Announcement of Awardees of the 2024 (The 18th) Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers (Japan Award) and the Awarding Ceremony

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has decided this year's awardees of the Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers (Japan Award). The awarding ceremony will be held on November 22nd, 2024 at U Thant International Conference Hall, Tokyo, Japan. The ceremony is open to the public. Cameras are permitted.

1. Overview

Japan Award, organized by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council (AFFRC), MAFF, Japan from 2007, is aim to motivate young researchers who engage in research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing regions. Up to three young researchers are commended with the awards for their outstanding performance and research achievements.

The chairman of the AFFRC bestows testimonials on the winners. They also win “MOTAI-JIRCAS Award*” of USD5,000 per capita.

For more information Award, please see the attached file.

＊ Mr. Shigeru MOTAI is the former Chairman of the AFFRC and the donor of this award. This award is also supported by the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS).

2. Awardees

Name (Age*1, Gender, Nationality)	Institute*2	Research Achievement
Dr. Elliott Ronald DOSSOU-YOVO (37, Male, Beninese)	Africa Rice Center	Water management innovations to enhance smallholder farmers’ resilience to climate change in rice-based systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Dr. Andrés Javier CORTÉS VERA (34, Male, Colombian)	Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (AGROSAVIA)	Research on the use of native genetic resources for the molecular hybrid breeding of common bean as a nature-based solution for the deployment of economic, sustainable and peaceful development in marginal communities across Colombia
Dr. Jutamat KLINSODA (36, Female, Thai)	Kasetsart University	Enhancement safety and nutrition along the chain of feeds, foods, and agricultural products by 16S rRNA gene sequencing microbiome innovation

＊1 Age is as of January 1, 2024
＊2 Institute is as of the time of application.

3. Date and Place of the Awarding Ceremony

(1) Date

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2024

Registration opens               9：30

Awarding ceremony           10：00 - 10：50

Lectures by the awardees   10：55 - 11：40

(2) Place

U Thant International Conference Hall
(United Nations University 3F, 5-53-70 Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001)

4. Registration

This event is free of charge. To register, please click the following link to JIRCAS's website to access the online registration page.
Registration deadline is Friday, November 21st 2024 at 17：00.

https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/event/2024/e20241122_japanaward/entry

5. To The Press

Please register online at JIRCAS's website. The procedure is the same as "4.Registration"

6. JIRCAS International Symposium 2024

JIRCAS International Symposium 2024 “Resilient Genetic Resources for Food Security in the Era of Global Boiling – Opportunities and Challenges for Conservation and Utilization” will be held at the same venue from 13：30 on the same day. If you would like to participate, please apply at the following URL.

https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/symposium/2024/e20241122_jircas/entry

For more information about the symposium, please visit the following URL:

https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/symposium/2024/e20241122_jircas

7. Other

<Reference>
For the announcement of the 2024 (The 18th) Japan Award, please click the following link.
https://www.affrc.maff.go.jp/kokusaikenkyu/240214.html

For information about previous awardees, please click the following link.
https://www.affrc.maff.go.jp/kokusaikenkyu/young_foreigner_researcher_e.htm