In a world where pests destroy up to one-half of total crop production, producing enough food to feed an ever- growing population has become a major international challenge. The role of the AgriTechno Division of Otsuka Chemical is to develop, produce, and market a range of herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and plant regulators for crop protection, as well as a wide selection of fertilizers for use in agriculture and soilless culture for crop production. Otsuka`s agricultural chemicals are used in Japan and in many countries around the world. Important proprietary products include the insecticide- nematicide Oncol® (Benfuracarb) which is used on many crops in over 60 countries around the world, the insecticide Orion® (Alanycarb) and Hachi- Hachi TM (Tolfenpyrad) for fruit trees and vegetables, the fungicide Alshine™ (Oxpoconazole) and some other novel compounds in the pipeline. Oncol mixtures for the rice market such as Oryzamate/ Oncol™ and Judge™, the rice herbicides Shocker™, Gosign™ and Sheriff™, the insecticide Oleate™ and the plant regulator Contact™ are some essential products in our portfolio for the Japanese market.
