International Forum aiming at Foundation of
A New Graduate School of Global Food Resources

Perspectives of Contribution to Facing Crisis on

via Transdisciplinary Human Resources
13:30 – 17:15 December 9th, 2014

Grand Lecture Hall, Faculty of Agriculture

13:30 – 13:45
13:45 – 13:55
13:55 – 14:15
14:15 – 14:45
14:45 – 15:15

Admission Free,No Registration Required(Except for Reception)

Opening Remarks
Dr. Keizo Yamaguchi, President, Hokkaido University
Special Guest Remarks I
Delegate from MEXT (TBA)
Special Guest Remarks II
Leading French Scientist of Agriculture selected by Embassy of France in Japan (TBA)Introduction of a New Graduate School of Global Food Resources
Dr. Tomomi Marutani, Dean, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
Expectation for the New Graduate School I

15:30 – 16:00

Agricultural Research Challenges towards Feeding 9 Billion People in 2050
Dr. Masa Iwanaga, President, JIRCAS*VɈLL)YLHRExpectation for the New Graduate School II

16:00 – 16:30

My Hope to the New Graduate School to Function as an Integral Part of the Global Network of the Food Resources
Mr. Hiroshi Nagano, Chair, Global Science Forum, OECD
Expectation for the New Graduate School III

15:15 – 15:30

Collaborating Globally to Enhance the Educational Experience, Stay Relevant and Help to Ensure an Abundant,

16:30 – 17:00

17:00 – 17:15
18:00 – 20:00

Safe and Nutritious Global Food System
Dr. Sharon P. Shoemaker, Executive Director, CIFAR, UC Davis
Expectation for the New Graduate School IV
New Multinational Approaches to Interdisciplinary Doctoral Education: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Gretchen Kalonji, Former Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Closing Remarks
Dr. Kazunori Yasuda, Executive and Vice President, Hokkaido University
Reception
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060-8589, Kita-9 Nishi-9, Sapporo, Japan
Tel/Fax: +81-11-706-3341
Email: gfr-forum@agr.hokudai.ac.jp

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Email: gfr-forum@agr.hokudai.ac.jp

International Forum aiming at Foundation of
A New Graduate School of Global Food Resources

Perspectives of Contribution to Facing Crisis on
via Transdisciplinary Human Resources

December 9th, 2014

Invited Speakers

Dr. Masa Iwanaga

IPresident
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)

1980 : Cytogeneticist, International Potato Center (CIP), Lima, Peru
1989 : Head, Genetics Resources Unit, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
1992 : Deputy Director General, International Plant Genetic Resources (IPGRI), Rome, Italy
2000 : Director, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Tsukuba, Japan
2002 : Director General, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico
2008 : Director General, National Institute of Crop Sciences, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
2011 – present : President, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), JapanMr. Hiroshi Nagano

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2008 – 2009 : Chair, Financial Audit Board, the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization2011 – present : Chair, Global Science Forum, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Dr. Sharon P. Shoemaker
Executive Director
California Institute of Food and Agricultural Research (CIFAR), University of California, DavisIII

1978 – 1985 : Scientist and Director, Fermentation R&D, Cetus Corporation, Berkeley, CA
1992 – present : Research Administrator, Food Science and Technology Department,
University of California, Davis
1991 – present : Founding Executive Director, California Institute of Food and Agricultural Research (CIFAR),
University of California, Davis
1994 – 2004 : UC Davis Site Director, NSF Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies (CAPPS)
2000 – present : Advisor, Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology
2007 – present : Member, Advisory Committee, DOE Bioenergy Science Center, Oak Ridge, TN (Chair, 2007 – 2012)2014 : Member, Steering Committee, Global Action Platform, Nashville, TN

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Special Guests(TBA)

Delegate from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Leading French Scientist of Agriculture selected by Embassy of France in Japan

Major Participants from Hokkaido University
Dr. Keizo Yamaguchi, President
Dr. Takashi Mikami, Executive and Vice President
Dr. Ichiro Uyeda, Executive and Vice President
Dr. Takahiko Nitta, Executive and Vice President
Dr. Kazunori Yasuda, Executive and Vice President

Dr. Kazushige Kawabata, Executive and Vice President
Mr. Kenichi Iyama, Executive
Mr. Naoki Murata, Executive and Director General
Dr. Tomomi Marutani, Dean, Research Faculty of Agriculture

The Organizing Committee of the International Forum,
Hokkaido University
060-8589, Kita-9 Nishi-9, Sapporo, Japan
Tel/Fax: +81-11-706-3341
Email: gfr-forum@agr.hokudai.ac.jp

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Perspectives of Contribution to Facing Crisis onFood, Water and Land Resources
via Transdisciplinary Human Resources
Abstracts
Agricultural Research Challenges towards Feeding 9 Billion People
in 2050
D r. Masa Iwanaga

President, Japan International Research Center
for Agricultural Sciences

Currently, there are more than 800 million people who are notgetting enough food. World population is likely to surpass 9 billion by2050, and it will require more than 60 % of food production increase
to meet at least the food demand of the population growth.
Considering the global tendency toward increased animal-based foodconsumption, sustainable management of natural resources base,including water and soil fertility, and the adverse effects of climatechange, agricultural research has to confront major challenges. The
complexity and inter-related nature of global issues surrounding
food and nutrition would require comprehensive understanding andintegrated approaches to address these challenges.

My Hope to the New Graduate School to Function as an Integral
Part of the Global Network of the Food Resources
M r. Hiroshi Nagano

Chair, OECD Global Science Forum

During my university time, I took one year off and spent time inEurope. As this undertaking brought me a lot in my life afterward, I
would like to express the importance of the concept of the newGraduate School based on my experience. On top of that, I would
introduce the good model in terms of educating PhD students inGermany and the activity I am dealing with at OECD. It is most criticalto the new Graduate School to be well networked worldwide withhigh-level students, researchers and institutions.

Collaborating Globally to Enhance the Educational Experience, Stay
Relevant and Help to Ensure an Abundant, Safe and Nutritious
Global Food System
D r. Sharon P. ShoemakerFounding
ExecutiveDirector,CIFAR,
College of Agricultural and EnvironmentalSciences, University of California, Davis

The increasing scarcity of natural resources (food, water, land,energy) requires that we, as global citizens, rethink all aspects of ouragricultural and food chain in order to achieve efficiencies andsustainability. Global trends show many commonalities, yet local andregional considerations will differ and prevail. The adaption oftechnologies and practices that will be appropriate to any particularsituation requires broad, multidisciplinary education that includes
practical training and exposure to all approaches (conventional,organic, biotechnology). The CIFAR collaborative model will be
examined to illustrate its impact on the entire cycle of the agri-foodvalue chain, from farm to table and back to farm, demonstrating thevital issues of accessibility, safety, and quality that are key toachieving an abundant, nutritious and sustainable global foodsystem.

New Multinational Approaches to Interdisciplinary Doctoral
Education: Challenges and Opportunities for Collaborations on
Global Food Resources
D r. Gretchen Kalonji

Former Assistant Director
Natural Sciences, UNESCO

GeneralforUniversities worldwide increasingly recognize the necessity oftransforming our doctoral programs to better prepare students forthe professional lives of the future. Some elements are clear: weneed to equip students to address challenges which are inherently
interdisciplinary; to create stronger links with multiple sectors ofsociety, and; to prepare students to collaborate effectively acrossnational boundaries. New multinational models for interdisciplinary
doctoral education offer incredible potential, but the challenges arealso formidable. In this presentation we describe how the theme of“global food resources” could provide a platform for new, more
powerful models of collaboration in interdisciplinary doctoral
education.