To keep global Net-Zero within reach, it is essential that rapid, substantial, and immediate mitigation efforts be undertaken across all sectors. The food and agriculture sector is no exception: There can be no Net-Zero emission worldwide without the corresponding Net-Zero achievement there. Against this background, mitigating actions in food and agriculture promoting policy objectives of sustainability such as food security and ecosystem resilience are more critical than ever.
Quite recently, technological solutions that enable food security, low-emission agriculture, and various other wins have become applicable in the Global South. Japan advances their deployment under “MIDORI ∞INFINITY” that incorporates private-sector vitality. This seminar showcases those technological solutions' potential for collaborative implementation in the Global South with the view to catalyzing international action in the food and agriculture sector under the new NDCs.
Sat 15 Nov. 2025
Brazil time
14:00-15:15
Japan time
2:00-3:15 (+1day)
Innovative Research for Food Security, Low-Emission Farming, and Ecosystem Resilience
Organizer : Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) ・ Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
Co-organizer : (TBC) Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (ICAR-IIWBR), Gadjah Mada University of Indonesia (UGM), Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)
Abstract
Program
Opening Remarks
TBC｜MAFF
Guiding Presentation
FUNAKI Yasuro｜Director, Social Science Division, JIRCAS
Lecture
Mohammad Chhiddikur Rahman｜Senior Scientific Officer Agricultural Economics Division, BRRI
Lecture
KOBAYASHI Shintaro｜Senior Researcher, Social Science Division, JIRCAS
Lecture
LEON Ai｜Senior Researcher, Social Science Division, JIRCAS
Lecture
Chandra Nath Mishra ｜Senior Researcher, ICAR-IIWBR
Lecture
Widiyatno｜Vice dean, Faculty of Forestry, UGM
Lecture
YOSHIHASHI Tadashi｜Project Leader, Biological Resources and Post-harvest Division, JIRCAS
Lecture
TANI Naoki｜Senior Researcher, Forestry Division, JIRCAS
Closing Remarks
FUNAKI Yasuro｜Ditto
