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JIRCAS participated in various events at COP30 (held in Belém, Brazil)

From November 13 to 15, 2025, JIRCAS participated in various events at COP30 (held in Belém, Brazil) and introduced its research and collaborative activities. 

Miyako District Sugarcane Technicians Association Members Visit the Tropical Agriculture Research Front

On Thursday, October 9, 2025, a group of 20 members of the Miyako District Sugarcane Technicians Association visited the Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF). The association consists of personnel involved in sugarcane production in the Miyako region, including representatives from local sugar mills, municipal offices, prefectural extension divisions, and JA (Japan Agricultural Cooperatives). The group engages in information exchange and technical discussions regarding regional sugarcane production and actively conducts field visits to production areas outside their islands. This visit was arranged at the request of the Yaeyama Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Promotion Center’s Agricultural Improvement and Extension Division.

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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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    1409. Looking Back on 2025

    2025 was a historic year of change in international development, and the trend toward transforming the global food system continued unabated. JIRCAS also demonstrated its commitment through side events at the UN Food Systems Summit Stocktaking Meeting and JIRCAS International Symposium.
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    1408. The Need for Soil Degradation Countermeasures by Landholding Size

    Land is the foundation of the global agri-food system, but it is facing unprecedented pressure. According to the FAO State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2025, farm size patterns vary by region, and the relationship between land degradation and agricultural productivity is uneven. Therefore, interventions tailored to land conditions and farm structure are crucial. The causes and realities of land degradation are not uniform.
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    1407. Resilience and Regeneration in a World in Crisis

    Regeneration has become a buzzword in sustainability in recent years, and is being mentioned in the agricultural field as well. A paper published in the journal Ambio concludes that resilience thinking focuses on mechanisms that help systems weather difficult times, while regeneration emphasizes building inherently healthy systems capable of continuous regeneration. The paper concludes that these are complementary concepts in sustainability science.
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    1406. Comprehensive Food System Transformation Achieves Both Limits on Global Warming and Improvements to Health, the Environment, and Social Inclusion

    In transforming the global food system, it is necessary to understand how specific measures can contribute to system transformation. A paper published in Nature Food argues that while individual food system measures implemented individually entail trade-offs between performance indicators, combining all measures and aligning them with non-food system measures makes it possible to limit global warming to below 1.5°C while improving health, the environment, and social inclusion. This paper calls for a paradigm shift to achieve comprehensive system transformation.
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    1405. Extreme Rainfall Caused by Global Warming Threatens Densely Populated Areas in Asia

    At the end of November, a cyclone struck Sri Lanka, as well as Indonesia, Malaysia, and southern Thailand, bringing extreme rainfall and causing significant human and property damage. World Weather Attribution (WWA), which analyzes the causal relationship between extreme events and climate change, noted that rising global average surface temperatures, high sea surface temperatures, and the ongoing La Niña and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) natural variability patterns may have also influenced the heavy rainfall, while rapid urbanization and dense populations and infrastructure may have increased exposure to flooding.
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