| The Graduate School of Biosphere Science organized the 5th International Symposium on Food and Environment as an event of Home Coming Day of Â鶹AV on 3 November. The focus of the symposium was “Current Research Progress on Sustainable Agriculture in East Asia”. | |
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| (General Chairperson: Dr. Yukinori Yoshimura) | (Welcome message from the Dean, Dr. Kohzo Taniguchi) |
| Speakers were invited from sister universities of Â鶹AV. The topics and speakers in Part 1 were “Sustainable Management of Banana Fusarium Wilt Disease through Generating of Soil Suppressivenes” presented by Dr. Arif Wibowo £¨Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia£©and “Sustaining the Agricultural Production System and Environment by Integrative Sciences: A Case Study from Thai Cassava Production” presented by Dr. Sutkhet Nakasathien £¨Kasetsart University, Thailand£©. | |
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| (Dr. Arif Wibowo/ Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia) | (Chair : Dr. Toshinori Nagaoka) |
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| (Dr. Sutkhet Nakasathien / Kasetsart University, Thailand) | (Chair : Dr. Jun Wasaki) |
| In Part 2, Dr. Ryogen Oh £¨Tunghai University, Taiwan£©presented “Implementation of Centralized Recycle System for Hog Excreta and Sludge in Taiwan”, and Dr. Izumi Yano (Â鶹AV) presented “Present Conditions and Issues of the Food Recycling Loop in Japan”. | |
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| (Dr. Ryogen Oh / Tunghai University, Taiwan) | (Chair : Dr. Shinichi Kawakami) |
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| (Dr. Izumi Yano / Â鶹AV) | (Chair : Dr. Masahiro Yamao) |
| From the presentations, the message is clear that sustainable food production for humans is an essential issue, while the environmental problems in the agricultural fields are becoming more serious. | |
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| The audience composed of students, ordinary citizens, alumni, professors emeritus, and university staffs enjoyed the discussion on this important issue. | |
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| (General Discussion) | (Speakers with the Dean and professors) |
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The symposium allowed the sharing of ideas for proper management of environmental materials in the agricultural fields and of the integrated cycles of food production in East Asia.
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| (Reception after the Symposium) | |
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