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JIRCAS Report
JIRCAS and IRRI Sign Research Collaboration Agreement for Sustainable Rice Farming
On October 13, 2026, the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) held a signing ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, for a research collaboration agreement aimed at advancing sustainable and climate-resilient rice production. During the ceremony, Dr. Yvonne Pinto, Director General of IRRI, and Dr. HASEGAWA Toshihiro, President of JIRCAS, signed the agreement.
The 57th Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF) Public Lecture Held on October 1
On Thursday, October 1, 2026, the Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF) of the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) held the 57th TARF Public Lecture, titled
“Developing Sugarcane Production Resilient to Water Shortages: Future Agriculture Supported by Subsurface Irrigation.”
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- Snap Beans : Their Constraints and Potential for the Developing World(Tropical agriculture research series : proceedings of a symposium on tropical agriculture researches )
- Genetic Improvement of Selected Vegetables for the Tropics and Sub-Tropics(Tropical agriculture research series : proceedings of a symposium on tropical agriculture researches )
- Effects of Waterlogging on Growth and Yield of Yard Long Bean (Vigna sinensis var. sesquipedalis)(Tropical agriculture research series : proceedings of a symposium on tropical agriculture researches )
- Research on Faba Bean, Lentil and Kabuli Chickpea at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)(Tropical agriculture research series : proceedings of a symposium on tropical agriculture researches )
- Cultivation of Temperate Vegetables in the Tropics(Tropical agriculture research series : proceedings of a symposium on tropical agriculture researches )
- Effect of Row Cover Treatment on the Prevention of Typhoon Damage in Vegetable Production(Tropical agriculture research series : proceedings of a symposium on tropical agriculture researches )
- Alleviation of Occurrence of Tipburn and Internal Rot in Tropical Chinese Cabbage(Tropical agriculture research series : proceedings of a symposium on tropical agriculture researches )
- Potato and Sweet Potato Research : A Worldwide Mandate for the International Potato Center(Tropical agriculture research series : proceedings of a symposium on tropical agriculture researches )
- Identification of Virus Diseases Affecting Some Vegetable Crops in West Malaysia and the Southern Part of China(Tropical agriculture research series : proceedings of a symposium on tropical agriculture researches )
- Constraints on and Opportunities in The Production of Vegetables in Indonesia(Tropical agriculture research series : proceedings of a symposium on tropical agriculture researches )