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JIRCAS with ERIA presented a new joint pilot study on technology diffusion at the ASEAN Agricultural R&D Meeting

On April 25th, an open session was held for ASEAN stakeholders during the 18th ASEAN Technical Working Group on Agricultural Research and Development (ATWGARD) meeting in Singapore, where development partners provided inputs to ATWGARD representatives from ASEAN countries.

Technology Catalog introduced by JIRCAS at the Workshop on Developing the Guidelines for the Reduction of Crop Burning in ASEAN

At the Workshop on Developing the Guidelines for the Reduction of Crop Burning in ASEAN held in Bali, Indonesia on May 13th and 14th, JIRCAS presented technologies that can contribute to crop burning reduction from among those listed in the technology catalog.

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Exploring TARF Research in Ishigaki Island ! ～The 17th TARF Online Lecture～
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JIRCAS Southeast Asia Liaison Office 50th Anniversary Symposium
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Asawin Grand Convention Hotel + Online Address： 88 Kamphaeng Phet 6 Rd., Laksi, Bangkok, Thailand
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    1096. Climate and SDG synergies

    Given the fact that more than 80% of the SDGs are climate-related, there is no room for a disjointed response to climate change and the achievement of the SDGs. Here we present one of the themes of this month's Fifth Global Synergy Conference and The UN Summit of the Future, the UN report on strategies for maximizing synergies between climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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    1095. Global Food Price Trends for August 2024

    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released its global food price trends on September 6. The average value in August 2024 was 120.7 points, a slight decline from the previous month as the decline in the sugar, meat and grain price index outpaced the increase in vegetable oil and dairy prices. This was 1.1% lower than the previous year and 24.7% lower than the historic high of 160.3 points in March 2022.
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    1094. JIRCAS Awarded at Thailand National Science and Technology Fair 2024

    The Thailand National Science and Technology Fair is the largest science and technology exhibition in Thailand, held annually. This year, it was held for 10 days from August 16 to 25 at the IMPACT Exhibition and Conference Center in Nonthaburi Province. During the exhibition, there were about 200,000 visitors, mainly local elementary, junior high, and high school students.
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    1093. International Food Security Assessment, 2024–34

    The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its 2024-34 International Food Security Assessment. Food security is expected to improve significantly by 2034 due to the prospect of an improvement in GDP per capita in the former Soviet Union countries and in South and Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, grain demand is expected to grow on average by 2.4% annually over the next decade, mainly driven by income growth in Asia and population growth in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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    1092. Healthy, Sustainable, and Culturally Acceptable Diets

    Changing our diet is one of the most important actions we can take to reduce the environmental impact of our food system and improve our health. An op-ed in the journal Nature Food argues that the cultural heritage, values, and preferences of the people of the target region need to be taken into account in order to promote healthy and sustainable eating habits.
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