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Gree ti n g f r o m D i rect orICCAE has been promoting basic research as well as overseas ﬁeld survey, which are directly geared
towards the solution of existing problems. Recently, as the food demands are rapidly diversifying
mainly in developing countries, the roles of ﬁeld science have become very important in such a waythat the accomplishment of basic research that have been accumulated in developed countries will beutilized to develop technology to be applied in actual community as an approach to sustainableproduction that is based on food security, nutrient improvement and environmental conservation.
In this aspect, this center has been reorganized in April, 2018 from International Cooperation Centerfor Agricultural Education to International Center for Research and Education in Agriculture with thechange in its mission since the foundation, and made a new start to progress international researchcollaboration in agricultural development, to strengthen the function of international agricultural
education based on such research, and to contribute more to global agricultural sciences.
Prof. Akira YAMAUCHI
DirectorInternational Centerfor Research andEducation in Agriculture

The ﬁelds of agriculture and forestry in the world are rich in research seeds for global problems and new academic ﬁndings,and thus are quite important as the ﬁelds in which the achievements of basic research can be applied and the new approach
can be developed and implemented by integrating various disciplines of agricultural sciences as well as for the humanresources in such purposes. We will put importance on those ﬁelds and are determined to produce, accumulate andexchange such knowledge and experiences and contribute to the creation of new agricultural science that is inherently
integrated ﬁled of study.
We would therefore appreciate very much your heartfelt supports and participation in our activities.

B ack g r o u n d01
Many developing countries are still suﬀering from food shortages, poor agricultural production, poverty, environmentaldestruction, infectious diseases aﬀecting domestic animals, and other agricultural problems, which are regarded today as
serious global issues that need to be addressed. To solve these issues, we need to develop appropriate agricultural techniques
by undertaking socio-economic impact assessment and ensuring eﬀective use of natural resources and harmony with thenatural environment. In addition, it is equally important to produce high-quality human resources. International cooperation
is essential for this endeavor, and Japan is expected to take an active part in it.
This trend was especially strong in the 1990s, when the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (equivalent totoday's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) set up the Council for Understanding the Latest Formsof International Educational Collaboration. In its report published in June 1996, the Council presented new policies relating
to international educational collaboration, highlighting the importance of actively responding to the increasing demand forinternational cooperation in education, clarifying the important roles played by universities and other related institutions in
educational collaboration, and emphasizing the importance of not only promoting collaboration among
businesses/institutions but also encouraging educational institutions to take voluntary and organized action to eﬀectively
promote educational collaboration.
In April 1999, as part of the governmental eﬀorts to realize these policies, the ICCAE was established at Nagoya University
as a center that takes an initiative in training individuals to acquire the ability to ﬁnd practical solutions to the developmental
issues in the ﬁeld of agriculture, under the supervision of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture.
The ICCAE has put together the expertise of agricultural universities and other related educational and research institutionsin Japan and used integrated multidisciplinary approaches to contribute to the resolution of various agricultural issues indeveloping countries. Furthermore, the ICCAE has been promoting international research and education activities based on
the belief that human development eﬀorts should be undertaken both inside and outside the country.

Grad u a te e d u ca t i on
ICREA provides the graduate education in the Department of Plant Production Science of the Graduate School of
Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University. Four faculties having lots of experiences abroad carry out researches standing
on international viewpoints and make the best eﬀorts for capacity development of graduate students seeking for various
carrier path or track. Graduate students of ICREA can also study at the Japan International Research Center for AgriculturalSciences (JIRCAS).