Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar (November–December 2025): Takanori Okamoto, Researcher, JIRCAS
Dr. Takanori Okamoto, a researcher at JIRCAS and a member of the SATREPS VaryAla Project (Output 3), traveled to Madagascar to begin field environmental analyses related to paddy rice productivity and greenhouse gas emissions.
Events
Dr. Tsujimoto and Professor Kitajima Speak at the UGSA–UF–JIRCAS Joint Symposium
Dr. Tsujimoto, the Principal Investigator and Project Leader, and Professor Kitajima (Kyoto University), who leads Task 4, spoke at the “KUGSA–UF–JIRCAS Joint Symposium: Food Systems and the Global South.”Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar (November–December 2025): Yasuhiro Tsujimoto, Project Leader, JIRCAS
Dr. Yasuhiro Tsujimoto, Project Leader of JIRCAS and SATREPS VaryAla, traveled to Madagascar to attend the First Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting.Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar (Sep.): Ryosuke Ozaki, Researcher, JIRCAS
Dr. Ryosuke Ozaki, a Researcher at JIRCAS and a member of SATREPS VaryAla Project (Output 3), traveled to Madagascar to observe the intervention experiment and prepare for the household survey.
Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar (September): Sakiko Shiratori, Senior Researcher, JIRCAS
Dr. Sakiko Shiratori, Senior Researcher at JIRCAS and a member of SATREPS VaryAla Project (Output 3), traveled to Madagascar to prepare for upcoming field surveys.
Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar (September): Tetsuro Kikuchi, Senior Researcher, JIRCAS
Dr. Tetsuro Kikuchi, Senior Researcher at JIRCAS and a member of SATREPS VaryAla Project (Output 4), traveled to Madagascar for field research and meetings with partner institutions.
Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar (September): Tomoki Oda, Senior Researcher, FFPRI
Dr. Tomoki Oda, a Senior Researcher at FFPRI and a member of SATREPS VaryAla Project Output 4, traveled to Madagascar for field investigations and meetings with collaborating research institutions.
Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar (September): Yasuhiro Tsujimoto, project leader, JIRCAS
Dr. Yasuhiro Tsujimoto, Project Leader of JIRCAS and the SATREPS VaryAla Project, traveled to Madagascar to conduct a preparatory survey for the launch of the project.
Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar (August): Aung Zaw Oo, Senior Researcher, JIRCAS
Dr. Aung Zaw Oo, a Senior Researcher at JIRCAS and a member of SATREPS VaryAla Project Output 1, traveled to Madagascar to select suitable sites for the upcoming field experiments.Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar–Output2, The University of Tokyo JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Yuniar Devi Utami
Dr. Yuniar Devi Utami, JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Tokyo and a member of SATREPS ValyAla Project Output 2, traveled to Madagascar to conduct inoculation trials using selected filamentous fungi.
Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar–Output 2, JIRCAS Senior Researcher, Papa Saliou SARR
Dr. Papa Saliou SARR, a Senior Researcher at JIRCAS and a member of SATREPS VaryAla Project Output 2, traveled to Madagascar to conduct inoculation experiments using identified nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar–Output3, Tsukuba University, Prof. Yuko Nakano
Prof. Yuko Nakano of the University of Tsukuba, a member of Output 3, traveled to Madagascar for an intervention experiment and survey preparation.