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Release Ceremony Held in Madagascar for the New Rice Variety “Besalohy”
On September 1, 2026, a release ceremony for the new rice variety Besalohy was held in Antananarivo, Republic of Madagascar. The variety was jointly developed by the National Center for Applied Research on Rural Development (FOFIFA) and the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS).
JIRCAS President Hasegawa Delivers Keynote Address on Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change at the 32nd International Horticultural Congress
On August 27, 2026, at the 32nd International Horticultural Congress (IHC2026) held at the Kyoto International Conference Center in Kyoto, Japan, Dr. HASEGAWA Toshihiro, President of the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), delivered a plenary lecture entitled “Climate Change: Risks and Adaptation Strategies in the Agricultural Sector.”
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- Improving the Livelihood of Livestock and Farmers and Public Health in Developing Countries through the Provision of Solutions for the Various Risks They Face(Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly )
- The CGIAR–JIRCAS Partnerships for Sustainable Food Systems: Rice Blast Differential Systems and Biological Nitrification Inhibition as Examples(Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly )
- Japan and IRRI: Contributions to International Rice Research for Sustainable Development, Lessons Learned and Ways Forward(Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly )
- Diversified Approaches to Evaluate Wide Genetic Resources of Cowpea for Enhancing New Variety Development for West Africa and Its Social Implementation by Cowpea Research Program of IITA(Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly )
- Changing Agendas of CGIAR’s International Agricultural Research(Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly )
- Climate Change and Social Forestry: An Overview of CIFOR Research on Enhancing Resilience in Boreal and Tropical Forest Landscape(Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly )
- Agricultural, Economic, and Human Development: Joint Research Contributions of Japan and International Food Policy Research Institute(Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly )
- Managing Scarce Water Resources in the Drylands of West Asia and North Africa: Review of Joint Research between ICARDA and Japanese Researchers(Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly )
- Contribution of Japanese Scientists to Global Agricultural Science and Production in Wheat and Maize at CIMMYT(Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly )
- Integrated Research for Development Approach to Upgrade the Whole Rice Value-chain in Sub-Saharan Africa: Contribution of Africa Rice Center after NERICA (New Rice for Africa)(Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly )