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MAFF Event at COP28 Highlights Green Asia Initiatives

 As one of the events of  AIM for Climate at COP28, an international initiative launched to accelerate innovation in agriculture and food systems to address climate change, a seminar was held on December 10, sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to introduce Green Asia, a project of JIRCAS.

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ASEAN Forum Highlights the Technology Catalog for Asia-Monsoon Region

From November 22-23, 2023, the ASEAN Forum convened in Jakarta, Indonesia, marking a collaborative effort between the ASEAN Secretariat and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). JIRCAS played a pivotal role by disseminating the "Technology Catalog Contributing to Production Potential and Sustainability in the Asia-Monsoon Region" among attendees. 

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Symposium on "Promoting the Implementation of Scalable Agricultural Technologies in the Asia-Monsoon Region" at the 6th IRC 2023

The 6th International Rice Congress (IRC), hosted by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), marked a milestone by being held in the Philippines for the first time. Among the highlights was a symposium titled "Promoting the Implementation of Scalable Agricultural Technologies in the Asia-Monsoon Region" on October 17, where JIRCAS researchers collaborated with colleagues from the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO).

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UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment Side Event

The United Nations Food System Summit was held in September 2021. Following that, a meeting for stocktaking is scheduled to take place every two years. The first of these meetings, known as the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2), is being held for three days starting today, July 24th, at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and JIRCAS will host an official UNFSS+2 side event on July 24.