Introduces a unique framework for the research collaboration and human capacity development that addresses global issues on crop production in developing countries

Provides successful examples of application of cutting-edge science and technologies to solving problems in developing regions

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Editors:
Dr. Makie KokubunProfessor emeritus, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Dr. Shuichi AsanumaProfessor emeritus, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

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    This book presents field studies on crop production in developing countries such as Vietnam, Kenya, Namibia, Colombia, Afghanistan and Sudan. Further, it examines the achievements of SATREPS, a development assistance program sponsored by the Japanese government that promotes international joint research to address these global issues. In this context, multidisciplinary research teams consisting of breeders, physiologists, soil scientists, agronomists, and other scientists related to agricultural development worked together to tackle the challenges involved in enhancing the capacity of crop production in the respective regions. In addition to presenting novel scientific findings, this book highlights practical field studies that verify the effectiveness of the scientific findings in actual environments. The achievements will help to improve crop production worldwide, and the lessons learnt will be useful in re-designing strategies to address global issues in crop production, particularly in developing regions. Lastly, the outcomes discussed will be useful to policymakers and professionals engaged in crop production and food security in developing countries, as well as researchers and students.    

Inhalt

1.        SATREPS program challenging global issues on food security: Overview

Kokubun, M (Professor emerit us, Tohoku University, crop physiology and agronomy) and Asanuma, S (Professor emeritus, Nagoya University, soil science and plant nutrition)

2.        Development of rice promising lines using genomic information in Vietnam

Yoshimura, A (Professor, Kyushu University, crop breeding)

3.        Tailor-made rice breeding and cultivation technology for Kenya's environment Yamauchi, A (Professor, Nagoya University, crop ecology and agronomy) 

4.        Development of flood- and drought-a daptive cropping systems in Namibia

Iijima, M (Professor, Kinki University, crop ecology and agronomy)

5.        Improving resources utilization efficiency in rice production systems with contour-levee irrigation in Colombia

Okada, K (Professor, The University of Tokyo, crop ecology and agronomy)

6.        Development of wheat breeding materials using genetic resources in Afghanistan

Ban, T (Professor, Yokohama City University, crop breeding)

7.  ;       Biotechnology to generate a drought-tolerant soybean

Nakashima, K (Senior researcher, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, plant molecular biology)

8.        Bringing stability to world food supplies with Japanese technology and Mexican genetic resources

Watanabe, K (Professor, Tsukuba University, plant genetics)

9.        Control of witchweed (Striga) through chemical, biological and ecological methods in semi-arid regions in Sudan

Sugimoto, T (Professor, Kobe University, organic chemistry)

10.    Lessons learnt from SATREPS projects and perspectives

Asanuma, S (Professor emeritus, Nagoya University) and Kokubun, M (Professor emeritus, Tohoku University