Information
Strengthening function as an international hub for providing strategic information on agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and mobilizing new research partnerships
- “Information hub”
Strategic information hub for international agricultural research - “Research applications/ventures”
Practical application of global research results and establishment of a model platform for promoting private-sector research collaboration and creating new business ventures - “Digital agriculture”
Towards the development of digital agriculture technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa - "Tropical crop genetic resources"
Advancement of tropical crop genetic resources utilization through the development of database, technologies and research networking - "Green Asia"
Accelerating application of agricultural technologies which enhance production potentials and ensure sustainable food systems in the Asia-Monsoon region
Research Highlights
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“2050 Weather Forecast (Ver. 2)” Video Released
As record-breaking heat continues across Japan and around the world, the free online video “2050 Weather Forecast (Ver. 2),” was released at 1:00 p.m. on August 3. The video was produced by the 2050 Weather Forecast Production Committee, in which NHK Enterprises serves as one of the lead organizations. Dr. HASEGAWA Toshihiro, President of the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), contributed to the project as an expert on food security issues.
Green Asia Achievements Showcased at an ASEAN Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Workshop
From April 9 to 10, 2026, the “First ASEAN Consultation Workshop and Capacity Building: Development of Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Systems Implementation Plan and Biochar Guidelines,” an event co-hosted by the ASEAN Secretariat and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), was held in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) participated in the workshop at the invitation of the ASEAN Secretariat.
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Events
JIRCAS International Symposium 2025
"Accelerating Application of Agricultural Technologies in the Asia-Monsoon Region: Taking Stock and the Way Forward for Enhancing Production Potentials and Sustainable Food Systems"
"Accelerating Application of Agricultural Technologies in the Asia-Monsoon Region: Taking Stock and the Way Forward for Enhancing Production Potentials and Sustainable Food Systems"
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"Hitotsubashi Hall" and On-line(National Center of Sciences Building 2F, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8439)
Special Seminar with Ms Alice Ruhweza, AGRA President: Building Climate Resilient Agrifood Systems in Africa – the Role of Science and Public-Private Partnership
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Hall D. TKP Garden City PREMIUM Minatomirai(3-6-3 Minatomirai , Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0012)
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Pick Up1560. Southeast Asia Liaison Office News: Thailand National Science and Technology Fair 2026 Opens
The Thailand National Science and Technology Fair 2026 (NST Fair 2026), one of the country's largest science and technology events, opened on August 15. The fair runs through August 23 and typically attracts around 200,000 students and members of the public each year. -
Pick Up1559. Food Systems Performance Assessment Reveals Urgent Gaps and a Path to 2050
Progress toward food systems transformation is generally off track for 2030, with major gaps remaining in food security, access to healthy diets, and the reduction of environmental impacts. -
Pick Up1558. Expanding Forest Fires: Latest Data Highlights Growing Forest Risks in a Warming World
The World Resources Institute (WRI), drawing on the latest data from researchers at the University of Maryland, reports that forest fires have become more widespread and destructive over the past two decades, while their share of global tree cover loss has also increased. According to data for 2001–2025, forest fires now burn more than twice as much tree cover each year as they did 20 years ago, and more than three times as much in the tropics. -
Pick Up1557. Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN): A global goal to protect and restore land
This week, the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) is being held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. As the international community discusses responses to desertification, land degradation and drought, renewed attention is being given to Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), an approach that aims to maintain the quantity and quality of land resources at a level sufficient to support the ecosystem services needed now and in the future. -
Pick Up1556. July 2026 Sets a New July Record for Global Ocean Surface Temperatures as Heat and Drought Drive Wildfires in Western Europe
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported that July 2026 was the joint-second warmest July globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.90°C, 0.67°C above the 1991–2020 average and 1.47°C above the estimated pre-industrial baseline. The month also set a new July record for sea surface temperatures across the extra-polar oceans.
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Sobari, Enceng , Wicaksana, Noladhi , Suwali, Nursuhud , Hindersah, Reginawanti , Nakayama, Masakazu , Endo, Kenji , Matsumoto, Yukinori , Iwasaki, Yasunaga , Mubarok, Syariful (2026) Effect of Day Length on Growth, Flowering, and Yield of Three Strawberry Varieties in a Tropical Climate. International journal of horticultural science and technology, 13 :575-592. https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2025.390923.1033
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Sasaki, Kazuhiro , Saito, Hiroki , Mananghaya, Teodora E. , Niones, Jonathan M. , Obara, Mitsuhiro (2026) Development and Evaluation of an Early Heading Rice Line From the Indica High-Yielding Variety NSIC Rc 160. Plant Direct, 10 :e70160-. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.70160
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Wang, Quanli , Dompreh, Eric Brako , Diouf, Alassane , Porcuna-Ferrer, Anna , Nacoulma, Blandine Marie Ivette , Iiyama, Miyuki , Mbaye, Mame Samba , Gueye, Fatouh Kine , Dimobe, Kangbéni , Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad , Thiombiano, Adjima , Gasparatos, Alexandros (2026) Unpacking the role of neglected and underutilized plant species in smallholder diversification strategies for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from Senegal. Global Food Security, 49 :100910-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2026.100910
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Obike, Kingston Tochukwu , Matsuda, Hiroshi , Shinjo, Hitoshi (2026) Genotypic differences in the growth and mineral uptake of passion fruit vines and roots under different soil environments. Scientia Horticulturae, 358 :114676-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2026.114676
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Rahmat, Bayu Pradana Nur , Elfakhriano, Iqbal Fathurrahim , Carsono, Nono , Damayanti, Farida , Mubarok, Syariful , Hoshikawa, Ken , Ezura, Hiroshi , Kang, Seung Won (2026) SlIAA9 mutation enhances tomato seed resilience to heat stress. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 232 :111103-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2026.111103
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寳川, 拓生 , 廣岡, 義博 (2026) 四国地域におけるサトウキビの栽培状況および品種利用に関する一考察. 砂糖類・でん粉情報, 2026 :48-62.
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Hindersah, Reginawanti , Fitriyani, Febby , Endo, Kenji , Nakayama, Masakazu , Mubarok, Syariful , Nugraha, Gita Bina (2025) Effects of supplemental LED lighting and biofertilizer on yield and fruit quality of Japanese strawberry cultivars in Indonesia. Jurnal Kultivasi, :353-363. https://doi.org/10.24198/kultivasi.v24i3.67737
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Nagalla, Asanga D. , Morita, Ryouhei , Ichida, Hiroyuki , Hayashi, Yoriko , Shirakawa, Yuki , Ohshiro, Kazuki , Sato, Tadashi , Fukuta, Yoshimichi , Toriyama, Kinya , Saito, Hiroki , Okumoto, Yutaka , Abe, Tomoko (2025) Identification of an early-heading mutant in Indonesian native rice cultivar : ‘Gemdjah Beton-10’. Breeding Science, 75 :412-420. https://doi.org/10.1270/jsbbs.25024
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藤田, 慎一 , 中山, 正和 (2025) 亜熱帯地域のイチゴ栽培における葉面積推定モデルの作成とその評価. 熱帯農業研究, 18 :25-30. https://doi.org/10.11248/nettai.18.25
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Takaragawa, Hiroo , Terajima, Yoshifumi , Okamoto, Ken (2025) Improvement in the intrinsic water use efficiency of sugarcane by intergeneric hybridization with Erianthus arundinaceus. Frontiers in Plant Science, 16 :1649112-. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1649112
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