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JIRCAS Mail Magazine No. 69 (Sep 2025)
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● JIRCAS International Symposium 2025
"Accelerating Application of Agricultural Technologies in the Asia-Monsoon Region: 
Taking Stock and the Way Forward for Enhancing Production Potentials and Sustainable Food Systems"
Date: 2025-10-27(Mon) 13:30～17:15 (JST)
Place: "Hitotsubashi Hall" and On-line
Detail: https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/symposium/2025/e20251027_jircas
Registration deadline: 2025-10-27(Mon) 12:00 (JST)
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/form/symposium/2025/e20251027_jircas

● Signing of an MOU with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
— Strengthening Food Security through Science-Based Soil Management Technologies —
On August 22, 2025, JIRCAS and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on international collaboration.
Under this agreement, JIRCAS will cooperate with FARA and the “Soil Initiative for Africa (SIA)” to promote and scale up soil health technologies for smallholder farmers in Africa.
This milestone represents an important step toward strengthening food security and contributing to economic development in Africa through sustainable agriculture.
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/release/2025/press202514

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■ Latest Topics
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● The 42nd JAMECA-MAJECA Joint Conference: Advancing agricultural innovation and building partnerships for social implementation
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20250904

● TICAD9 MAFF Seminar Titled “Fostering the Future Through International Collaborative Research: Young Researchers Engaging with Africa” Held in Yokohama
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20250829_0

● Delegation from Lao PDR’s RCCRC Pays Courtesy Visit to JIRCAS
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20250828

● AGRA, JICA, and JIRCAS Hold Joint Seminar on Food System Transformation
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20250826

● Director General Dr. Pinto of IRRI Visits JIRCAS
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20250825

● JIRCAS Researcher TAKARAGAWA Hiroo Receives the 18th Okinawa Agricultural Research Association Award
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20250820

● Participation in the ASEAN Task Force Meeting and Presentation of Demonstration Results on Intermittent Irrigation in Green Asia
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20250812

● Unlocking the Potential of Lao Black Rice: Workshop on Black Rice Research Held in Laos
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20250807

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■ New Technology and Research Results from JIRCAS
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● Chromosome-level genome assemblies for highland quinoa cultivated in the Andean highlands
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/publication/research_results/2024_b02

● Enhancing yam yield through strategic planting: a climate-resilient approach
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/publication/research_results/2024_b03

● Organization and cost requirements of government-recommended fall armyworm control measures in Indochina countries
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/publication/research_results/2024_b04

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