JIRCAS Report
JIRCAS receives the "Public LOD Award"
The JIRCAS Open Data initiative was awarded the “Public LOD Award” at the Linked Open Data Challenge Japan 2018 organized by the LOD Challenge Japan Executive Committee.
Registration of Erianthus varieties for biofuel in Japan
Two Erianthus varieties jointly developed by JIRCAS and the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), namely, JES1 (No. 27533) and JEC1 (No. 27534), and which are suitable for production of biomass fuels, have been registered.
Courtesy Visit of President Iwanaga to the Agriculture Minister of Mauritania
JIRCAS President, Dr. Masa Iwanaga paid a courtesy visit to Minister Lemine Mint El Ghotob Ould Moma of the Ministry of Agriculture of Mauritania on September 18, 2018 in conjunction with the joint collaboration of JIRCAS and the National Anti-Locust Centre (CNLA) under the Ministry of Agriculture of Mauritania.
Registration of Two Soybean Varieties Resistant to Asian Soybean Rust in Paraguay
Two soybean varieties resistant to Asian soybean rust disease jointly developed by JIRCAS and CETAPAR have been registered as JFNC 1 and JFNC 2 in the Republic of Paraguay.
Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China visits JIRCAS
The Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Qu Dongyu, visited JIRCAS on August 29, 2018 in conjunction with his participation to the regular Japan-China dialogue between the ministers in-charge of agriculture.
Pres. Iwanaga at the 8th annual GRA Council Meeting
JIRCAS President Dr. Masa Iwanaga attended the 8th annual Council Meeting of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) held in Berlin, Germany on September 10-11, 2018.
Visit of Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Girls’ Senior High School
A delegation from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Girls’ Senior High School including 38 students and teachers visited JIRCAS on August 10, 2018 and participated in the “Tsukuba Science Tour” biology course.
JIRCAS scientists receive citation as “Highly Cited Researchers” for 4 consecutive years
Dr. Yasunari Fujita and Dr. Kyonoshin Maruyama, senior researchers in the Biological Resources and Post-harvest Division, were named to the global “Highly Cited Researchers 2017” list in the Plant and Animal Science category.
JIRCAS at the Biomass Expo 2019
The Biomass Energy-Materials Conference & Expo 2019 (Biomass Expo 2019) was held on June 5-7, 2019 at the Aomi Exhibition Hall, Tokyo Big Sight as a showcase for Japan’s biomass power generation.
JIRCAS Research Highlight 2018
The JIRCAS Research Highlight 2018 is a compilation of selected R&D achievements for the entire fiscal year promoting the dissemination and wide application of results to academic and non-academic audiences.