Foreword

“Looking Back on Five Turbulent and Fulfilling Years”   p.3

Special Feature
Five Years at JIRCAS

• Five Years at JIRCAS: R&D Management for Addressing Global Challenges   p.4
• A Review of JIRCAS’s Fifth Medium to Long-Term Plan Period   p.5
• Connecting Research and Society: Five Years of Public Relations and Outreach   p.6
• Environment Program
  Development of agricultural technologies for climate change, resource recycling and environmental conservation   p.8
• Food Program
  Technology development towards building a new food system with improved productivity, sustainability and resilience   p.10
• Information Program
  Strengthening function as an international hub for providing strategic information on agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and mobilizing new research partnerships   p.12

JIRCAS TODAY 

• 【Research Highlights】
  • Optimization of Biochar Application Depth Contributes to the Reduction of Nitrogen Leaching
    ―Pathway to Sustainable Agriculture by Suppressing Nitrogen Leaching Through Surface Application―　p.14
  • Discovery of Cowpea Genetic Resources with Dual Tolerance to Drought and Waterlogging
    ―A Key Foundation for Developing Varieties Resistant to Extreme Weather from Climate Change―   p.14
  • Overcoming Challenges in Drainage Measurement: Clarifying Paddy Field Drainage Characteristics in Lowlands with Cyclic Irrigation Systems
    ―Contributing to the Design of Efficient Irrigation Systems for Lowland Paddy Fields―     p.15
  • Unveiling the Desert Locust’s Adaptation Strategy to Arid Conditions
    ―Reserved Egg Yolk Prolongs Larval Survival―    p.15
  • Achieving Higher Rice Yields in Phosphorus-Deficient Paddy Fields in Sub-Saharan Africa
    ―Development of Sustainable Rice Cultivation Technology Using Farmyard Manure from Smallholder Farmers―   p.16
  • Establishing a Breeding Method for Fertile Hybrids That Overcome the Hybridization Barrier Between Asian Rice and African Rice
    ―Stable Development of Intermediate-Genotype Fertile Hybrids Through Tetraploidization and Diploidization―   p.16