Since its establishment in 1950, Hokko has enjoyed steady growth in the volume of business as well as in development of new agrochemical and fine chemical products under efficient and progressive management. In the agrochemicals division , Hokko has maintained a close relationship with ZEN-NOH, Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, which has had a predominantly powerful influence on Japan's overall agricultural industry. Accordingly, in Japan, almost all of Hokko's agrochemical sales are channeled through ZEN-NOH, which has resulted in Hokko occupying about 10% of the domestic agrochemical m