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Pick Up1064. Green Asia Report Series No. 2 : Accelerating intermittent irrigation for low-carbon and resilient rice production systems in Asia
The second issue of the Green Asia Report Series, " Accelerating intermittent irrigation for low-carbon and resilient rice production systems in Asia: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities," has been published. This series aims to introduce scalable technologies that can be shared in the Asia-Monsoon region and contribute to the transformation of food systems in the region, by serving as a reference for various stakeholders, including government officials, researchers, extension officers, producers, and the private sector. The second issue introduces intermittent irrigation technology, which is expected to have effects such as water saving, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction, and yield stabilization in rice cultivation. -
Pick Up1063. Fertilizer Price Trends
Chemical fertilizers are essential for global food security. Fertilizer prices soared between 2021 and 2022, pushing global food prices to all-time highs, but fertilizer prices have stabilized, and both demand and trade have rebounded. The outlook for 2024–25 is also stable, but shocks to energy markets could be a risk factor. -
Pick Up1062. Four Insights on Global Food Price Trends and Food Security
On July 11, the World Bank wrote in its blog that global food price trends and food security since the COVID-19 pandemic have stabilized since reaching record highs in 2022, but a combination of factors continues to exert food inflationary pressures in countries. Additionally, AI tools are expanding the applicability of real-time data to assess the impact on vulnerable segments of society. -
Pick Up1061. Climate Change and Population Growth: The Need for Resilient and Diverse Crops in African Agriculture
On July 11, the day the 2024 World Population Estimates were released, the Voice of America blog — a national broadcaster run by the U.S. government — emphasized the need for agricultural transformation that incorporates resilient and diverse crops, especially in Africa, as climate change and population growth threaten global food security. -
Pick Up1060. Measuring "Doughnuts": It Is Possible to Ensure a Decent Life for All Humanity within Planetary Boundaries
A paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production applied the concept of doughnut economics, which advocates the realization of social justice without destroying the natural environment and attempted to examine whether there is a safe and just operating space where basic needs can be met without disturbing the Earth system for all humankind. The results show that, while theoretically possible, large-scale transformation across all sectors and dietary changes are needed, especially through improving agricultural practices and material cycles. -
Pick Up1059. World Population Prospects 2024
On July 11, the United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 report was released. The global population is projected to reach about 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and will continue to grow for the next 6 decades, peaking at 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s then returning to around 10.2 billion by the end of this century. -
Pick Up1058. World Population Day 2024: Demographic and Economic Share of the Asian Monsoon Region in the Global Context
On this year's World Population Day, we introduce the demographic and economic share of the Asian monsoon region from JIRCAS's Green Asia Report Series, "Driving sustainable food systems transformation in the Asia-Monsoon region with science, technology, and innovation: background and key issues for 'Green Asia' project". -
Pick Up1057. Human Impacts on Tropical Forest Degradation Are Greater than Expected
Tropical forest degradation is a major cause of carbon emissions and biodiversity loss. A paper published in Nature estimates that the human impact of tropical forest degradation is more than 200% greater than previous estimates. -
Pick Up1056. The Summer of 2023 Was the Hottest in the Last 2000 Years
While the past 12 months have been reported to be the hottest on record, a paper published in Nature estimated that the summer of 2023 was the hottest in the last 2,000 years, with a maximum temperature variation of 3.93 °C when compared to the coldest summer reproduced under 536 CE conditions. -
Pick Up1055. Global Food Price Trends for June 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released its Global Food Price Trends on July 5. The average value in June 2024 was 120.6 points, almost unchanged from the previous month, with lower grain prices offsetting higher prices for vegetable oil, sugar, and dairy products. This was 2.1% lower than the previous year and 24.8% lower than the historic high of 160.3 points in March 2022. -
Pick Up1054. The Impact of Canada’s 2023 Forest Fires
Canada's record-breaking 2023 forest fires emitted as much as 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, four times the amount of carbon emitted by the global aviation sector, according to the World Resources Institute (WRI). -
Pick Up1053. Recent Trends in Agrifood Systems Research
Using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze global agrifood systems research trends over the past 13 years, a report shows that despite a 60% increase in agrifood systems research, very little research has been done in the poorest, hungriest, and most vulnerable countries to climate change. -
Pick Up1052. Carbon Storage in Agriculture
In recent years, there have been high expectations for carbon storage in the agricultural sector as part of climate change mitigation measures. On June 19, an op-ed in the journal Nature highlighted the efforts of farmers and scientists to develop farming practices that promote carbon sequestration while improving yields. -
Pick Up1051. Debunking 8 Myths About Climate Change
All over the world, record-breaking temperatures are being reported. On the other hand, it seems that there are still many people who dismiss climate change as an unfounded story. UNEP has addressed and debunked eight myths about climate change. -
Pick Up1050. Addressing Water Shortages in Agriculture
In a future where the climate is predicted to be completely different from the present, water scarcity could have a significant impact on agriculture. On June 19, a spotlight article in the journal Nature highlighted the urgent need to address water-related challenges in agriculture and the need to improve crop tolerance or select crop varieties that can survive in dry conditions to begin with. -
Pick Up1049. International Day of the Tropics
Tomorrow, June 29, is International Tropical Day. JIRCAS's Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF) on Ishigaki Island is engaged in basic and fundamental research that takes advantage of climate and geographical conditions, and at the same time, contributes to domestic agriculture through the conservation and management of genetic resources and the cultivation of crop varieties for the southwest islands. -
Pick Up1048. From JIRCAS Southeast Asia Liaison Office: Thai Mangoes
This weekend, June 29, is International Tropical Day. Thailand, which is a tropical region, is very rich in tropical fruits that are cheap and delicious. Today’s blog features Thai mangoes among such tropical fruits. -
Pick Up1047. Globally, 80% of people support stronger climate action
According to the Peoples' Climate Vote 2024 conducted by UNDP, the University of Oxford, and GeoPoll, 80% of respondents support calls for their governments to take stronger actions on the climate crisis. -
Pick Up1046. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024
On June 7, the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) 2024 was released, reporting that global fisheries and aquaculture production broke records and that aquaculture surpassed capture fisheries in aquatic animal production for the first time. -
Pick Up1045. Exploring the Limits of Enduring Dangerous Heat Wave (Repost)
Heat waves have been reported all over the world. Today, we are reposting an article previously introducing the PNAS paper published in 2023 on the limits of humanity's heat waves.