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Founded on November 30, 2009, the Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences (JISNAS) serves as abridge between the universities that are committed to playing a part in international cooperation activities in the ﬁeld ofagricultural sciences and the international institutions/organizations that specialize in agricultural research. The ICREA,which was one of the founding members of the JISNAS, has served as the secretariat for JISNAS with a clear mission andvision in mind.
There are various ways through which universities can contribute to international cooperation. They could, for example,
provide advanced education and training programs to concerned parties in both developing countries and Japan, conduct
academic research to investigate the problems that exist in developing countries, carry out international development
studies, or actually take part in international cooperation. Since its foundation, the JISNAS has shared its knowledge andexperience with the international community through various activities (e.g., educational/research activities, socialcontribution activities, etc.) in the ﬁeld of agricultural sciences. With the recent advancement of social and economic
globalization in advanced as well as developing/emerging countries throughout the world,
the needs for international cooperation are becoming increasingly diversiﬁed and■Committees of JISNAS
complicated. It is therefore important more than ever to expand the network ofCommittees
Contents of theinternational agricultural cooperation that brings together the wisdom of personal
activities
nameinsights.
Seminar and Planning and management ofThrough promotion of international cooperation in agricultural education and research
Symposium those such as JICA-JISNAS Forum
activities, the JISNAS has not only contributed to successful human resources
Journal：Editorial Board of the academic
journal "Journal of International Cooperation
Journaldevelopment in developing countries but also oﬀered high-quality learning opportunities
for Agricultural Development (JICAD)"(planning, editing, and publishing)to aspiring individuals in Japan who are willing to take part in international education,
International Collaboration with JICA and thejoint international research programs, and international cooperation. This success isCooperation other International Organizations
expected to strengthen the roles of academic and research institutions in the international
International Strengthening cooperation between thecommunity. In 2015, the Rural Development Department of JICA and the JIRCAS have also
network and collaborators to promote
Researchinternational research programs
joined the JISNAS. As of July 2016, the JISNAS has 47 group members and 105 individual
Human Resources Promoting international career of young
members, and is funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andresearchers and students, supporting
Development]recruit
Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, and the JICA.

Executive Group Members

General Assembly
Steering Committee

Activeinvolvement

Committees
Clerical assistant

1. Seminar and Symposium
2. Journal
3. International Cooperation
4. International Research
5. Human Resources Development

Institutional
assistant

Secretariat

Participation

Grad. Sch. of Agr. & Life Sci., Univ. of Tokyo
Cent. For Int. Prog., Tokyo Univ. of Agr.
Fac. of Agr., Niigata Univ. Int. Coop.
Cent. for Agr. Ed., Nagoya Univ.
Grad. Sch. of Bioresources, Mie Univ.
Gad. Sch. of Agr. Kyoto Univ.
Inst. of Trop. Agr., Kyushu Univ.
Rural Develop. Depart., JICA
Jap. Int. Res. Cent. for Agr. Sci. (JIRCAS）

Privateenterprises
NGO etc.

Sharing
Knowledge andexperience byjoint project

Cooperation

UniversityB・Other Organizations
・Individuals

UniversityA

JISNAS

Request for
Cooperation
Entrustment

UniversityE

Cooperation
implementation〔intʼI student
acceptance,Intʼ l joint
research,etc.〕

Advisory Organizations
・Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT)
・Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)

UniversityC

Organization ChartUniversityD•Japanese Goverment（MOFA,MEXTetc.）•Organizations
implementing Intʼlcooperation

Needs inagriculturalﬁeld indeveloping
countries

Grovernmental
ResearchInstitutions etc.

Image of JISNASOpen f o r u ms an d sem i n a rs
The ICREA holds a forum every year to address important topics relating to the ﬁelds ofagricultural education and international cooperation. Researchers and otherprofessionals from both inside and outside the country who are experts on thesubject matter are invited to give lectures in this forum. The forum is open
not only to people from academic institutions but also to the general public.
Furthermore, several times a year, a subject matter expert (e.g., anagricultural expert with practical experience in international cooperation
activities in developing countries) is invited to conduct an open seminar for
researchers, students, and the general public who may be interested ininternational agricultural cooperation.

Lecture by lecturers from various countries
at Open Seminar

Group discussion at Open Forum06