Dr. KOBORI Youichi, a project leader in the Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, received the prestigious International IPM Award of Excellence during the 11th International Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Symposium held in San Diego, California, USA, from March 3 to March 6, 2025.
 

From March 4 to 5, 2025 (Tue–Wed), five staff members from the Innovation Strategy Office of the Research Planning Division, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Research Council (AFFRC) Secretariat, visited the Tropical Agriculture Research Front of JIRCAS. They observed research activities as well as related experimental fields and facilities.

On February 26, 2025 (Wednesday), JIRCAS signed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia (NIBM), located in Kuala Lumpur, to collaborate on agricultural research.

On February 19, 2025 (Wednesday), as part of the Science Café series held every Wednesday night at the "co-en" event space near Tsukuba Station, a session titled "A 1°C Change Brings Great Transformation! ~Changing Weather and Transboundary Pests~" took place. The speakers included Dr. KOBORI Youichi, Project Leader at JIRCAS, and Dr. KAWASE Hiroaki, Senior Researcher at the Meteorological Research Institute's Applied Meteorology Division.

On February 18, 2025 (Tuesday), 52 young agricultural professionals from Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines visited JIRCAS. This visit was part of the "Human Resource Development Project for Improving Food Production Capacity in Asia," implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries and supported by the Japan Agricultural Exchange Council.

The Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) methodology for “Methane Emission Reduction by Water Management in Rice Paddy Fields” was approved by the Joint Committee for the JCM between the Philippines and Japan on 3 February 2025.

On January 23, 2025 (Thursday), JIRCAS participated in the "SAT Technology Showcase 2025."

On December 20, 2024 (Friday), six students from the Department of International Agricultural Development at Tokyo University of Agriculture visited JIRCAS as part of their seminar activities with the Rural Development Cooperation Research Laboratory. The visit began with an introduction to the research activities of JIRCAS, followed by lectures from several researchers and a tour of the facilities.

Archived videos of the JIRCAS International Symposium 2024 and Japan Award 2024 are available on the JIRCAS YouTube channel. If you missed it, please take a look.

On December 2, 2024 (Monday), 33 first-year students from the Food Science Department at Fukushima Prefectural Soma Agricultural High School visited JIRCAS as part of their "Science Training" program.