JIRCAS Report
JIRCAS signs MOU with the Agricultural Research Institute of Guinea
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for research cooperation between JIRCAS and the Agricultural Research Institute of Guinea (IRAG) was signed on October 8, 2017.
“Young Agricultural Researcher Award” from the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council
Dr. Kenta Ikazaki, a researcher of the Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, received the “Young Agricultural Researcher Award” from the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council (AFFRC) for his outstanding achievement that has led to the development of a low-input agricultural practice, called the “Fallow Band System,” for controlling wind erosion and improving crop yield in West Africa.
Director of the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center Visits JIRCAS
The Director of the Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) also known as the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim visited JIRCAS On September 1, 2017.
JIRCAS President Masa Iwanaga takes over as new chair of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA)
On August 29-30, 2017, the 7th GRA Council Meeting was held at Tsukuba International Congress Center (Epochal Tsukuba), Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, Japan. Dr. Masa Iwanaga, president of JIRCAS took over as new chair of GRA and led the two-day council meeting.
Directors of Agricultural Research Institutes in Africa Visit JIRCAS
The heads of 5 agricultural research institutes from Africa, namely, Dr. Famoï Béavogui, Director of Agricultural Research Institute of Guinea (IRAG); Dr. Alioune Fall, Director of Senegal Agricultural Research Institute (ISRA); Dr. Joseph G. Mureithi, Deputy Director of Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO); and Dr. Robert B. Zougmore, African Regional Leader of the Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), together with Dr. Regina Sagoe West, Senior Researcher at Crop Research Institute (CSIR-CRI) and Coordinator of West African Agricultural Production Program (WAAPP) of the International Research Center for Semiarid Tropical Crops (ICRISAT), visited JIRCAS on August 28, 2017.
Uganda MAAIF Under-Secretary Visits JIRCAS
The Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) of the Republic of Uganda, Mr. Puis Wakabi Kasaja, together with Dr. James Ambrose Agona, Director General of the National Agricultural Research Organization of Uganda visited JIRCAS on July 24, 2017.
President of the Republic of Guinea visits JIRCAS
H.E. Professor Alpha Condé, president of the Republic of Guinea, visited JIRCAS on June 19, 2017 during his official trip to Japan.
“Best Paper Award 2017” from the Japan Society of Information and Knowledge
Dr. Takanori Hayashi, librarian and head of the Information Management Subsection, Research Planning and Partnership Division, received the “Best Paper Award 2017” at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Information and Knowledge in Kyoto on May 28, 2017.
JIRCAS at the First IFNA Steering Committee Meeting
The First Steering Committee (SC) Meeting for the Initiative for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa (IFNA) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on May 17, 2017, and JIRCAS participated as a steering committee member.
Dr. Naoki Tani receives the “2017 Japanese Forest Society Award”
Dr. Naoki Tani, Senior Researcher of the Forestry Division, was conferred with the “2017 Japanese Forest Society Award” in a ceremony held on March 26, 2017 in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Japanese Forest Society (JFS) in Kagoshima City.