Welcomed Dr. Shinya Iwasaki from Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences: JIRCAS)

August 11, 2022, 09.00, Associate Professor Dr. Sura Pattanakiat, Dean, together with  Associate Professor Dr. Noppol Arunrat, Assistant to the Dean for Policy, Planning and Knowledge Management, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, welcomed Dr. Shinya Iwasaki from  Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences: JIRCAS) on the occasion of his visit to the faculty and participated in a discussion regarding the initial guidelines for developing a collaboration between Mahidol University by Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies and JIRCAS on creating a new international research network at the organizational that focuses on the 3 main fields that are 1. Environment, emphasizing the advancement of agricultural technologies for climate change, resource renewal and environment conservation, 2. Information, underscoring the strategic data on agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and 3. Food, highlighting the technology development towards building a new food system with improved productivity as well as resilient crops and production technologies. Moreover, JIRCAS is the sole national research institute, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, that undertakes prominent studies in the field of agriculture, forestry and fisheries as well as provide assistance and support for research projects conducted in the South-East Asia Region.