JIRCAS Report - Viet Nam
Side Event Held at the UN Food Systems Summit Follow-Up Meeting
The UN Food Systems Summit Follow-Up Meeting (UNFSS+4) was held from July 27 to 29, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. On the first day, July 27 (Sunday), the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) co-hosted an in-person side event alongside Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), the Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), the Vietnam Gardening Association (VGA), Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Greein Inc., and the FAO Forestry Division
Report on Pilot Study Results of Technologies Listed in the Technology Catalog at the Open Session of the ASEAN Agricultural Research and Development Technology Working Group
On May 16, 2025, JIRCAS participated in the open session of the 19th ASEAN Agricultural Research and Development Technology Working Group (ASEAN ATWGARD) held in Bangkok. This session serves as a platform for development partners to provide input to stakeholders from ASEAN countries.
Meeting with the Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam: Proposals for Social Implementation and New Research for Sustainable Agriculture
On the afternoon of October 24, 2024, a visit was made to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam to meet with Vice Minister Phung Duc Tien, who is in charge of international cooperation and research.
Seminar on the research, development, and dissemination of liquefaction suppression technology for fermented rice noodles at the Vietnam Food Industries Research Institute
On October 15, 2024, the seminar on the research, development, and dissemination of liquefaction suppression technology for fermented rice noodles was held at the Vietnam Food Industries Research Institute (FIRI).
Researchers from Can Tho University, Vietnam, Visit JIRCAS
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. With a history of cooperation spanning more than 30 years, JIRCAS and CTU have been conducting joint research since the 1990s and have been jointly implementing a comprehensive climate change project since 2021.
Project Leader Izumi Receives Certificate of Appreciation from Can Tho University, Vietnam
Dr. IZUMI Taro, Project Leader of "Climate Change Measures in Monsoon Asia," was honored with a Certificate of Appreciation from Can Tho University, Vietnam, on November 30, 2023, in recognition of his extensive contributions to collaborative research over the years.
JIRCAS and Can Tho University Convene Annual Project Meeting
JIRCAS and Can Tho University convened their annual project meeting on November 30th in Can Tho City, located in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. The purpose of the meeting was to share research plans and progress for the current fiscal year.
Delegation from Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Science and Technology Visits JIRCAS
On November 10, 2023, a delegation from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and other ministries of Vietnam paid a visit to JIRCAS.
Visit of Vietnam’s Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Head of Pathology & Phyto-Immunology Department and Researcher to JIRCAS
Dr. Nguyen Huy Chung, Head of Pathology & Phyto-Immunology Department of Vietnam’s Plant Protection Research Institute and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tho, researcher from the same institute, visited JIRCAS from August to September 2022.
JENESYS 2019 ASEAN Delegation Visits JIRCAS
The Vietnamese delegation to JENESYS 2019 including 14 executive officers from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) visited JIRCAS on February 20, 2020 for the purpose of exchanging opinions on sustainable management of agricultural lands.
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