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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
Registration period:
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Place
Hall D. TKP Garden City PREMIUM Minatomirai
(3-6-3 Minatomirai , Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0012)
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    1554. Impacts of biodiversity loss on livelihoods and food systems in Africa

    UN News reports that biodiversity loss in Africa and other developing regions is already having serious impacts on people’s lives and livelihoods, including through declining agricultural productivity and shrinking coastal fishery resources. Meanwhile, the official website of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) introduces the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) as an international framework for addressing these challenges, explaining that it sets out four goals for achieving a “world living in harmony with nature” by 2050 and 23 targets to be achieved by 2030.
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    1553. Food System Transformation and Climate Action Could Reduce Future Planetary Boundary Transgressions

    A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health assessed how food systems could contribute to future transgressions of planetary boundaries at both global and local scales. The results suggest that transforming food systems—through dietary change, higher agricultural productivity, and halving food loss and waste—combined with climate change mitigation, could reduce multiple environmental pressures simultaneously.
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    1552. Climate Change Is Rapidly Increasing Wildfire Risk in Southern Europe

    The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has warned that climate-related disasters are reaching “nightmare proportions.” Supporting this concern, a paper published in Scientific Reports finds that the number of days with extreme fire-weather conditions in Southern Europe has more than doubled over recent decades, increasing the risk of large-scale wildfires.
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    1550. Enhancing Livestock Productivity in Thailand: The Potential of the “Isan” Forage Grass

    Thailand is one of Southeast Asia’s leading livestock-producing countries. In addition to its well-established poultry industry, the dairy and beef cattle sectors play a vital role in supporting rural livelihoods and economic development. While demand for milk and beef continues to increase, rising feed costs and the impacts of climate change have become significant challenges. Against this backdrop, growing attention is being paid to a new forage grass variety, “Isan,” developed under the leadership of the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS).
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    1549. Seventy-Six Percent of Carbon Emissions From Canada's 2023 Wildfires Originated From Soil and Peat: Concerns Over a Positive Climate Feedback

    A study published in Geophysical Research Letters has revealed that most of the carbon emissions from Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfires originated not from trees, but from the combustion of soils and peatlands. The fires burned approximately 15.1 million hectares, making them the largest wildfires ever recorded in Canada and about seven times the average annual area burned over the previous two decades.
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