Activities
Promoting and strengthening international cooperation in agricultural education through JISNAS (Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences): Prof. Hiroshi Ehara
JISNAS carries out the following activities for promoting and strengthening international cooperation in agricultural education. (A) It cooperates with ICREA in organizing the editorial committee for the Journal of International Cooperation for Agricultural Development. (B) It operates the JICA-JISNAS Cooperation Program: Japan overseas cooperation volunteers (JOCV) for African food security. Post-graduate students will be sent to Africa as JOCVs to conduct research, in addition to volunteer work, under the supervision of researchers from the appointed African universities and/or research organizations. The students are expected to use the research results for the thesis of their master or doctorate degree. (C) JISNAS cooperates with JICA to strengthen human capacity development through agricultural education in developing countries such as Myanmar, Vietnam, etc. It is expected to take a lead in educating young Japanese students, as well as in the globalization of research and international cooperation.
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