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Awarding Ceremony, 2023 (17th) Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers (Japan Award)

Japan Award, organized by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council (AFFRC), MAFF, Japan from 2007, is aim to motivate young researchers who engage in research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing regions. Up to three young researchers are commended with the awards for their outstanding performance and research achievements.

The chairman of the AFFRC bestows testimonials on the winners. They also win “MOTAI-JIRCAS Award*” of USD5,000 per capita.

＊ Mr. Shigeru MOTAI is the former Chairman of the AFFRC and the donor of this award. This award is also supported by the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS).

Date

Tuesday, November 17th, 2023

Registration opens            9：30

Awarding ceremony         10：00 - 10：50

Lectures by the awardees 10：55 - 11：40

Congratulatory reception  11：45 - 12：30

Poster

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Awarding Ceremony, Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers
Organized by

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Date
2023-11-17(Fri) 10:00～12:30 (09:30Registration Open)(JST)
Place
U Thant International Conference Hall + Online
  (5-53-70 Jingu-mae United Nations University 3F, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001)
Registration period
- (JST)
Registration
Information and Public Relations Office, JIRCAS
Address
1-1 Ohwashi, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8686
URL
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/event/2023/e20231117_japanaward/entry
Registration deadline:
(JST)
Archive

【Part 1】2023 (The 17th) Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers (Japan Award 2023)

【Part 2】2023 (The 17th) Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers (Japan Award 2023)

2023 (The 17th) Awardees
Name
(Age*1, Gender, Nationality)
Institute*2
Research Achievement
Dr. Khalisanni KHALID
(37, Male, Malaysian)
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) (Malaysia)
Development of Nanofertilizer using Flexible Nanoparticle Catalysis Technology 
Dr. Avijit GHOSH
(30, Male, Indian)
ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute (IGFRI) (India)
Development and Evaluation of Ecofriendly Soil Health Management Strategies for Semi-arid and Sub-humid Region of India
Dr. Martin Paul Jr. TABE-OJONG
(30, Male, Cameroonian)
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) IFPRI) (the United States)
Improving Smallholder Commercialization and Reducing Poverty through the Adoption of Improved Crop Varieties in Africa

*1  Age is as of January 1, 2023
*2  Institute is as of the time of application.

Poster
Contact

Information and Public Relations Office, JIRCAS

  • Address
    1-1 Ohwashi, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8686
  • Telephone
    +81-29-838-6708
  • Email
    koho-jircas@ml.affrc.go.jp

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