JIRCAS Opens to the Public with 2-day Events

The Open House Day, an annual event in conjunction with the Science and Technology Week was held on April 21-22, 2018 at the JIRCAS Headquarters in Tsukuba, Ibaraki.

The Open House Day, an annual event in conjunction with the Science and Technology Week was held on April 21-22, 2018 at the JIRCAS Headquarters in Tsukuba, Ibaraki. The two-day event featured poster exhibits introducing the research achievements of JIRCAS, mini-lectures, tasting of tropical fruits, tour of shrimp research laboratory, Quinoa biomass exhibition, fitting of national costumes from around the world and picture taking, distribution of Hibiscus and pineapple seedlings, goldfish-scooping, quiz competitions and many more. The event was a great success and was featured in the NHK News.

Five topics were presented by JIRCAS researchers in the mini-lecture session and the audience actively participated in the Q&A portion.The panel exhibition introduced the research achievements of the projects in the 4 research programs in collaboration with overseas research organizations. It also provided an opportunity for the general public to talk and discuss with JIRCAS researchers and staff. It was a fine weather and a total of 1,437 visitors came during the 2-day event.

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