JIRCAS Report
JIRCAS-FFTC International Workshop on “Applicable Solutions Against Rice Blast in Asia”
The International Workshop "Applicable Solutions Against Rice Blast in Asia" co-organized by JIRCAS and the Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC) was held on September 18, 2020. Due to the influence of COVID-19, it was held as an online conference with JIRCAS as the main venue.
MOU with Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region (FFTC)
The Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region (FFTC) and JIRCAS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on September 7, 2020.
MOU with Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute
The new MOU was signed by MARDI Director General, Dr. Mohamad Roff Mohd Noor, and JIRCAS President, Dr. IWANAGA Masa, on September 8, 2020 in an on-line signing ceremony organized by both institutes.
FY2019 JIRCAS Visiting Research Fellows Present Research Outputs
The JIRCAS visiting research fellows for FY2019 presented their research outputs in a meeting held on September 4, 2020.
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.
TARF Director and Researchers Receive Awards from the Japanese Society for Tropical Agriculture
Dr. OMAE Hide (TARF Director) received the “Award for Academic Excellence in Tropical Agriculture” from the Japanese Society for Tropical Agriculture (JSTA) on March 17, 2020. In addition, Dr. MATSUDA Hiroshi (Researcher) and Dr. TAKARAGAWA Hiroo (Postdoctoral Researcher) were also conferred with the “Promotional Award for Achievement in Tropical Agriculture”.
Application Procedure for Fixed-term Researcher (Nurturing Young Researcher Category)
The Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) is now accepting applications for fixed-term employment of young researchers.
PhilRice Magazine Article Introduces WeRise
An article in the PhilRice Magazine, a quarterly publication of Philippine Rice Research Institute, introduced the JIRCAS efforts on WeRise to a wide range of readers including rice researchers and farmers in the Philippines and other countries.
JIRCAS Researcher Receives the 24th Japanese Society of Crop Science Young Scientist Award
Dr. ISEKI Kotaro, Researcher of the Biological Resources and Post-harvest Division received the 24th Japanese Society of Crop Science Research Award for his research on agronomic evaluation of plant genetic resources for improvement of productivity in Asian and African regions with poor environment.
Publication of the JIRCAS Research Highlights for FY2019
Among the research results obtained through experiments and research activities in each fiscal year, we select and publish those that are particularly noteworthy among results that can be used as production technology in the field etc., results of academically advanced and effective new methods, new knowledge etc. and results that are extremely effective or helpful for improving administrative measures. The major research results for dissemination in FY2019 are (1) SSR marker technology package for variety identification of white Guinea Yam, and (2) Liquefaction of Thai fermented rice noodles can be prevented by maintaining the product in acidic condition of pH around 4.