1102. 2024 NARO-JIRCAS－FFTC International Symposium on “Control of Greenhouse Gases Emissions and Rice Heavy Metals Absorption through Paddy Field Water Management”

A recently published paper shows that methane emissions have been increasing at an unprecedented rate over the past five years. Agriculture accounts for more than 30% of methane emission in the world and reducing methane emissions is an important topic, especially in Southeast Asia where rice cultivation is the mainstream of the agricultural system. 

In addition, heavy metal absorption by rice plant is concerned from view point of an access to safe food. Water management technology through intermittent irrigation is the way that can significantly reduce methane emission from paddy soils during the cropping season without yield reduction. It is also promising for suppressing heavy metal absorption by rice plants as another effect of this technology. 

In the NARO-JIRCAS-FFTC International symposium, experts from the United States, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Taiwan, and Japan will come together to share the latest progresses and outputs from the research and discuss for further research and social implementation of the technology. The symposium will be held for a day and a half.

Registration Link
https://km.fftc.org.tw/workshop/30

Contributor, HAYASHI Keiichi, Environment Program