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“Young Agricultural Researcher Award” from the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council

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Dr. Kenta Ikazaki, a researcher of the Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, received the “Young Agricultural Researcher Award” from the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council (AFFRC) for his outstanding achievement that has led to the development of a low-input agricultural practice, called the “Fallow Band System,” for controlling wind erosion and improving crop yield in West Africa.

Dr. Kenta Ikazaki, a researcher of the Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, received the “Young Agricultural Researcher Award” from the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council (AFFRC), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, for his outstanding achievement that has led to the development of a low-input agricultural practice, called the “Fallow Band System,” for controlling wind erosion and improving crop yield in West Africa.

The “Fallow Band System” can control desertification caused by wind erosion by 70% and, at the same time, can improve crop yield by 136% to 181%. It is highly practical for smallholder farmers who are economically challenged and have limited work force because the system does not impose additional expense nor farm labor.

Dr. Ikazaki is now investigating the effects of the “Fallow Band System” on water erosion control under a collaborative research project with the Institute of Environment and Agricultural Research (INERA), Burkina Faso.

MAFF Press Release:
http://www.affrc.maff.go.jp/docs/press/170904_14.html

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