JIRCAS Report
JIRCAS Participates in the Tsukuba Express Festival 2025
On November 3, 2025, the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) participated in the Tsukuba Express Festival 2025, organized by the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company and held at the Tsukuba Express General Base in Tsukubamirai City, Ibaraki Prefecture. JIRCAS exhibited jointly with the Tsukuba Science Tour Office.
52 Young Agricultural Professionals from ASEAN Countries Visit JIRCAS
On February 18, 2025 (Tuesday), 52 young agricultural professionals from Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines visited JIRCAS. This visit was part of the "Human Resource Development Project for Improving Food Production Capacity in Asia," implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries and supported by the Japan Agricultural Exchange Council.
Information Analysis
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Pick Up1296. From JIRCAS Southeast Asia Liaison Office: Population of Southeast Asia
July 11th is World Population Day. The 2025 edition of the United Nations World Population Estimates has not yet been released, so we have used the 2024 edition to look at the population of Southeast Asia.
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Pick Up1234. From JIRCAS Southeast Asia Liaison Office #7: "Khao mak"
In Japan, amazake is called "drinkable intravenous drip" and is said to have beauty benefits. In fact, there is amazake in Thailand called "Khao mak" -
Pick Up1190. From JIRCAS Southeast Asia Liaison Office #6: Offerings of Rice Cakes for Chinese New Year
January 29, 2025 was Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is the lunar new year in China, and is also celebrated in Thailand. During Chinese New Year, steamed rice cakes made from glutinous rice flour are eaten as offerings. -
Pick Up1137. Southeast Asia Liaison Office News #5: Vietnamese Fermented Rice Noodles "Bún"
Rice noodles made by fermenting rice are eaten not only in Thailand but also in other Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar. Today, we will introduce Vietnamese fermented rice noodles "Bún". -
Pick Up1117. Southeast Asia Liaison Office News: Visiting Organic Farms in Thailand
On September 10th and 11th, 2024 (Wed-Thu), we visited five organic farms on the outskirts of Bangkok with four fourth-year students from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chiba University.
Publication
総合討論 (第5回熱帯農業専門分野別研究会--アグロフォレストリ-)
, 熱帯農研集報. 52 , 59- 75 ( )
アジア開発銀行と農業開発
高瀬 国雄, 熱帯農研集報. 22 , 8- 12 ( )
Research Highlights
- High-efficiency microbial saccharification with novel xylan-saccharifying bacteria(2023)
- Development of models to predict stem diameter and tree height of Shorea platyclados (Dipterocarpaceae) based on genomic information from seedlings(2023)
- Drought resilience of interspecific hybrids of the tropical forest trees Shorea leprosula and S. curtisii(2023)
- A simple bioassay method for international comparison of insecticide susceptibility of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)(2023)
- An integrated environmental control system and supplemental lighting increase strawberry production in subtropical regions(2023)