JIRCAS Report - Japan
Sandagakuen Senior High School Explore "Ishigaki Island SDGs Program" at TARF
On Monday, January 22, 2024, 64 students in 11th grade from Sandagakuen Senior High School in Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture, visited the Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF). The school is conducting a tour of institutions relevant to their "Ishigaki Island SDGs Program”.
JIRCAS Facilitates Dialogue on Public-Private Partnership to Promote JCM Utilization in the Agricultural Sector
On March 1, 2024, JIRCAS and the Project Team (PT) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Open Lab Policy for Utilization of Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in the Agricultural Sector jointly hosted the "Plenary Dialogue for Establishing Public-Private Partnership to Advance Utilization of Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in the Agricultural Sector".
JIRCAS Holds First Meeting of the Platform for the Utilization of Joint Crediting Mechanism in Agriculture
On January 10, 2024, the first meeting of the "Platform for the Implementation of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in Agriculture" was held online, with JIRCAS serving as the secretariat.
Event Co-hosted by KAKENHI Integrated Sciences for Sustainable Human-Aqua Environment Project and JIRCAS Supported by Ishigaki City Explores the Future of Ishigaki Island
Organized by KAKENHI Integrated Sciences for Sustainable Human-Aqua Environment Project and JIRCAS under the cooperation of Ishigaki City, a workshop was held to discuss the future of Ishigaki Island. Participants were invited from sectors in agriculture, environment, tourism, education, and high school students in Ishigaki City. A following public seminar presented various research efforts focusing on the water cycle and the result of the workshop. Many thanks to those who participated in the workshop and the seminar!!
Report of the Seminar on "The Forefront of Agricultural Research for the Promotion of Resource Recycling in Ishigaki” Now Available
A report on the seminar "The Forefront of Agricultural Research or the Promotion of Resource Recycling in Ishigaki” jointly hosted by JIRCAS and Ishigaki City is now available. The page also includes answers to questions received on the day of the seminar regarding the nitrogen cycle, fertilizer application methods, sugarcane cultivation, and earthworms in the soil.
Senior Researcher MAENO Kotaro Receives 19th JSPS Prize at the Award Ceremony
Dr. MAENO Kotaro, Senior Researcher in the Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, received the 19th (FY2022) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Prize at the award ceremony held at the Japan Academy in Tokyo on February 7, 2023.
Video on Environmental Conservation and Efforts to Prevent Red Soil Runoff in Okinawa Now Available
An international meeting to share knowledge on how to balance agricultural production and environmental conservation in tropical islands was held a year ago with participants from the Okinawa Prefectural Government, Ishigaki City Government, and the Department of Agriculture, Republic of the Philippines. A video presented at the meeting featuring efforts to protect the beautiful nature and precious blessings of the land and sea in Okinawa has been released with English subtitles.
Report on the JIRCAS International Symposium 2022 “Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Sustainable Food Systems”
The JIRCAS International Symposium 2022 “Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Sustainable Food Systems” was held in hybrid format at Hitotsubashi Hall, Hitotsubashi University and online on November 22, 2022 under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA).
Researcher Takaragawa Wins Best Oral Presentation Award at the 254th Annual Meeting of the Crop Science Society of Japan
Dr. TAKARAGAWA Hiroo, Researcher at the JIRCAS Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF), received the Best Presentation Award (Oral), for his research achievement titled “Responses of gas exchange and metabolites to drought stress in sugarcane and Erianthus" (H. Takaragawa and M. Wakayama) presented at the 254th Annual Meeting of the Crop Science Society of Japan (CSSJ) held on September 20-21, 2022.
PNAS Issues "Cozzarelli Prize" Certificate for the 2021 Best Paper: BNI-enabled Wheat Research
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) has issued the "Cozzarelli Prize” certificate for the best paper of 2021, which has now been awarded to the recipients from JIRCAS.