JIRCAS Report
Bilateral Meetings with the Agriculture Ministers of Madagascar and Senegal
JIRCAS President, Dr. Masa Iwanaga met with Dr. Harison Edmond Randriarimanana, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Madagascar, and Dr. Papa Abdoulaye Seck, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Equipment of Senegal at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting held in Tokyo on October 6-7, 2018.
Visit of Minister Randriarimanana of Madagascar to JIRCAS
The Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Madagascar, Mr. Harison Edmond Randriarimanana visited JIRCAS on October 4, 2018 in conjunction with his stay in Japan for the 7th plenary meeting of the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) and high level ministerial talks.
Pres. Iwanaga at the Coalition for African Rice Development General Meeting
JIRCAS President, Dr. Masa Iwanaga attended the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) General Meeting held at the JICA Headquarters in Tokyo on October 2-4, 2018.
JIRCAS at the Global Festa Japan 2018
JIRCAS participated in the Global Festa Japan 2018 which was held at the Odaiba Center Promenade on September 29, 2018 with the theme of “Action for all ~ Changing tomorrow from small things~”.
CIFOR delegation visits JIRCAS
Dr. Kaoru Kitajima, a member of Board of Trustees, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Dr. Christopher Martiu, Team Leader - Climate Change, Energy & Low-Carbon, CIFOR、Mr. John Colmey, Communication, Outreach, Engagement、CIFOR, and Dr. Daisuke Naito, Scientist, CIFOR, visited JIRCAS on September 28, 2018
JIRCAS Student Trainee Receives ‘Certificate of Achievement’ from the University of Tsukuba
Mr. Dequan Liu, a graduate student under the JIRCAS Educational Research Training Program, received a ‘Certificate of Achievement’ from the Dean of the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, for demonstrating excellence in studies through and research.
The 45th TARF Public Lecture on Cultivation of New Passion Fruit Cultivar “Sunny Shine”
The 46th TARF Public Lecture on cultivation of new passion fruit cultivar “Sunny Shine” was held on September 14, 2018 at Ishigaki City, Okinawa Pref.
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.
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.
Dr. Yukio Okuda receives the JSIRDE Best Paper Award 2018
The paper of Dr. Yukio Okuda entitled “Problems and Measures for the Adoption of Cut-drain and Its Applicability to Soil Conditions in Uzbekistan” published in the Journal of the Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering was awarded as 2018 JSIDRE Best Paper.