On June 19th, JIRCAS welcomed Dr. Victor Kommerell, BNI-Mission Director, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. He discussed with Mr. Koyama, President to deepen the strategic partnership between JIRCAS and CIMMYT.
He also gave a seminar on the CropSustaiN project funded by Novo Nordisk Foundation, which aims to scale-up BNI-enabled wheat globally.
On April 25th, an open session was held for ASEAN stakeholders during the 18th ASEAN Technical Working Group on Agricultural Research and Development (ATWGARD) meeting in Singapore, where development partners provided inputs to ATWGARD representatives from ASEAN countries.