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
Related JIRCAS Report
“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 Up1567. Limiting the Magnitude and Duration of Overshoot Beyond 1.5°C: UNEP’s “Limiting Overshoot” Report
On September 2, 2026, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released Limiting Overshoot: Navigating Exceedance of 1.5°C and Pathways towards Return. Recognizing that global average temperatures are likely to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels within the next few years, the report sets out the actions needed to limit the resulting impacts and return warming to below 1.5°C as soon as possible. -
Pick Up1566. Intensifying Water-related Disasters and Climate Risks in Asia: Background and Preparedness Based on WMO Reports
In August 2026, heavy rainfall caused damage in many parts of Japan. Around the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, a debris flow and flood also occurred, possibly associated with a rapid slope failure involving a glacier, causing extensive damage to downstream settlements and infrastructure. This article reviews two reports by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and places water-related disasters in the broader context of global and regional changes in climate and water resources. -
Pick Up1565. Record-High Sea Surface Temperatures and the Compound Risks of Marine Heatwaves and Ocean Acidification
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) announced that the global average sea surface temperature reached a new record high on 22 August 2026. In addition, a study published in AGU Advances showed that “compound extremes,” in which marine heatwaves and ocean acidification extremes occur simultaneously, are occurring more frequently than expected, particularly in low- to mid-latitude ocean regions. -
Pick Up1564. Climate-Induced Severe Water Scarcity May Raise Global Wheat Price Risks
Severe water scarcity intensified by climate change can affect not only crop yields but also food price volatility through international markets. A new study suggests that wheat, among major staple crops, is particularly exposed to price risks associated with widespread water shortages. -
Pick Up1563. One-Quarter of the Global Population Faces Extremely High Water Stress
According to new data from WRI’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, 25 countries, home to one-quarter of the global population, face extremely high water stress each year. These countries regularly use up almost their entire available renewable water supply. At least half of the world’s population, or around 4 billion people, lives under highly water-stressed conditions for at least one month of the year.
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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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