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Research and Collaboration

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Research and development on agricultural, forestry and fisheries technology geared towards providing solutions to international food and environmental problems

Development of technologies to utilize biological resources for stable production and multi-purpose applications under adverse environments.

1. Elucidation of the mechanism of tolerance to abiotic stress and production of tolerant crops
2. Improvement of abiotic stress tolerance of rice in Africa
3. Identification of pathogenic races for important diseases and selection of resistant germplasm in major crops
4. Development of biomass utilization technology suited to Southeast Asia
5. Elucidation of the functionality and quality parameters of traditional food and agricultural products in Asia and development of effective utilization technology
6. Effective utilization of genetic resources in tropical and subtropical crops
7. Sustainable utilization of tropical and subtropical marine resources and development of aquaculture technology

Development of management technologies of environmental resources and production systems for sustainable agriculture, forestry and fisheries

1. Development of sustainable management technologies for tropical soils
2. Integrated management system for improved water utilization aiming at increasing economic options and reducing environmental impact
3. Improvement of feeding　technology for livestock in the tropics and the subtropics and establishment of sustainable agro-pastoral systems in the Asian dry areas
4. Elucidation and exploitation of biological nitrification inhibition (BNI)
5. Development of environmental management technology for sustainable crop production in tropical and subtropical islands
6. Development of nurturing techniques  for beneficial indigenous tree species in Southeast Asia
7. Development of productive low-input cultivation technology for fruit trees in the tropics

Elucidation of the impact of global environmental changes on agriculture, forestry and fisheries and development of mitigating technologies

1. Developing an impacts assessment model and formulation of a food supply stabilization plan
2. Utilization of Geographic Information System (GIS) for the development of a land information monitoring technology in developing regions
3. Developing pest control management technology for major pests in the tropics and subtropics

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Collection, analyses and dissemination of information to grasp trends related to international food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries and rural areas

1. Collection and dissemination of information related to global food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
2. Elucidation of the direction of technology development in developing regions and analysis of socioeconomic conditions of the development in rural areas
   

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