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Business Trip to Madagascar (February - March): Dr. Sandratra Zoniaina Ramahaimandimby, Research Fellow, JIRCAS
Dr. Sandratra Zoniaina Ramahaimandimby, a Research Fellow at JIRCAS and a member of the SATREPS VaryAla Project (Output 3), traveled to Madagascar to prepare for a market survey.
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Promotional Video Introducing the P-dipping Technique Released
We have released a promotional video introducing the P-dipping technique, which enhances rice productivity in Madagascar.Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar( February 2026): Takanori Okamoto, Researcher, JIRCAS
Dr. Takanori Okamoto, a researcher at JIRCAS and a member of the SATREPS VaryAla Project (Output 2), traveled to Madagascar to to collect samples for evaluating greenhouse gas emissions from paddy fields.
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Project Leader Yasuhiro Tsujimoto Featured on the Open University of Japan’s BS231 Program
Project Leader Yasuhiro Tsujimoto of JIRCAS and SATREPS VaryAla Featured on the Open University of Japan’s BS231 special program “A New Era for Rice” to introduce research on crop science in Africa.Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar (February): 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 surveys and discussions with collaborating research institutions
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Business Trip to Madagascar (January–February 2026): Yutaro Fujimoto, Researcher, FFPRI
Dr. Yutaro Fujimoto of the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), a member of the SATREPS VaryAla Project (Output 4), traveled to Madagascar to conduct field research.
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Launch Event of SATREPS-VaryAla and JICA FyVary2 Projects
On February 26, 2026, the launch event for the SATREPS‑VaryAla and JICA FyVary2 projects was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar, where representatives from relevant organizations delivered remarks and introduced the project overviews, and expectation for the future development of the projects were shared.
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Business Trip to Madagascar (January- February2026): Tomohiro Nishigaki,Senior Researcher, JIRCAS
Dr. Tomohiro Nishigaki , Senior Researcher at JIRCAS and a member of the SATREPS VaryAla project, traveled to Madagascar to conduct field surveys, and hold meetings with partner research institutions.
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Business Trip to Madagascar (February ): Yu Tsunetaka, Researcher, FFPRI
Dr. Yu Tsunetaka of the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), a member of the SATREPS VaryAla Project (Output 4), traveled to Madagascar to conduct field surveys and hold meetings with partner research institutions.
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Business Trip to Madagascar (February ): Tomoki Oda, Senior Researcher, FFPRI
Dr. Tomoki Oda, Senior Researcher at the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) and a member of the SATREPS VaryAla Project (Output 4), traveled to Madagascar to conduct field surveys and fold meetings with collaborating research institutions.
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Associate Professor Kei Hiruma (The University of Tokyo) Receives the 22nd JSPS Prize
Associate Professor Kei Hiruma of the University of Tokyo, a member of SATREPS-VaryAla Project Output 2, received the 22nd JSPS Prize and attended the award ceremony.Activity
Business Trip to Madagascar (December): Miwa Arai, Senior Researcher, JIRCAS
Dr. Miwa Arai, a senior researcher at JIRCAS and a member of the SATREPS VaryAla Project (Output 2), traveled to Madagascar for field surveys and meetings with local counterparts.