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Strengthening function as an international hub for providing strategic information on agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and mobilizing new research partnerships
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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
Related JIRCAS Report
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.”
The 3rd International Workshop on Sustainable Management of Sugarcane White Leaf Disease Held in Thailand
From March 3 to 4, 2026, the 3rd International Workshop on Sustainable Management of Sugarcane White Leaf Disease was held at Khon Kaen University in Khon Kaen, Thailand.
This workshop was organized based on the contents of the “Healthy Seedcane Propagation and Distribution Manual Against Sugarcane White Leaf Disease,” which was jointly developed by JIRCAS, Khon Kaen University, and the Department of Agriculture of Thailand, and published in 2021 by the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board under Thailand’s Ministry of Industry.
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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 Up1498. Extreme Heat in South Asia Made Approximately Three Times More Likely by Climate Change
Regarding the extreme heat that affected India and Pakistan from April to May 2026, World Weather Attribution (WWA) released an analysis on 14 May concluding that human-induced climate change made a heatwave of this scale approximately three times more likely to occur. During the event, hundreds of millions of people were exposed to dangerous heat conditions, while surging electricity demand and agricultural drought affecting more than 1 million km² were also reported. The report further noted that dangerous heat seasons in South Asia are becoming both longer and earlier. -
Pick Up1497. NOAA Announces Increased Likelihood of El Niño Development
On May 14, 2026, the Climate Prediction Center of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that there is an 82% chance of El Niño developing during May–July 2026 and a 96% chance that it will persist through the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2026/27. -
Pick Up1496. Tropical Rainforest Loss Temporarily Slowed in 2025 – Yet Wildfires Are Expanding Worldwide and Regional Challenges Persist
According to the latest analysis published by the World Resources Institute (WRI), the loss of primary tropical rainforests worldwide declined in 2025 compared to the previous year. At the same time, however, the expansion of forest fires and region-specific drivers of forest loss have become increasingly evident, and the overall outlook for forests remains far from optimistic. -
Pick Up1495. April 2026 Ranked as the Third Warmest on Record, with Sea Surface Temperatures the Second Highest
According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the global average temperature in April 2026 ranked as the third highest on record, reaching 1.43°C above pre-industrial levels. Sea surface temperatures were the second highest ever recorded for April. With a transition toward El Niño conditions expected, further increases in global temperatures are considered likely. -
Pick Up1494. Can Ammonia Truly Serve as a Clean Fuel? — A Perspective That Considers Decarbonization and the Nitrogen Cycle Together —
A commentary published in One Earth discusses the need to consider decarbonization and the nitrogen cycle simultaneously, against the background of ammonia—long used widely in agriculture as a fertilizer—being increasingly applied to energy uses in recent years.
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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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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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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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Fitriatin, Betty Natalie , Nakayama, Masakazu , Endo, Kenji , Hindersah, Reginawanti , Ariani, Nabila Syifa , Oktaviani, Meira (2025) Growth and Yield of Strawberry Influenced by the Application of Phosphate Solubilizing Biofertilizer. Soilrens, 23 :22-31. https://doi.org/10.24198/soilrens.v23i1.66114
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