On March 28, 2024, Associate Professor Tran Sy Nam and Researcher Huynh Van Thao from the College of Environment and Natural Resources, Can Tho University (CTU), Vietnam, paid a courtesy visit to President KOYAMA Osamu and exchanged views with JIRCAS researchers. JIRCAS and CTU have a longstanding history of cooperation spanning more than 30 years, during which they have been engaged in joint research since the 1990s and have been jointly implementing a comprehensive climate change project since 2021.

Prof. Tran and Mr. Huynh were accompanied during their visit by Professor FUJIMAKI Yoshihiro, a specially-appointed professor at Niigata University, where they attended a university-hosted international symposium before proceeding to JIRCAS. Niigata University is also a member of the Platform for the Utilization of Joint Crediting Mechanisms in the Agricultural Sector, which is managed by JIRCAS, and related information was exchanged during the meeting.