Akuakultur Konawe Nusantara (AKN), a shrimp aquaculture business company established on Sulawesi Island, Republic of Indonesia.

This project aims to establish a shrimp aquaculture and supply system with an annual production capacity of 1,300 tons on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. An annual production volume of 1,300 tons is equivalent to approximately 1.3 million 1 kg packs, or approximately 65 million shrimp calculated at 20 g per shrimp. This volume also corresponds to the supply capacity of approximately 50 to 60 40-foot refrigerated containers.

According to publicly available information from Japan’s Fisheries Agency, the largest shrimp aquaculture operations in Japan have an annual production capacity of approximately 100 tons. This project will have a production capacity more than ten times that scale. As Japan depends on imports for the majority of its shrimp demand, the project is expected to contribute to securing a stable source of supply.

This initiative is a strategic undertaking through which OC Global will develop its conventional construction consulting business, centered on design and supervision, into an investment-oriented business model based on infrastructure technologies.

■ Project Overview

Project name: Smart Farm Project in Southeast Sulawesi
Product: Vannamei shrimp
Annual production scale: Approximately 1,300 tons, with future expansion planned to approximately 4,000 tons
Facility scale: Total area of 33.9 ha; aquaculture pond area of 7.9 ha
Location: Southeast Sulawesi Province, Republic of Indonesia
Schedule: Completion planned for the end of May 2027; shipment scheduled to begin in July 2027

Harvested vannamei shrimp

■ Initiative Against the Background of Growing Global Protein Demand

Against the background of global population growth and increasing demand for animal protein, aquaculture is becoming increasingly important as a sustainable means of food supply. In response to these changes in social structure, this project aims to advance the primary industry by applying infrastructure technologies.

■ Contribution to Local Employment and Income Improvement

The target area of this project has limited employment opportunities. Through this business, OC Global will create employment associated with the construction and operation of aquaculture facilities and contribute to income improvement in the region. In addition to pursuing business revenue, OC Global aims to establish a business model that contributes to the sustainable development of the local community.

■ Commercialization of Infrastructure Technologies

OC Global has promoted the development of social infrastructure in countries around the world in fields such as railways, roads and bridges, airports and ports, and water supply and sewerage systems. In this project, OC Global will integrally incorporate its water treatment technologies and construction supervision technologies into the design, construction, and operation of aquaculture facilities, thereby realizing the following initiatives:

• Environmentally conscious aquaculture using recirculating water treatment
• Integrated design that takes into account both the construction and operation stages
• Introduction of quality and schedule management methods cultivated through infrastructure projects

Funding for this project is planned to be raised through Bankers*, a loan-based crowdfunding platform operated by Bankers Co., Ltd.

Right center: Tomonori Hirotsu, President and Representative Director, Bankers Co., Ltd.
Left center: Eiji Yonezawa, CEO & President, OC Global

This project is not merely a new business initiative. Rather, it aims to establish a “technology commercialization model” in which an infrastructure company itself makes an investment and becomes involved from financing through to revenue generation.

■ From Consultant to Business Entity

OC Global will dispatch directors to AKN and directly participate in its management and operations. By going beyond its conventional role as an advisor and becoming a business entity that invests its own capital and assumes business risks, OC Global will promote the following:

• Integration of technology and revenue generation
• Project management based on investment recovery
• Horizontal expansion of overseas investment models

■ Smart Aquaculture Using DX

The aquaculture facility plans to introduce a data management platform that enables real-time monitoring of water quality and shrimp growth conditions. In addition, OC Global will upgrade construction and operation management through remote monitoring from Japan using drone technology. By utilizing sensor technologies and data analysis, the project will optimize operational efficiency and quality. It will also secure traceability and aim to supply high-value-added products that can meet the requirements of export markets.

■ Future Development

Using this project as a model case, OC Global is considering future expansion to an annual production scale of approximately 4,000 tons. Through phased expansion, OC Global aims to increase the scale of the business and establish a sustainable aquaculture model in Southeast Asia.

OC Global will continue to develop investment businesses that integrate infrastructure and primary industry, based on the technical expertise it has cultivated as a construction consultant, and will pursue both sustainable industrial development and revenue-generating business.

Rendering of completed facility

(1) PT. Akuakultur Konawe Nusantara (AKN)
AKN is a SPV for the promotion of this business, jointly invested in by PT. Indmira, PT Yogya Nusa Ventura, and OC Global.

(2) PT. Indmira
Established in Yogyakarta in 1986, PT. Indmira is an agricultural technology development company. Its subsidiary, JALA, provides consulting services related to shrimp aquaculture and engages in shrimp brokerage and related businesses.

(3)  PT Yogya Nusa Ventura
Established in Yogyakarta in 2022, PT Yogya Nusa Ventura is engaged in real estate development, business investment consulting, agribusiness, and tourism.

(4) Bankers Co., Ltd.
Established in 1969, Bankers Co., Ltd. is a financial services company centered on loan-based crowdfunding services.

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* For details regarding the terms of the fund and the content and nature of its risks, please review the information provided as matters to be stated in the pre-contract document for the relevant fund, and make investment decisions at your own discretion and responsibility. The funds for which Bankers Co., Ltd. handles solicitation do not guarantee redemption of investors’ contributions or expected yields.

 

OC Global will contribute to the sustainable development of industry in the region and to Japan’s stable food supply through the aquaculture business.