Co-opdeli Group donates 2,148,456 yen to Sado City -Sado Crested Ibis Supporting Rice Project-
2026.02.12
The six member co-operatives of the Co-opdeli Consumers' Co-operative Union have donated 2,148,456 yen to the Sado City Toki Environmental Conservation Fund. The funds were raised through the "Sado Crested Ibis Supporting Rice Project," an initiative led by Sado City to promote environmentally friendly, biodiversity-focused agriculture and to support the reintroduction of the crested ibis into the wild. With this latest contribution, total donations to the project since its launch in 2010 have now reached 41,871,109 yen, spanning 16 years of continued support.
On November 2, a donation presentation ceremony was held, during which Mr. KUMAZAKI Shin, President of the Co-opdeli Consumers' Co-operative Union, and Mr. TOSAKA Yasushi, President of Co-opdeli Niigata, presented a certificate of donation on behalf of the Co-opdeli Group. The certificate was received by Mr. WATANABE Ryugo, Mayor of Sado City, and Mr. TATENO Shin, President of JA Sado (the Sado Agricultural Cooperative).
Mr. KUMAZAKI Shin, President of the Co-opdeli Consumers' Co-operative Union;
Mr. TOSAKA Yasushi, President of Co-opdeli Niigata;
Mr. WATANABE Ryugo, Mayor of Sado City;
and Mr. TATENO Shin, President of JA
About the "Sado Crested Ibis Supporting Rice Project".
The "Sado Crested Ibis Supporting Rice Project" began in April 2010, when Sado City, the former Co-op Niigata, the former Co-op Net, and others signed a partnership agreement aimed at protecting the crested ibis on Sado. A portion of the sales from eligible products, such as "CO·OP Sanchoku Niigata Sado Koshihikari rice" sold through Co-opdeli Group's home delivery service and stores, is donated to the "Sado City Crested Ibis Environmental Conservation Fund" and used for creating environments that nurture living things and for environmentally friendly rice cultivation. By eating rice from Sado, co-op members help support rice farming that coexists with the crested ibis.
・Eligible Products for Donation.
CO·OP Sanchoku Niigata Sado Koshihikari (Sanchoku: direct-from-producer system; Koshihikari: rice);
CO·OP Musenmai Sanchoku Niigata Sado Koshihikari (Musenmai: rinse-free rice);
CO·OP Sanchoku Niigata Sado Koshihikari grilled onigiri(onigiri: rice ball);
and CO·OP Sanchoku Niigata Sado Koshihikari steamed rice.
