JIRCAS Report
Second-Year Science Students from Yamagata Prefectural Yamagata Minami High School Visit JIRCAS during the Tsukuba Science Tour
On July 31, 2024 (Wed), 40 second-year students from the Science and Mathematics Department of Yamagata Prefectural Yamagata Minami High School, along with two teachers, visited JIRCAS as part of their "Tsukuba Science Tour."
Second-Year Students from Fukuoka Prefectural Yahata High School Visit JIRCAS during Tsukuba Research and Education City Study Tour
On August 1, 2024 (Thu), 17 second-year science students and one teacher from Fukuoka Prefectural Yahata High School visited JIRCAS as part of their "Tsukuba Research and Education City Study Tour."
Second-Year Science Exploration Students from Shizuoka City High School Visit JIRCAS
On July 23, 2024 (Tue), 21 second-year Science Exploration students and one teacher from Shizuoka City High School visited JIRCAS as part of their "Tsukuba Science Tour."
Second-Year Students from Tochigi Prefectural Sano High School Visit JIRCAS during Tsukuba Science Tour
On July 19, 2024 (Fri), 31 second-year students and three teachers from Tochigi Prefectural Sano High School visited JIRCAS as part of their "Tsukuba Science Tour."
Second-year students from the Math and Science Department of Chiba Prefectural Sawara High School visit JIRCAS
On July 5, 2024 (Fri), 30 second-year students and three teachers from the Math and Science Department of Chiba Prefectural Sawara High School visited JIRCAS as part of their Tsukuba Science Tour.
Dr. MSH Mandal, JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at JIRCAS, receives the 28th Kira Award (Outstanding Young Researcher Category) from the Japanese Society of Tropical Ecology
On June 29, 2024, Dr. Mohammad Shamim Hasan MANDAL, a JSPS Postdoctoral in the Forestry Division, received the 28th Kira Award (Outstanding Young Researcher Category) at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Tropical Ecology (JASTE34) held in Fukui. The research that earned the award is titled ”Habitat suitability mapping for a high-value non-timber forest product: A case study of Rauvolfia serpentina.”
Senior Researcher HASADA Katsumi receives the Japan Society of Regional and Agricultural Development (JASRAD) Encouragement Award for Food Security Research in Laos
On June 29, 2024, Dr. HASADA Katsumi (Senior Researcher, Rural Development Division) received the Japan Society of Regional and Agricultural Development (JASRAD) Encouragement Award at the Society’s 2024 Spring Meeting.
Press Conference on the “Completion of Joint Crediting Mechanism Methodology for Rice Paddy Methane Reduction in the Philippines” Co-hosted by JIRCAS and NARO
On June 28, 2024, JIRCAS co-hosted a press conference with NARO on the completion of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) methodology for rice paddy methane reduction in the Philippines through an ADB-supported project. The event was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
TARF Holds 18th Open House
On June 30, 2024 (Sun), the Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF) of JIRCAS (JIRCAS-TARF) held its 18th Open House, its first in five years. A total of 530 people, including families, visited TARF and participated in mini-lectures and a quiz stamp rally.
Dr. Victor Kommerell, BNI-Mission Director, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Visits JIRCAS
On June 19th, JIRCAS welcomed Dr. Victor Kommerell, BNI-Mission Director, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. He discussed with Mr. Koyama, President to deepen the strategic partnership between JIRCAS and CIMMYT.
He also gave a seminar on the CropSustaiN project funded by Novo Nordisk Foundation, which aims to scale-up BNI-enabled wheat globally.