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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.

Certificates of Appreciation Received from the Minister of Education and Sports of Laos at the 50th Anniversary Ceremony of the Faculty of Agriculture, National University of Laos

On December 9, 2025, at the 50th Anniversary Ceremony of the Faculty of Agriculture of the National University of Laos (NUOL) held in Vientiane, the capital of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, JIRCAS Senior Researcher MARUI Junichiro was presented with a certificate of appreciation on behalf of the Minister of Education and Sports of Laos by the President of NUOL. The award recognized his long-standing achievements in international collaborative research in the field of fermented foods.

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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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    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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    1404. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the Asia-Pacific Region

    The Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2025, jointly released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and other food-related UN agencies, found that while the region has made significant progress in reducing hunger, challenges remain in addressing malnutrition, food insecurity, and unequal access to healthy diets.
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    1403. Impact of Climate-Related Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security

    The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s 2025 report, "The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security," published every two years, warns that climate-related disasters are causing significant losses in water availability, soil health, and agricultural productivity. It emphasizes the need for integrated water resource management and the expansion of digital solutions to predict, mitigate, and manage risks as a foundation for resilience.
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    1402. Commodity Market Intervention in a Divided World

    Commodity price volatility and the associated risks to energy and food security have rekindled interest in market intervention for commodity supply management. An article from the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) looks back at attempts at international commodity agreements over the past century and points out the limitations of market intervention's effectiveness.
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