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
Exhibit at Thailand Science and Technology Expo 2024 – JIRCAS Receives Recognition for Its Contributions
The Thailand Science and Technology Expo is the country’s largest annual science and technology exhibition. This year, it was held for ten days from August 16 to 25 at the IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center in Nonthaburi Province. Around 200,000 visitors—mainly local elementary, junior high, and high school students—attended the event.
JIRCAS participated in various events at COP30 (held in Belém, Brazil)
From November 13 to 15, 2025, JIRCAS participated in various events at COP30 (held in Belém, Brazil) and introduced its research and collaborative activities.
Press Release
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 Up1414. Small-scale Logging in Moist Forests Causes Biomass Loss in Tropical Forests
Tropical forests are essential to the global carbon (C) cycle, yet 46% of tropical moist and dry forests have experienced at least one disturbance, such as deforestation due to land expansion or degradation due to fire. A paper published in Nature quantified aboveground carbon dynamics in disturbed tropical forests and highlighted the disproportionate impact of small-scale logging on carbon loss in the tropics. -
Pick Up1413. Planetary Health Approach to Transforming Global Food Systems
A paper published in The BMJ called for bold and ambitious thinking, as well as interdisciplinary collaboration based on planetary health, which integrates environmental sustainability, public health, and social equity, to address the complex nexus of climate change, food systems, nutrition, and health. -
Pick Up1412. Sub-Saharan Africa May Have Lost Approximately One-Fourth of Its Pre-Industrial Revolution Biodiversity
A paper published in Nature, based on estimates by African flora and fauna experts, revealed that biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa has declined by approximately one-quarter compared to pre-industrial revolution populations. The paper also identified sustainable management of agricultural land as a priority for biodiversity conservation and restoration.
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Pick Up1411. Extreme Weather in 2025
At the end of 2025, the World Weather Attribution (WWA) team, which analyzes the causal relationship between extreme weather events and climate change, published a report looking back at 2025 and sounding the alarm about the growing risk of extreme weather events taking many lives, destroying local communities, and having a devastating impact on agricultural production in a warming world. -
Pick Up1410. Topics to Follow in 2026
2026 has begun. Our first Pick Up of the year will introduce the International Years and upcoming international events.
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2026
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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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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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Takaragawa, Hiroo , Asahi, Tomoki , Mitsuoka, Muneshi , Taira, Eizo , Kawamitsu, Yoshinobu (2025) Establishment of a low-cost photosynthesis measurement system based on a single-board microcomputer and CO₂ sensors. Photosynthesis research, 163 :52-. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-025-01170-5
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Dechassa, Nigussie , Kubota, Osamu , Hughes, Jacqueline , Funaki, Yasuro , Stopponi, Gaia , Fortuna, Serena , Kazungu, Bob , Ono, Kaori , Mamo, Tadele , Hanai, Junichi , Nguyen Thi, Thanh Thuy , Iiyama, Miyuki (2025) Tailoring Science, Technology, and Innovation to Local Contexts while Advancing Global Agendas : Lessons from Multi-Country, Cross-Sectoral Approaches to Agri-Food Systems Transformation. Tailoring Science, Technology, and Innovation to Local Contexts while Advancing Global Agendas: Lessons from Multi-Country, Cross-Sectoral Approaches to Agri-Food Systems Transformation : UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4) Side Event, https://doi.org/10.34556/0002000893
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Shiratori, Sakiko , Abeysekara, MG Dilini (2025) Relevance of Mathematical Optimization as a Tool for Diet Modeling in the Development of Food-Based Dietary Recommendations in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Scoping Review. Advances in Nutrition, 16 :100480-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2025.100480
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Kuniyoshi, Daichi , Kishima, Yuji (2025) Fertile interspecific diploid hybrids between the Asian and African rice species facilitated by tetraploidization and its reduction. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 138 :161-. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-025-04901-3
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NAKAYAMA, Masakazu (2025) Manual for managing tomato cultivation in Asia Monsoon Plant Factory system (AMPF). , 0 https://doi.org/10.34556/0002000730
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国際農林水産業研究センター熱帯・島嶼研究拠点 (2022) パッションフルーツ簡易茎頂接ぎ木実施マニュアル＆ウイルス病感染防止対策例. , https://doi.org/10.34556/0002000729