JIRCAS Report - Brazil

JIRCAS Participates in the 13th G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS-G20)

The 13th Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists of G20  (MACS-G20) was held in Brazil from May 15–17, 2024. Japan was represented by Deputy Director-General SAKAIDA Teruya of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries alongside President KOYAMA Osamu and Dr. KISHII Masahiro (Senior Researcher, Biological Resources and Post-harvest Division) of JIRCAS.
 

Senior Researcher Yamanaka of the Biological Resources and Post-harvest Division is Among the World’s Top 10 Soybean Rust Researchers

Dr. YAMANAKA Naoki, Senior Researcher in the Biological Resources and Post-harvest Division, was recognized one of the 10 major authors in soybean rust research as reported in a review article on scientometic approach to soybean rust published in the latest issue of Euphytica, an international journal on plant breeding.