Philippines
The Philippines (/ˈfɪlᵻpiːnz/; Filipino: Pilipinas [ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs]), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime border with Taiwan to the north, Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.(Source: DBpedia)
JIRCAS Report
JCM methodology for methane emission reduction in rice cultivation in the Philippines has been approved
The Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) methodology for “Methane Emission Reduction by Water Management in Rice Paddy Fields” was approved by the Joint Committee for the JCM between the Philippines and Japan on 3 February 2025.
Press Conference on the “Completion of Joint Crediting Mechanism Methodology for Rice Paddy Methane Reduction in the Philippines” Co-hosted by JIRCAS and NARO
On June 28, 2024, JIRCAS co-hosted a press conference with NARO on the completion of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) methodology for rice paddy methane reduction in the Philippines through an ADB-supported project. The event was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
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Pick Up553. World Oceans Day
June 8 is World Oceans Day. It was established to create an opportunity to raise global awareness of the challenges facing the international community regarding the oceans. Also, 2022 is the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture. In today's Pick Up, we introduce two examples of international joint research related to small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in the field of fisheries featured in the JIRCAS Research Highlights.
Publication
広報JIRCAS (13)
国立研究開発法人国際農林水産業研究センター, 広報JIRCAS. 13 ( )
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広報JIRCAS (12)
国立研究開発法人国際農林水産業研究センター, 広報JIRCAS. 12 ( )
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広報JIRCAS (10)
国立研究開発法人国際農林水産業研究センター, 広報JIRCAS. 10 ( )
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広報JIRCAS (1)
国立研究開発法人国際農林水産業研究センター, 広報JIRCAS. 1 ( )
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ウンカ・ヨコバイ類の発生動態 (熱帯における水稲2期作化に伴う病害虫対策に関する研究(平成2年度熱帯農業試験研究推進会議研究推進部会)) -- (熱帯における水稲害虫の発生と被害)
平尾 重太郎, 熱帯農研集報. 73 , 12- 33 ( )
Events
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JIRCAS-PhiRice Climate Change Project 2017-2020 Kick-off Meeting
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Nueva Ecija, Philippines
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JIRCAS Workshop in Disease management and breeding, 7th International Rice Blast Conference
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Manila, Philippines
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2011 Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers
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Tsukuba International Congress Center, Epochal, Convention Hall 200
Research Highlights
- The application of filter cakes improves the physicochemical and biological properties of soils with low pH in tropical regions(2024)
- Stabilization of soil organic matter by reactive aluminum phases in agricultural fields under volcanic influence(2024)
- Biochar application to soil surface layer effectively reduces nitrogen leaching under crop-present conditions(2024)
- Improving airborne LiDAR-based mangrove aboveground biomass estimation in the Philippines(2024)
- Predicting body growth and body mass index of farmed milkfish in the Philippines from water temperature(2021)
- Development of models for estimating mangrove aboveground biomass at regional scale(2020)
- Utilization of poultry by-product meal as an effective alternative to fish meal in aquaculture feed for milkfish Chanos chanos(2019)
- Improvement of rice grain yield by predicting the optimum sowing period for rainfed rice areas in the Asian monsoon region(2018)
- Estimation of nitrogen load to groundwater at a sugarcane monocropping area in the Philippines(2017)
- Dissemination of a food commodity supply and demand model for ASEAN countries through an instruction manual(2016)