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Side Event Held at the UN Food Systems Summit Follow-Up Meeting

The UN Food Systems Summit Follow-Up Meeting (UNFSS+4) was held from July 27 to 29, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. On the first day, July 27 (Sunday), the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) co-hosted an in-person side event alongside Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), the Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), the Vietnam Gardening Association (VGA), Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Greein Inc., and the FAO Forestry Division

Report on Pilot Study Results of Technologies Listed in the Technology Catalog at the Open Session of the ASEAN Agricultural Research and Development Technology Working Group

On May 16, 2025, JIRCAS participated in the open session of the 19th ASEAN Agricultural Research and Development Technology Working Group (ASEAN ATWGARD) held in Bangkok. This session serves as a platform for development partners to provide input to stakeholders from ASEAN countries.

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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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TICAD9 Thematic Event (MAFF) "Fostering the Future Through International Collaborative Research: Young Researchers Engaging with Africa"
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Exhibition Hall D, Pacific Convention Plaza Yokohama (PACIFICO Yokohama) Hybrid event
(1-1-1, Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0012)
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    1321. TICAD9 Thematic Event (MAFF) – Fostering the Future Through International Collaborative Research: Young Researchers Engaging with Africa

    The Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), with the support of the Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences (JISNAS), will host a thematic seminar entitled “Fostering the Future Through International Collaborative Research – Young Researchers Engaging with Africa” as an official side event of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9). The event will take place on Thursday, August 21, 2025, from 18:30 to 19:30 (JST) at Pacifico Yokohama, Exhibition Hall D, and will be held in a hybrid format.
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    1320. Demographics: Key to the Development of Africa's Food Systems

    The 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) will be held in Yokohama this week, from August 20th to 22nd, 2025. A report by AGRA identifies Africa's high population growth rate as one of the key megatrends for the development of Africa's food systems.
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    1319. Regional Differences in Progress in Achieving SDG2

    The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI 2025), released in Addis Ababa at the end of July, noted that while food insecurity has improved in Asia and Latin America, the proportion of hungry people in Africa exceeds 20%, and the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity is expected to rise from 57.5% in 2023 to 58.9% in 2024. The report emphasized the urgency of policy development to ensure that no one is left behind.
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    1318. Extreme Heat Affects Millions

    Extreme heatwaves, with dangerously high daytime and nighttime temperatures, are affecting millions worldwide, highlighting the importance of early warnings and heatstroke prevention action plans. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), from late July to early August, temperatures exceeded 42°C in Western Asia, southern Central Asia, much of North Africa, southern Pakistan, and parts of the southwestern United States. Japan also recorded a national high of 41.8°C on August 5th.
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    1317. World Food Price Trends, July 2025

    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released its world food price trend report on August 8. The average for July 2025 was 130.1 points, up 1.6% from June. While price indices for cereals, dairy products, and sugar declined, increases in the price indices for meat and vegetable oils outweighed the decline. Overall, the price index rose 7.6% from July of the previous year, but remained 18.8% lower than the peak recorded in March 2022.
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