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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.

Subtitled Archive Videos of 2025 Japan Award and JIRCAS International Symposium 2025 Now Available

The Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) has added Japanese and English subtitles to the archive videos of the 2025 Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers (Japan Award) and the JIRCAS International Symposium 2025, and has released them on YouTube via the “JIRCAS Channel.”
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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"
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"Hitotsubashi Hall" and On-line
(National Center of Sciences Building 2F, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8439)
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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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    1536. Smart Systems Breeding: A New Approach for Climate-Resilient Agriculture

    Plant breeding has played a vital role in improving agricultural productivity by developing high-yielding crop varieties. However, most modern breeding programs have been optimized for large-scale sole cropping systems, creating a gap between current breeding targets and the needs of sustainable, climate-resilient agriculture. In a recent Nature Food commentary, the authors propose a new framework called Smart Systems Breeding, designed to address this challenge. Rather than treating environmental variability as statistical noise to be averaged out, the framework views it as valuable information that can be used to develop and deploy crop varieties tailored to specific regions and growing conditions.
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    1535. The Future of Food Shaped by AI: Next-Generation Food Innovation Envisioned

    The foods we consume every day are developed through a process that relies far more on experience and trial-and-error than many people realize. Creating new food products involves numerous stages—from ingredient selection and formulation design to fermentation, manufacturing, and sensory evaluation—each requiring significant experimentation, time, and resources. At the same time, global food systems are major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss, highlighting the urgent need for more sustainable approaches to food production. A recent review article published in Nature Food explores how artificial intelligence (AI) could serve as a powerful catalyst for transforming food development from an experience-driven practice into a predictive, design-oriented science.
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    1534. Strengthening El Niño and Rising Risks of Extreme Weather Worldwide

    The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced that El Niño conditions are developing in the tropical Pacific and that there is a high likelihood of a strong El Niño event emerging during the latter half of 2026. As a result, the risks of extreme weather events—including unusually high temperatures, droughts, and heavy rainfall—are expected to increase across many regions of the world. The WMO is urging governments to strengthen disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation measures through the use of seasonal forecasts and early warning systems.
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    1533. Global Food Price Trends – June 2026

    The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 130.3 points in June 2026, down 0.3 percent month-on-month. Higher vegetable oil and meat prices were more than offset by declines in sugar, cereals and dairy prices. Compared with historical levels, the index was 1.7 percent above its value a year earlier, but still 18.7 percent below the all-time high recorded in March 2022.
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    1532. World Rural Development Day (6 July): The Power of Rural Communities in Building a Sustainable Future

    In September 2024, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 6 July as World Rural Development Day. The observance is intended to reinforce international efforts to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development in rural areas, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) commitment to “leave no one behind.”
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