JA-ZENCHU (Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives)
JA-ZENCHU is an organization to represent the entire
JA Group. Its main activities are 1) to promote better
farming and better living activities of JAs, 2) to give
guidance to JAs on their management and organization,
3) to audit organizations, 4) education and public relations
activities, 5) farm policy legislative activities, and
6) to make liaison and collaboration with international
organizations, and so forth. (HP address: http://www.zenchu-ja.or.jp/)
ZEN-NOH (National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative
Associations )
ZEN-NOH is a federation to handle economic businesses
of marketing and supplying. Main businesses are the marketing
rice, vegetables, fruits and livestock products and the
supplying of fertilizer, farm chemicals, feeds, farm machinery,
petroleum and consumer articles. (HP address: http://www.zennoh.or.jp/)
ZENKYOREN (JA-KYOSAIREN) (National Mutual Insurance Federation
of Agricultural Cooperatives)
ZENKYOREN is a federation that handles the business
of what, in general, are called life insurance and non-life
insurance. Its long-term insurance include various policies
of life insurance and building endowment insurance, and
its short-term insurance covers fire insurance, automobile
insurance, automobile liability insurance and liability
insurance. (HP address: http://www.ja-kyosai.or.
jp/)
The Norinchukin Bank
The Norinchukin Bank is a central organization of the
JA Banking System comprised of JAs, JA Prefectural Credit
Federations and the Norinchukin Bank that handle credit
business. Its main business consists of the following
two activities: for one, the procuring of funds by accepting
deposits from JAs etc. and through the Norinchukin Bank
debentures; and for two, the fund management through provision
of loans to share holding member organizations and business
firms in agriculture, forestry and fishery industries
as well as by making loans and investments overseas. (HP
address: http://www.nochubank.or.jp/)
