The Special Seminar with Dr. Máximo Torero, Chief Economist, FAO, titled "Priority Policy and Investment Options for Global Food Security and Nutrition and Resilient Food Systems," was held online on October 8, 2024. The event was supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan.

The Special Symposium with Dr. Cary Fowler, 2024 World Food Prize Laureate, titled "Dr. Fowler’s Journey to Preserve Genetic Diversity and New Mission for Africa’s Adapted Crops and Soils," was held in a hybrid format on October 11, 2024 at Yayoi Auditorium, University of Tokyo. The event was supported by MOFA, MAFF, the Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences, and the Science Council of Japan.

The archived videos of both events are now available on the JIRCAS YouTube channel. If you missed them, please be sure to watch!

Special Seminar with Dr. Máximo Torero, Chief Economist, FAO – Priority Policy and Investment Options for Global Food Security and Nutrition and Resilient Food Systems

Symposium with Dr. Cary Fowler, 2024 World Food Prize Laureate – Dr. Fowler’s Journey to Preserve Genetic Diversity and New Mission for Africa’s Adapted Crops and Soils