A JIRCAS-led project adopted in FY2023 under the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) program jointly implemented by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has been officially launched with the conclusion of the Record of Discussions (R/D) with the counterpart country, signaling the start of formal joint research.
Title of Project: Development and Social Implementation of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Technologies in Paddy Fields of West Tonle Sap Lake by Establishing a Large Paddy Area Water Management System
Research Representative: IZUMI Taro, Project Leader, Rural Development Division, JIRCAS
Research Institutions in Counterpart Country:
・Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia
・Institute of Technology of Cambodia
Joint Research Institutions in Japan:
・National Agriculture and Food Research Organization https://www.naro.go.jp/english/index.html
・Tokyo Gakugei University https://www.u-gakugei.ac.jp/english/
・Tokyo University of Agriculture https://www.nodai.ac.jp/english/
・Hokkaido University https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/
・Kyushu University https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
Cooperating Institutions:
・Japan Association for International Collaboration of Agriculture and Forestry (JAICAF) https://www.jaicaf.or.jp/en/
・Green Carbon Inc. https://green-carbon.co.jp/en
・Kubota Corporation
・EarthShift Global Asia, LLC https://earthshiftglobal.com/
